ABINGDON & DISTRICT MODEL RAILWAY CLUB

Registered charity 1176029 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Hold regular meeting where modelling techniques are taught and practised. Hold public exhibitions of our work and that of like-minded people with the object of broadening awareness of railway history.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CLUB ARE TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FOSTER A GENERAL INTEREST IN MODEL RAILWAYS, RAILWAYS AND ALLIED PURSUITS, AND IN PARTICULAR TO ENCOURAGE A HIGH STANDARD OF MODELLING AMONGST THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity’s financial position was much improved compared to the previous year, recording a surplus of £9,626 against a prior deficit. The trustees report that the cash position as at 31 March 2025 was £27,665. Reserves held are stated as £3,000, which the trustees deem prudent.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Bruce Pearce
• Graham Mark Victor Hadingham
• Michael Alan Taylor
• Michael Gordon Ryder
• Trevor Slaughter

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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