NATIONAL RAILWAY HERITAGE AWARDS

Registered charity 1201052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The preservation of the buildings and infrastructure of the national railway networks of Great Britain and Ireland, past and present, whether for transport or other purposes, and for the continued benefit of the public through an annual competition to recognise and encourage best practice; and the establishment and maintenance of an archive of the national railway heritage awards open to all

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO AREI. THE PRESERVATION OF THE BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE NATIONAL RAILWAY NETWORKS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, PAST AND PRESENT, WHETHER FOR TRANSPORT OR OTHER PURPOSES, AND FOR THE CONTINUED BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY HOLDING AN ANNUAL AWARD COMPETITION TO RECOGNISE AND ENCOURAGE BEST PRACTICE; ANDII. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RAILWAY PRESERVATION AND RAILWAY HERITAGE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ARCHIVE OF THE NATIONAL RAILWAY HERITAGE AWARDSNOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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 charity reported a surplus of £10,125 for the year ended 31 March 2026, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £186,333. The trustees state that reserves are maintained in line with their policy and that sufficient cash reserves exist to mitigate risks associated with potential reductions in sponsorship income. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (13/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Keith William Jippschair
• Gavin Christopher Johns
• Jeremy Swift · trustee of 2 other charities
• Lizanne McCloud · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL PETER WALLER · trustee of 4 other charities
• Robert Ian Hayward
• Stephen Michael Oates · trustee of 1 other charity
• Timothy James Hedley-Jones MVO
• Victoria Jane Stretch

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

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