SOUTHWOLD RAILWAY TRUST

Registered charity 1117041 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Southwold Railway Trust exists to promote awareness of the heritage of the old Southwold Railway which closed in 1929, preserve any remaining artifacts of the railway and instigate re-instatement of the railway as a local community and public amenity connecting Southwold to the main line railway at Halesworth.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £734,930 at the year end, having incurred a net outgoing resource of £10,743 for the year. The trustees report that the charity remains dependent on a small number of active volunteers and donations for its financial stability. Per the independent examiner, no matters have come to attention that would cause belief that the financial statements are materially non-compliant.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• NICHOLAS CHARLES EVANSchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• JOHN LAURENCE BENNETT · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN PETER RIDGWAY
• John Handley
• Maureen Ridgway
• ROBERT MOLE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Ian Stone

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

Operates in: Suffolk

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