HADDENHAM STEAM RALLY

Registered charity 1140973 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To run the annual steam rally in order to advance the education of the public by increasing knowledge of and interest in historical road going and other steam engines , historic agricultural equipment and machinery and other traditional country activities.

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Latest income

£131k

Latest spending

£123k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased from £49,157 in 2024 to £56,675 in 2025, reflecting a net income of £7,518. The charity reported no employees during the year and incurred minimal governance costs of £900. Per the trustees' report, the organization is actively preserving heritage through its annual rally, with gate fees qualifying for VAT exemption following a 2025 tribunal decision.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Honorariums paid to trustees D Young and R Young

“Amounts of £500 each (2024: £450) were paid to D Young and R Young, trustees of the charity, with the authority of the committee, as honorarium and in recognition of their essential work undertaken on behalf of the company.” — page 6

“Total reimbursed for the four trustees was £2,894.01. It is in the nature of the company's activities that certain requirements are more readily resourced directly by trustees.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of expenses to trustees Gavin Young, Terry Young, Trevor Brown, and Ruth Young

“Amounts of £500 each (2024: £450) were paid to D Young and R Young, trustees of the charity, with the authority of the committee, as honorarium and in recognition of their essential work undertaken on behalf of the company.” — page 6

“Total reimbursed for the four trustees was £2,894.01. It is in the nature of the company's activities that certain requirements are more readily resourced directly by trustees.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07006821

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.

YOUNG, Denise — director, appointed 02/09/2009on trustee list
PUMFREY, Robert — director, appointed 02/09/2009on trustee list
YOUNG, Gavin — director, appointed 02/09/2009on trustee list
YOUNG, Kelvin — director, appointed 02/09/2009on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

KELVIN YOUNGchair
DENISE YOUNG
GAVIN YOUNG
Matthew Peacock
Pam Neave
RICHARD FREEMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
ROBERT PUMFREY
ROGER FOSTER
Ruth Young
TERRY YOUNG
TREVOR BROWN

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£131k	£123k
31/12/2024	£109k	£86k
31/12/2023	£88k	£94k
31/12/2022	£106k	£80k
31/12/2021	£1	£2k

Common questions

Is HADDENHAM STEAM RALLY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased from £49,157 in 2024 to £56,675 in 2025, reflecting a net income of £7,518. The charity reported no employees during the year and incurred minimal governance costs of £900. Per the trustees' report, the organization is actively preserving heritage through its annual rally, with gate fees qualifying for VAT exemption following a 2025 tribunal decision. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
Q CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CROMFORD STEAM RALLY SOCIETY.

CROMFORD STEAM RALLY SOCIETY income £176k
THE HOLLYCOMBE WORKING STEAM MUSEUM LIMITED income £322k
THE BANBURY STEAM SOCIETY income £174k
THE WEETING STEAM ENGINE RALLY income £215k
NATIONAL TRACTION ENGINE TRUST income £105k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, HADDENHAM income £183k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HADDENHAM STEAM RALLY	£131k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CROMFORD STEAM RALLY SOCIETY FY2024	£176k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HOLLYCOMBE WORKING STEAM MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025	£322k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE BANBURY STEAM SOCIETY FY2025	£174k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WEETING STEAM ENGINE RALLY FY2025	£215k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NATIONAL TRACTION ENGINE TRUST FY2025	£105k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.