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LLANELLI RAILWAY GOODS SHED TRUST

Registered charity 1141801 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GOODS SHED

The charity operates in the Llanelli area. Currently the charity is reviewing options for the delivery of the project to restore the Llanelli Railway Goods Shed and bring back into use for the benefit of the community.

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Latest income
£285k
Latest spending
£121k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £164,281 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £1,163,416. The trustees confirm that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, and the independent examiner reported no matters causing concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Reserves will be held as required to manage operational costs but the key aim of the charity is to renovate the Goods Shed building so reserves will be utilised as required to meet this objective. (held: £1.2m)
“Reserves will be held as required to manage operational costs but the key aim of the charity is to renovate the Goods Shed building so reserves will be utilised as required to meet this objective.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£622k
Total spending
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£8k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~22.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£285k£121k
31/03/2024£200k£96k
31/03/2023£160k£66k
31/03/2022£622k£4k
31/03/2021£244k£27k

Common questions

Is LLANELLI RAILWAY GOODS SHED TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £164,281 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £1,163,416. The trustees confirm that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, and the independent examiner reported no matters causing concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LLANELLI RAILWAY GOODS SHED TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LLANELLI RAILWAY GOODS SHED TRUST as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2025£93kThe Skills Station
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/02/2025£220k"Tracks Through Time"
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2024£20kProsiect Perthyn/Project Perthyn
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2023£8kGoods Shed Community Cafe
UK government30/01/2023£10k#Natur Traciau i Natur/Tracks to Nature
UK government30/01/2023£33k#Natur Traciau i Natur/Tracks to Nature
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/01/2023£15k"#Natur Traciau i Natur/Tracks to Nature"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/07/2019£9k"Goodshed School Resource"
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2015£50kLlanelli Railway Goods Shed - Heritage, Enterprise and Community Hub
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/06/2013£7k"Capacity building for the Llanelli Railway Goods Shed Trust Committee"