VALE OF BERKELEY RAILWAY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1176597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of the public in the history and heritage of the Sharpness Railway Branch Line, by the restoration, preservation and operation of the line or any part or parts thereof including the stations and associated buildings, locomotives and rolling stock as a working museum for the benefit of the public

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE SHARPNESS RAILWAY BRANCH LINE, BY THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND OPERATION OF THE LINE OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF INCLUDING THE STATION AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS, LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK AS A WORKING MUSEUM 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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with £38,935 in bank balances, a decrease from £66,945 at the start of the year. The filing reports a net loss of £7,683.26 for the period, driven by charitable expenditure and overheads exceeding income. The independent examiner was unable to submit a report due to personnel issues, though Bookcheck Ltd has been recruited to oversee accounts going forward.

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.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Vale of Berkeley Railway Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• HOWARD PATTEN PARKERchair
• Carolyn Frances Jones
• Dr Andrew Woodhall
• Edgar Peter Foxton Craggs
• Francis John Wooldridge
• Pamela Jean Conquer

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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