THE ROGER HIBBERT LOCOMOTIVE COLLECTION CIO

Registered charity 1187656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of the public in the history and heritage of, in particular but not exclusively the following locomotives: LMS 3F Jinty Tank Locomotive. BR No. 47406, LMS No. 16489, Austerity 0-6-0 Saddle Tank Locomotive Built in 1943 by Hudswell Clarke. Works No. 17520-6-0 Side Tank Locomotive Built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns in 1951. Works No. 7684.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE FOLLOWING LOCOMOTIVES:Ò LMS 3F ÆJINTYÆ TANK LOCOMOTIVE. BR NO. 47406, LMS NO. 16489, BUILT IN 1926 BY VULCAN FOUNDRY. WORKS NO. 3977.Ò ÔAUSTERITYÖ 0-6-0 SADDLE TANK LOCOMOTIVE BUILT IN 1943 BY HUDSWELL CLARKE. WORKS NO. 1752, CURRENTLY IN THE GUISE OF BR CLASS J94 NO. 68067.Ò 0-6-0 SIDE TANK LOCOMOTIVE BUILT BY ROBERT STEPHENSON AND HAWTHORNS IN 1951, WORKS NO. 7684. Ò 50% SHARE OF 8F BR NO. 48305, LMS NO. 8305, SHARED WITH THE DAVID CLARKE RAILWAY TRUST, REGISTERED NUMBER: 1104839Ò PLUS ANY OTHER ENGINES AND ROLLING STOCK ACQUIRED BY THE TRUST AND OTHER TOOLS AND RELEVANT RAILWAY EQUIPMENT OWNED BY ROGER HIBBERT AND THE TRUST.AT SUCH SUITABLE LOCATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE, SUBJECT TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TRUSTEES AND THE MANAGEMENT BODIES OF THE SAID LOCATIONS.

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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Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £10,372 for the year ending 31 March 2025, with total income of £27,482 against total expenditure of £37,854. The trustees report that reserves held were £20,000, intended to cover emergency repairs such as boiler tube replacement. The balance sheet shows net current assets of £392,108, derived from fixed assets and current accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £20k; policy: Reserves held to cover emergency repairs, e.g. enough money to cover the cost of replacing all the tubes in the boiler of a locomotive.)
“Reserves held to cover emergency repairs, e.g. enough money to cover the cost of replacing all the tubes in the boiler of a locomotive.”
Per its FY2025 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£27k£38k
31/03/2024£40k£12k
31/03/2023£35k£69k
31/03/2022£5k£72k
31/03/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is THE ROGER HIBBERT LOCOMOTIVE COLLECTION CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £10,372 for the year ending 31 March 2025, with total income of £27,482 against total expenditure of £37,854. The trustees report that reserves held were £20,000, intended to cover emergency repairs such as boiler tube replacement. The balance sheet shows net current assets of £392,108, derived from fixed assets and current accounts.