HAYLING LIGHT RAILWAY LIMITED

Registered charity 1197020 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity runs a light railway on the seafront of Hayling Island, Hampshire.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND ALL ASPECTS OF NARROW-GAUGE LIGHT RAILWAYS AND GENERAL TRANSPORT HERITAGE, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON HAYLING ISLAND AND THE HAMPSHIRE AREA FOR ALL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND AIMS WHICH MAY BE CONNECTED THEREWITH. TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT OF HISTORICAL INTEREST INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES AND OTHER HISTORIC EQUIPMENT USED OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THE OPERATION AND RUNNING OF RAILWAYS. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY TRAINING IN CRAFT, ENGINEERING, BUSINESS AND ALL OTHER SKILLS PERTINENT TO THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF A HERITAGE RAILWAY AS THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE. TO DEVELOP A HERITAGE CENTRE WITH A VIEW TO PRESENTING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES ABOUT THE LOCAL HISTORY OF HAYLING ISLAND AND ALSO TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE, VISITORS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ABOUT ITS HERITAGE.

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 generated a net surplus of £226 for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £149,365. The organization holds £70,018 in cash and has minimal short-term liabilities of £800, indicating stable liquidity. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed the accounts are prepared on a 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.

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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hayling Light Railway Limited (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Cliff Robinsonchair
• Christopher Martin
• Malcolm Harris
• Neil Richard Read
• PAUL GEORGE BARKER B.SC

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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