WHITWELL AND REEPHAM RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 1128431 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charitable company's objectives and activities are:-The preservation and conservation for the benefit of the public of the historic Whitwell Station, Norfolk and its surroundings, its structures, associated rolling stock and history.To advance the education of the public in the history and development of Whitwell Station, Norfolk and its surroundings.

Objects

I. THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF THE HISTORIC WHITWELLSTATION, NORFOLK AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, ITS STRUCTURES, ASSOCIATED ROLLING STOCK AND HISTORY.II. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE HISTORICWHITWELL STATION, NORFOLK AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.

Area of benefit: NORFOLK

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 unrestricted reserves of £94,725 are held against a policy target of two years' charitable expenditure. While the charity reported a net surplus for the year, it faces ongoing challenges regarding site ownership and lease negotiations, with the site being owned by a pension fund linked to a trustee.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06609149
• Trading subsidiary: WRR LEISURE LIMITED Companies House 07409834

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• TURNER, Lesley Joann — director, appointed 09/10/2022on trustee list
• STEAD, Philip John — director, appointed 29/07/2022not on trustee list
• EWLES, Robert — director, appointed 08/01/2021on trustee list
• BAILEY, Richard John — director, appointed 14/05/2020on trustee list
• URRY, Dawn Elizabeth — director, appointed 03/06/2008on trustee list
• URRY, Michael Frederick — director, appointed 03/06/2008on trustee list
• URRY, Michael Frederick — secretary, appointed 03/06/2010

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL FREDERICK URRYchair
• DAWN URRY
• Lesley Turner
• Phil Stead
• Richard John Bailey
• Robert Ewles

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

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