WORKINGTON TRANSPORT HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1102725 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRAVELLING HERITAGE

Preservation, restoration and operation of (mainly) road vehicles. Study of road & rail transport of Workington, West Cumbria and further afield. Running fund raising events including community free heritage bus services.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, RAILWAY VEHICLES, BUSES, COACHES AND TRANSPORT ITEMS OF ALL KINDS AND AGE OF TECHNICAL OR HISTORICAL INTEREST (BOTH OPERATIONAL AND STATIC DISPLAY) AND OF RELATED ROLLING STOCK, BUILDINGS, TRACK MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT MEMORABILIA AND ARCHIVE MATERIAL IN CUMBRIA AND ELSEWHERE.

Area of benefit: IN CUMBRIA AND ELSEWHERE

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

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a small net loss of £2,055 for the year ended 31 March 2025, despite total income increasing to £243,280. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stand at £136,086, which they note amounts to seven months of expenses, while also highlighting a specific regulatory requirement to hold free reserves of at least £16,900 for their Operator Licence.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Workington Transport Heritage Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Allerdale and Lakeland Lottery — “Nominate WTHT as your chosen charity and we get a percentage of your ticket price. Please take a look at http://allerdalelottery.com” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALISTAIR JOHN GREY
• BRIAN PRITCHARD
• Joseph Scott · trustee of 1 other charity
• MR GEOFFREY NEIL DICKINSON
• Michael Morton

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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