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MARKET DEEPING MODEL RAILWAY CLUB

Registered charity 1187779 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The club builds model railways, largely for display purposes. Its layouts are available for charities to raise funds. Layout building enables skill transfer for the many aspects of model making, including woodwork, electric circuitry, analogue and digital propulsion control, detailed model and scenic construction. Heritage displays are mounted as well as regular contributions to major exhibitions.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£27k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity was in a strong financial position with unrestricted funds of £58,289.49 at year-end. The trustees note that the annual exhibition attendance returned to normal expectations, leaving the club in a healthy position. Reserves are being built via a new investment account to secure the future purchase of a new lease for the premises.

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: £58k; policy: sufficient to buy a new lease)
“The investment account referred to in Para 1.41 is intended to build reserves to a level sufficient to buy a new lease, thus ensuing the charity’s future is secured.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Northamptonshire · Peterborough City · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£32k£27k
31/05/2024£32k£23k
31/05/2023£46k£56k
31/05/2022£44k£134k
31/05/2021£3k£13k

Common questions

Is MARKET DEEPING MODEL RAILWAY CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity was in a strong financial position with unrestricted funds of £58,289.49 at year-end. The trustees note that the annual exhibition attendance returned to normal expectations, leaving the club in a healthy position. Reserves are being built via a new investment account to secure the future purchase of a new lease for the premises. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/08/2003£1k"Market Deeping Model Railway Club Is Having To Move Out Of Its Current Premises Due To Development Of The Site And So Plans To Convert A Par"