HELSTON RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Registered charity 1146711 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HRPS

The Restoration of the Helston Railway Branch Line

Objects

1) TO FACILITATE THE RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION OF ALL FORMS OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE POWER, ROLLING STOCK AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT, PLATFORM, BUILDINGS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRACK AT THE HELSTON RAILWAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND 2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE RAILWAY HISTORY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE HELSTON RAILWAY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A HERITAGE CENTRE.

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 the charity holds £104,000 in reserves against a stated policy target of £5,000, indicating a strong solvent position. The trustees note that while the economic climate has been challenging, the charity has remained resilient to date. There are no disclosed 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 4 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £60k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Tim Childschair
• Anthony Gilbert · trustee of 1 other charity
• CHRISTOPHER SEYMOUR HEAPS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Saint
• Cyril Eustice
• John Macknelly
• Kenneth Moore
• PETER KENNAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Woods
• Stephen Ivill
• Wendy Ivill

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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