FAREHAM AND DISTRICT MODEL RAILWAY CLUB CIO

Registered charity 1188533 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a Model Railway Club, we undertake a variety of activities to enable our members to get the most from their hobby and to introduce the general public to the hobby. We have exclusive use of and operate from Clubrooms in Portchester which are leased from Fareham Borough Council.

Objects

TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FOSTER A GENERAL INTEREST IN MODEL RAILWAYS; THE HISTORY, HERITAGE AND DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAYS AND THE HOBBY OF RAILWAY MODELLING.TO ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP A HIGH STANDARD OF MODELLING BY MEMBERS INCLUDING ANCILLARY SKILLS INVOLVED IN CREATING MODEL RAILWAYS.

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an overall surplus of £6,783.28 for the year ending 31 March 2026, resulting in total funds of £51,052.79. The trustees consider the charity to remain financially stable and a going concern, despite challenges such as rising operational costs and uncertainty regarding future lease arrangements.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Simon Roger Keychair
• Alister Linford
• Anthony Graeme Witts
• LYNDON FORD · trustee of 1 other charity
• Roger John Dennis Key

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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