THE MIDLAND RAILWAY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1149613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Midland Railway Society seeks to facilitate the study and research all aspects of the Midland Railway, including its predecessors and successors up to the modern era. The Society seeks to act as custodian of archive and written records pertaining to the Midland Railway etc.The Society provides opportunities for the public to view, copy, handle those records in a safe and secure environment.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF,AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE MIDLAND RAILWAY,ITS PREDECESSORS,SUCCESSORS,JOINT LINES AND WORKING ARRANGEMENTS IN PARTICULAR(BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY)BY THE PROVISION OF PUBLICATIONS,TALKS,VISITS,OTHER EVENTS,DISPLAYS AND EXHIBITIONS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

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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Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the General Fund balance of £28,346 is considered adequate to meet the charity's reserves policy target of covering normal activities for a minimum of 12 months. The Collections Fund balance of £119,826 is also deemed sufficient to fulfill obligations to Derby Museums until 2043 and support collection development. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

Received assets from another charity (27/04/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW SURRY · trustee of 1 other charity
Adrian Tester
Andrew Nicholas Brown
DAVID HARRIS
Dr Bryan Gray CBE DL · trustee of 8 other charities
Graham Peter Edward Bocking
Martin Charles Randle
NICHOLAS WHEAT
Stephen Kenneth Alan Huson
Stephen Nicholas Lea · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£31k	£39k
31/12/2024	£25k	£40k
31/12/2023	£20k	£24k
31/12/2022	£21k	£22k
31/12/2021	£34k	£25k

Common questions

Is THE MIDLAND RAILWAY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the General Fund balance of £28,346 is considered adequate to meet the charity's reserves policy target of covering normal activities for a minimum of 12 months. The Collections Fund balance of £119,826 is also deemed sufficient to fulfill obligations to Derby Museums until 2043 and support collection development. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.