HAMPTON & KEMPTON WATERWORKS RAILWAY LIMITED

Registered charity 1166913 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEMPTON STEAM RAILWAY

Restoration of historic railway

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Latest income

£77k

Latest spending

£74k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a small operating surplus of £2,865 in 2024, bringing total funds to £178,458. However, the trustees note that progress on the mainline expansion is hampered by the unresolved financial difficulties of their landlord, Thames Water, creating a noted risk to future development plans.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“There were no paid employees during the year.” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £15k)

“The company is building up reserves of £10.000 for major work on its steam locomotive due in 2029. The reserve currently stands at £7,000 and there is also an operating reserve of a further £8,000.” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“As there is also no immediate prospect of Thames Water’s problems being resolved, it has been decided to increase the attraction of the existing ‘Hanworth Loop’.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 08428299

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.

CASTLE, James — director, appointed 01/04/2024on trustee list
MUNCKTON, Les — director, appointed 01/04/2024on trustee list
ROBERTS, Linda Diane — director, appointed 08/11/2022on trustee list
CLODE, Colin Patrick — director, appointed 12/05/2021on trustee list
CHORLEY, Bernard John — director, appointed 12/05/2021on trustee list
LEWIS, David Bishop — director, appointed 12/05/2021on trustee list
EATON, Anthony Stephen — secretary, appointed 04/03/2013

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/06/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Bernard John Chorley
Colin Patrick Clode
David Bishop Lewis
James Castle
Les Munckton
Linda Diane Roberts

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

Operates in: Hounslow · Richmond Upon Thames · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£77k	£74k
31/12/2023	£48k	£58k
31/12/2022	£54k	£52k
31/12/2021	£44k	£29k
31/12/2020	£41k	£33k

Common questions

Is HAMPTON & KEMPTON WATERWORKS RAILWAY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a small operating surplus of £2,865 in 2024, bringing total funds to £178,458. However, the trustees note that progress on the mainline expansion is hampered by the unresolved financial difficulties of their landlord, Thames Water, creating a noted risk to future development plans. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
London Borough of Hounslow	09/07/2017	£492	Grant to Hampton and Kempton Waterworks Railway