LLANGOLLEN RAILCARS LTD

Registered charity 1119967 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objects are to acquire, protect, preserve, restore, maintain, house, operate and supply Diesel Multiple Units (Railcars) for the benefit of the public. To operate Diesel Multiple Units (Railcars) on the Llangollen Railway or such other railways the Charity may from time to time decide for the benefit of the public.

Objects

ARE THE PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF DIESEL MULTIPLE UNITS (RAILCARS) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ON THE LLANGOLLEN RAILWAY OR SUCH OTHER RAILWAYS AS THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF SUCH RAILCARS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.

Area of benefit: ON THE LLANGOLLEN RAILWAY OR SUCH OTHER RAILWAYS

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
£38k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net profit of £9,763.96, resulting in unrestricted funds of £277,646. The trustees report that the charity's policy is to maintain unrestricted funds equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, a level which has been maintained throughout the year. The trustees confirm they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months’ expenditure (held: £278k)
“The Charity's policy is to maintain unrestricted funds of between three and six months’ expenditure in cash or equivalents” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 18
“There were no donations made to the company by Trustees.{(2023 Dr J Joyce £180)” — page 17
Per its FY2024 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Denbighshire · Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£38k£31k
30/11/2024£43k£33k
30/11/2023£46k£45k
30/11/2022£51k£39k
30/11/2021£24k£26k

Common questions

Is LLANGOLLEN RAILCARS LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net profit of £9,763.96, resulting in unrestricted funds of £277,646. The trustees report that the charity's policy is to maintain unrestricted funds equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, a level which has been maintained throughout the year. The trustees confirm they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.