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DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1161623 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DVLRS

The Derwent Valley Light Railway Society (DVLRS) operates and maintains the last remaining stretch of the original Derwent Valley Light Railway (DVLR) that ran from York Foss Islands to Cliff Common near Selby. The railway is operated on behalf of and within the bounds of the Yorkshire Museum of Farming (YMF) at Murton, York, as an integral part of the Museum.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY AND RAILWAYS IN GENERAL, BY THE PRESERVATION AND OPERATION OF THE HISTORIC UNIQUE RAILWAY LINE OF THE DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF.(2) TO ADVANCE AND CONSERVE THE HERITAGE OF THE DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY, AND RAILWAYS IN GENERAL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, BY THE PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF HERITAGE LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK, HERITAGE RAILWAY BUILDINGS AND OTHER HISTORIC RAILWAY STRUCTURES, HERITAGE RAILWAY SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, AND RAILWAY ARCHIVES, HISTORICAL RECORDS AND ARTEFACTS.

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
£27k
Latest spending
£22k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended 2024 with a surplus of £1,229.57, having generated £39,560.41 in total income against £38,330.84 in expenses. The trustees report that the organization is in a good place with robust health and safety systems in place. However, the charity faces a future financial risk as the Yorkshire Museum of Farming will introduce a charge for railway use starting in the 2025 season.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rolling Stock (45% of income)
“Rolling Stock -£17,400.00 45.39%”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: AGM failed to achieve quorum and was repeated
“Our AGM was held in June but failed to achieve quorum and was repeated August.” — page 2
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£27k£22k
31/12/2024£40k£38k
31/12/2023£32k£26k
31/12/2022£22k£17k
31/12/2021£20k£42k

Common questions

Is DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended 2024 with a surplus of £1,229.57, having generated £39,560.41 in total income against £38,330.84 in expenses. The trustees report that the organization is in a good place with robust health and safety systems in place. However, the charity faces a future financial risk as the Yorkshire Museum of Farming will introduce a charge for railway use starting in the 2025 season.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City of York Council—£1kHeworth Without Ward Grant