NARTM

Registered charity 1143128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROAD TRANSPORT MUSEUMS

For public benefit to promote efficient application of resources for charitable purposes by institutions organisations & individuals concerned with protection preservation restoration study & research of road transport heritage. Advancement of education re development of road transport in UK encouraging public access & appreciation of historic road transport vehicles & associated relics & archives

Objects

OBJECTS4 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC,- TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE FULFILMENT BY ROAD TRANSPORT HERITAGE CHARITIES OF THEIR OBJECTS; AND- TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT APPLICATION OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY NON-CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ESPECIALLY THOSE CONCERNED WITH THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, ENHANCEMENT AND HISTORIC STUDY AND RESEARCH OF ROAD TRANSPORT HERITAGE; AND(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC- IN RELATION TO THE HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; AND- BY PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING PUBLIC ACCESS TO, STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF HISTORIC ROAD TRANSPORT VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED RELICS AND ARCHIVES.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£75k

Latest spending

£95k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds stood at £2,756,053, with unrestricted general funds of £7,700. The trustees consider that free reserves should cover approximately £5,000 per annum for administration and management, a target which the current unrestricted funds exceed. The charity reported a net deficit on charitable activities of £19,587, largely driven by investment management fees and project costs, but maintained healthy bank balances and significant investment assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately £5,000 per annum (held: £8k)

“The trustees consider that this should be at a level which would cover the administration and management, including six-monthly conferences for the year, in the event of no income being received. The expenditure on such items was approximately £5,000 per annum.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07332233 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

MUNRO, James — director, appointed 18/11/2025on trustee list
STATHAM, Robert Paul — director, appointed 28/03/2025on trustee list
BOOTH, Steven Brian — director, appointed 28/03/2025on trustee list
POWELL, Laurie John — director, appointed 29/09/2018on trustee list
STUBBINS, David Riley — director, appointed 29/09/2018on trustee list
JEFFORD, Kathleen Joyce — director, appointed 08/03/2013on trustee list
BIGNELL, Raymond William — director, appointed 15/10/2011on trustee list
TALBOT, Dennis John — director, appointed 02/08/2010on trustee list
STUBBINS, David Riley — secretary, appointed 07/03/2014

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2022)

Total income

£2.5m

Total spending

£73k

Reserves (reported)

£2.3m

Employees

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

DENNIS JOHN TALBOTchair · trustee of 1 other charity
David Riley Stubbins · trustee of 1 other charity
James Munro
KATHLEEN JOYCE JEFFORD
LAURIE JOHN POWELL · trustee of 2 other charities
RAYMOND WILLIAM BIGNELL
Robert Paul Statham · trustee of 1 other charity
Steven Brian Booth

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

Operates in: Isle Of Man · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£75k	£95k
31/07/2024	£74k	£48k
31/07/2023	£127k	£23k
31/07/2022	£2.5m	£73k
31/07/2021	£631	£5k

Common questions

Is NARTM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds stood at £2,756,053, with unrestricted general funds of £7,700. The trustees consider that free reserves should cover approximately £5,000 per annum for administration and management, a target which the current unrestricted funds exceed. The charity reported a net deficit on charitable activities of £19,587, largely driven by investment management fees and project costs, but maintained healthy bank balances and significant investment assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.