RAILWAY VEHICLE PRESERVATIONS LIMITED

Registered charity 1095123 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RVP

Restoration and operation of railway stock of historical interest, especially Travelling Post Offices and carriages from the former London and North Eastern Railway.

Objects

TO OBTAIN, RESTORE AND OPERATE A REPRESENTATIVE COLLECTION OF RAILWAY PASSENGER AND LUGGAGE ROLLING STOCK, PARTICULARLY THOSE PERTAINING TO THE CARRIAGE AND OPERATION OF MAIL SERVICES, TOGETHER WITH A MUSEUM AND COLLECTION OF ARTEFACTS TO ILLUSTRATE THOSE SERVICES, FOR USE BY, AND FOR THE EDUCATION OF, THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND TECHNIQUE OF RAILWAY COACH BUILDERS AND IN PARTICULAR THE HISTORY OF RAILWAY MAIL TRAIN SERVICES, AND THE OPERATION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ROLLING STOCK.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £148,315, representing a net increase from the previous year. The trustees report that the financial strength of the company remains sound with no funds in deficit. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with statutory requirements and the Charities SORP.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Phillip Fillinghamchair
• GORDON EDWARD MASLIN
• Keith William Allen
• MICHAEL LANG · trustee of 1 other charity
• PAUL HARRISON

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

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