ECCLESBOURNE VALLEY RAILWAY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1106810 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EVRA

We are now actively fundraising for two major projects to benefit the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. The first is to complete the new station building, after the successful completion of Phase 1, the new museum and shop. We are also financing the provision of a new steam shed at the railway.

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Latest income

£112k

Latest spending

£140k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £28,560 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £1,091,193. The trustees consider the free reserves of £205,183 to be adequate to meet future expenditure levels, noting that these reserves include significant legacy income anticipated for short and medium-term projects. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate to meet future levels of expenditure (held: £205k)

“The trustees consider that the charity's reserves are adequate to meet these future levels of expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05257082

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ecclesbourne Valley Heritage Railway Station Wirksworth Derbyshire (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

ORCHARD, Stephen Paul — director, appointed 19/05/2023on trustee list
HALLAM, James Luke — director, appointed 14/05/2021on trustee list
FIELD, Benjamin Charles — director, appointed 02/11/2018on trustee list
WILLIAMS, Roy David — director, appointed 04/11/2017on trustee list
DENHAM, Andrew — director, appointed 12/11/2016on trustee list
HILLS, Eric Roy — director, appointed 20/10/2012on trustee list
CRAFT, Lesley Patricia — director, appointed 02/11/2004on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Denham
Benjamin Charles Field
Eric Hills
James Hallam
LESLEY PATRICIA CRAFT
MICHAEL CRAFT
Roy David Williams
Stephen Paul Orchard

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£112k	£140k
31/03/2024	£152k	£179k
31/03/2023	£99k	£133k
31/03/2022	£104k	£123k
31/03/2021	£231k	£82k

Common questions

Is ECCLESBOURNE VALLEY RAILWAY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £28,560 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £1,091,193. The trustees consider the free reserves of £205,183 to be adequate to meet future expenditure levels, noting that these reserves include significant legacy income anticipated for short and medium-term projects. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/06/2007	£49k	"Steam Returns to the Wirksworth Branch"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/05/2007	£9k	"A Project To Construct A Children'S Play Area With A Purpose Built Engine And Truck As A Feature And Train Volunteers As Drivers, Guards And"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	26/01/2005	£5k	"Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association Is Involved In The Restoration And Maintenance Of Approximately 1 Mile Of Track And Artefacts As A W"
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/01/2005	£5k	CD-roms, gala and display boards
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/12/2004	£25k	"THE ORAL HISTORY OF THE ECCLESBOURNE VALLEY RAILWAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA."
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	05/02/2004	£25k	"TRAIN RIDE TO HISTORY"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/12/2003	£33k	"Wirksworth Station Platform"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	10/02/2003	£5k	"Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association Is Involved In The Restoration And Maintenance Of Approximately 1 Mile Of Track And Artefacts On An"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/05/2001	£5k	"This group is planning to clear and re-instate the 9 mile railway line from Wirksworth through to Duffield which will be used as a commnunit"