THE DERWENT AND WYE VALLEY RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1109543 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DWVRT

The charitiy objectives are to acquire, restore, preserve and operate a representative collection of heritage railway buildings, structures, rolling stock and artefacts fo use by, exhibition to and for the education of the public in the infrastructure, management and operation of railways between Ambergate and Buxton in the County of Derbyshire.

Objects

TO OBTAIN, RESTORE, PRESERVE, AND OPERATE A REPRESENTATIVE COLLECTION OF HERITAGE RAILWAY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, ROLLING STOCK AND ARTEFACTS FOR USE BY, EXHIBITION TO AND FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, MANAGEMENT AND THE OPERATION OF RAILWAYS BETWEEN AMBERGATE AND BUXTON IN THE COUNTY OF DERBYSHIRE.

Area of benefit: AMBERGATE AND BUXTON IN THE COUNTY OF DERBYSHIRE.

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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Latest income
£76k
Latest spending
£83k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,876 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £54,818 to £47,943. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts comply with legal requirements, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that would cause concern about the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: National Heritage Lottery Grants (93% of income)
“National Heritage Lottery Grants - 70431 70431 31295” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Restoration of Mk 1 First Open Coach acquired in 2006 £310. (held: £48k)
“Restoration of Mk 1 First Open Coach acquired in 2006 £310.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£76k£83k
31/12/2024£40k£13k
31/12/2023£9k£1k
31/12/2022£5k£3k
31/12/2021£610£319

Common questions

Is THE DERWENT AND WYE VALLEY RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,876 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £54,818 to £47,943. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts comply with legal requirements, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that would cause concern about the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2026£20kSupporting wildlife corridors on a heritage railway
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/02/2023£223k"Bridging the Past Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/01/2018£10k"Derwent & Wye Valley Railway Trust – tracking our heritage"