WESTERN LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1115058 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WESTERN LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION, WLA

the preservation, maintenance and operation in working order of its locomotives D1013 Western Ranger and D1062 Western Courier, so far as reasonably practicable, in a condition authentic to their service on British railways as museum exhibits and to advance the education of the public in the history of the said locomotives

Objects

The preservation, maintenance and operation in working order of its locomotives D1013 Western Ranger, D1048 Western Lady, D1062 Western Courier, and any other locomotive of the Western locomotive class that the Charity may purchase or acquire, so far as reasonably practicable, in a condition authentic to their service on British Railways as museum exhibits and to advance the education of the public in the history of the said locomotives.

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 charity achieved a record income of £191,223 and held substantial cash reserves of £263,000 at year-end. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a policy of holding at least £10,000 in financial reserves, a target it significantly exceeds with free reserves of £422,273. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for future operations, indicating strong financial stability.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• DARREN MICHAEL SHELMERDINE
• Ian Clayton · trustee of 1 other charity
• ROGER STIRLING SMITH
• WILLIAM PAUL FINCH · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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