THE 82045 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST

Registered charity 1133893 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity is constructing a British Railways standard class 3 steam locomotive. All locomotives of this class were scrapped at the end of the steam era on Britain's railways. The locomotive is of significant historical importance. It represents the last of a class of locomotives that were designed to operate on branch and suburban lines

Objects

1 TO BUILD, PRESERVE, OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND EXHIBIT THE TRUST PROPERTY, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A BRITISH RAILWAYS STANDARD 2-6-2T CLASS 3 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BRITISH RAILWAYS STANDARD LIGHT PASSENGER STEAM LOCOMOTIVES.2 TO USE THE TRUST PROPERTY TO PROMOTE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF THE TRUST PROPERTY, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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 stood at £1,111,139, with total funds of £2,172,177, which the trustees consider compatible with spending plans. The charity holds an interest-free loan of £200,000 from a member to support the locomotive construction. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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
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• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALAN BRIGHOUSE ACMA · trustee of 1 other charity
• ALVIN BARKER · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANTHONY NEVILLE MASSAU
• Anthony Neil Taylor
• Brian John Malyon
• Christopher William Steel · trustee of 1 other charity
• Martin John Managhan

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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