THE ROBEY TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1089025 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as The Works, Tavistock

To advance public STEM education in all aspects of the design, building, function, maintenance and operation of heritage engineering items, including steam engines, plant, apparatus and equipment and in particular engines made by Robey of Lincoln, and to this end acquire, restore, operate, preserve and display them for the benefit of the public.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £13,934.15 (calculated from the current account and cash in hand, excluding the restricted fund) at the end of the financial year, representing a net cash inflow of £8,754.85 for the period. The trustees note that reserves are held to cover irregular but significant outlays for boiler repairs and ongoing building maintenance, while acknowledging risks related to inflation and access to steam coal.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04225304

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• AYLAND, Jack Benjamin — director, appointed 24/03/2018on trustee list
• EDWARDS, Hywel Roger — director, appointed 24/03/2018on trustee list
• MASTERS, Alexander — director, appointed 09/04/2016on trustee list
• EDWARDS, Bryan — director, appointed 27/03/2004on trustee list
• AYLAND, Jack Benjamin — secretary, appointed 24/03/2018

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexander C F Masterschair
• BRYAN EDWARDS
• Hywel Roger Edwards
• Jack Ayland

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).