Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Supporters Association

Registered charity 1191151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RH&DR Supporters Association, RHDRA, ROMNEY HYTHE AND DYMCHURCH RAILWAY ASSOCIATION (CIO)

Quarterly magazine; volunteering; heritage and interpretation centre; financial support for projects

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £845,470, providing a significant buffer against the drop in income from £304,415 to £124,062 due to the absence of substantial legacies in the current year. The trustees report a net surplus of £7,812 and confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern basis.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Supporters Association (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Heritage Lottery Fund — “See the latest updates of our Heritage Lottery Funded project using this link – Armoured Wagon Project.” (source page)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2021)

Reported reserves equal ~76.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (13/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew James Whitechair
• Andreas Tatt
• Andrew Plank
• Danny Martin
• Joseph Bahlsen Bannister
• Nigel Hartley
• Nigel Philip Whitburn
• Patrick Newsome
• Simon John Haynes

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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

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Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.