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6880 BETTON GRANGE (SOCIETY) LIMITED

Registered charity 1100537 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE 6880 BETTON GRANGE (SOCIETY) LTD HAS CONTINUED WITH ITS AIM TO BUILD THE 81ST LOCOMOTIVE OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAYS GRANGE CLASS. BETTON GRANGE IS BEING CONSTRUCTED USING NEW PARTS AND PARTS FROM OTHER LOCOMOTIVES. VARIOUS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES ARE UNDERTAKEN.

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Latest income
£176k
Latest spending
£73k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £102,995 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £1,283,818. The trustees acknowledge outstanding loan liabilities of £114,500 due within one year and £20,000 due after more than one year, but confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Locomotive fees (49% of income)
“Locomotive fees 86,680” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 5199 PROJECT: Members of this associated locomotive project formed the nucleus of the team that created The Betton Grange Society. There is a shared use of equipment owned by both Projects and some mutually acceptable swopping of certain components for practical reasons. A loan from the 5199 Project was given to the Society to help support the completion costs of the engine build.
“A loan from the 5199 Project was given to the Society to help support the completion costs of the engine build. Formal documentation was drawn up and the loan will be repaid as disclosed in note 18 to these accounts.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£176k£73k
30/06/2024£83k£41k
30/06/2023£69k£14k
30/06/2022£51k£14k
30/06/2021£67k£3k

Common questions

Is 6880 BETTON GRANGE (SOCIETY) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £102,995 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £1,283,818. The trustees acknowledge outstanding loan liabilities of £114,500 due within one year and £20,000 due after more than one year, but confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.