WEST LANCASHIRE LIGHT RAILWAY TRUST
Preservation, Restoration, display and operation of item of Industrial Narrow Gauge Railway equipment and associated items
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a net income of £31,684 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total reserves of £407,769. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £42,889, which is described as being right on target against the policy of holding twelve months of operational expenditure. The trustees confirm there are adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (23/06/2020)
Trustees
- Michael Terence Spallchair
- ALAN FRODSHAM
- ALAN LLEWELYN JONES
- DAVID RAYMOND GEERING
- Derek Brian Pratt
- Glenn Barry Clarkson
- Paul William Smith
- RICHARD GEORGE PETER MARSTON
- Simon Lawrence Moore
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £99k | £77k |
| 31/12/2024 | £112k | £80k |
| 31/12/2023 | £138k | £85k |
| 31/12/2022 | £106k | £95k |
| 31/12/2021 | £139k | £71k |
Common questions
Is WEST LANCASHIRE LIGHT RAILWAY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net income of £31,684 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total reserves of £407,769. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £42,889, which is described as being right on target against the policy of holding twelve months of operational expenditure. The trustees confirm there are adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/04/2021 | £10k | "West Lancashire Light Railway Trust Resilience and Inclusion Project" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 03/12/2015 | £10k | "Foundation Project for Development of the Railway in conjunction with the River Douglas Park" |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST LANCASHIRE LIGHT RAILWAY TRUST | £99k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY PRESERVATION CO. LIMITED | £1.2m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WESTERN LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £191k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOUTH TYNEDALE RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY | £297k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PHYLLIS RAMPTON NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY TRUST | £2.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE MID-NORFOLK RAILWAY PRESERVATION TRUST | £2.5m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |