ROAD LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY

Registered charity 1159394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RLS

The Society has since 1937 recorded for public benefit the history of all types of self propelled road steam engines - traction engines,road rollers, wagons and portable engines - made, used or preserved in the UK. It maintains an extensive record of owners and manufacturers production, photographs, books and literature and publishes a quarterly journal.Public reference may be made to the records.

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Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£20k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the organisation generated a deficit for the period and had unrestricted reserves of £10,000. The Trustees' report confirms the society is in good health financially and has reviewed major risks, establishing systems to mitigate them.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
The society derives the majority of it's income from subscriptions and related gift aid and the sale of publications. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: an amount sufficient to fund expenses for a year and also to purchase any major collections which may come on the market (held: £10k)
The Society's policy on reserves is to hold an amount sufficient to fund expenses for a year and also to purchase any major collections which may come on the market. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£28k£20k
30/06/2024£43k£21k
31/07/2023£43k£18k
31/07/2022£28k£18k
31/07/2021£37k£17k

Common questions

Is ROAD LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the organisation generated a deficit for the period and had unrestricted reserves of £10,000. The Trustees' report confirms the society is in good health financially and has reviewed major risks, establishing systems to mitigate them. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.