LNWR GEORGE THE FIFTH STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST

Registered charity 1153991 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Construction of full size steam locomotive 'Prince George' for use on both the main rail nrtwork of the UK and heritage railways A heritage and education project.

Objects

(A) TO BUILD, PRESERVE, OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND EXHIBIT FOR EDUCATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES LOCOMOTIVES OF HISTORIC OR SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE BUILT BY, ACQUIRED BY OR LEASED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CHARITY AND IN PARTICULAR A LONDON AND NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY 'GEORGE THE FIFTH' CLASS EXPRESS PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVE.(B) TO USE THE CHARITY'S PROPERTY TO PROMOTE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF THE CHARITY'S PROPERTY, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains secure with unrestricted funds of £61,080.53 held in cash at the end of the financial year. The trustees note that regular income from donors comfortably covers ongoing costs, although some funds are committed to asset construction.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07898301

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.

• BUCKLES, Derek Thomas — director, appointed 03/03/2012on trustee list
• HUNT, Nigel Thomas — secretary, appointed 20/05/2026
• MCMENAMIN, James Terence — secretary, appointed 12/02/2023

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• DEREK BUCKLES
• David Costello
• James Terence McMenamin
• Nigel Thomas Hunt
• Timothy James Spiers

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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