THE L&YR SOCIETY

Registered charity 1098492 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LYRS, THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWWAY SOC

The L&YR Society is an educational charity devoted to the dissemination of information about The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway throughout its 75 years of existance and beyond.

Objects

1. THE STUDY, RECORDING AND PRESERVATION, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, OF INFORMATION AND ILLUSTRATIVE AND OTHER MATERIAL RELATING TO THE LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY AND ITS PREDECESSORS AND SUCCESSORS; AND2. TO ARRANGE THAT SUCH MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE FOR REFERENCE AND RESEARCH AND TO ENCOURAGE ITS PUBLICATION FOR THE USE AND EDUCATION BOTH OF MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY AND OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL.

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 the society had its biggest trading year ever with publication sales reaching £6,000 and total income of £55,640.92 against total payments of £71,213.26. The treasurer notes that having enough money in reserves allows UK subscriptions to be held at £39, though international subscriptions must rise to £58 due to postage costs.

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 3 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• GRAHAM SMITHchair
• Andrew Wright
• CHRISTOPHER LEACH · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAVID CARTER
• MARTIN NIELD
• NOEL COATES
• ROGER MELLOR
• RONALD TINKER
• Robin Christopher Pennie

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

Operates in: Australia · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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