SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 1092723 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SVR ROLLING STOCK TRUST COMPANY LIMITED
Owning, repairing and preserving railway heritage, coaching stock and associated artifacts for use and appreciation by the public on the Severn Valley Railway.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds substantial free unrestricted reserves of £1,049,059, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining reserves for up to 6 months of day-to-day operations. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: up to 6 months (held: £1.0m)
“The Reserves policy recognises that reserves are necessary to maintain the day to day operations of the Charity for a period of up to 6 months.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to SVR (Holdings) Plc
“During the year the Charity donated £503,089 (2023: £965,120) to Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) Plc.” — page 42
“In addition to this, invoiced recharges of £56,745 (2023: £136,050) were also paid to Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) Pic.” — page 42
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Invoiced recharges to SVR (Holdings) Plc
“During the year the Charity donated £503,089 (2023: £965,120) to Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) Plc.” — page 42
“In addition to this, invoiced recharges of £56,745 (2023: £136,050) were also paid to Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) Pic.” — page 42
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations collected by SVR (Holdings) Plc
“During the year the Charity donated £503,089 (2023: £965,120) to Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) Plc.” — page 42
“In addition to this, invoiced recharges of £56,745 (2023: £136,050) were also paid to Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) Pic.” — page 42
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Judith Meredith — Chairman (source)
- Paul Fathers — Vice Chairman (source)
- Chris Walton — Chairman of SVR Holdings Plc (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£92k
Reported reserves equal ~19.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Judith Meredithchair
- Dr Dhushyanthan Surendra Kumar
- Hugh McQuade
- Martin George Leontine Creese
- Michael Allan Howard
- PAUL CHRISTOPHER FATHERS · trustee of 2 other charities
- Paul Anthony Hobson
- Rachel Helen Heath
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Shropshire · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds substantial free unrestricted reserves of £1,049,059, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining reserves for up to 6 months of day-to-day operations. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS), DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST.
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