L&NWR SOCIETY
Promoting the study and preservation of information, drawings,photographs, and other material pertaining to the London & NorthWestern Railway and related organisations and subjects through thecreation of an archive of material which will be made available to thepublic both in physical form and by digital means through web andsocial media outlets and online access to scanned material.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY , INCLUDING THE STUDY AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MODELS AND OTHER MATERIAL PERTAINING TO THE RAILWAY COMPANY AND RELATED ORGANISATIONS AND SUBJECTS.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's finances remain in good order with unrestricted net assets of £64,579. The trustees acknowledge a potential significant expenditure of approximately £6,000 for relocating the Study Centre but confirm there are sufficient funds available to meet this cost. The charity reported a surplus for the period, supported by membership subscriptions and donations.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- 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
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/08/2024)
Trustees
- John Gowerschair
- David Arthur Bond
- David Barrett
- Ian Hopkins
- Matthew Cadbury
- Michael Musson
- Micheal Hollick
- Murray Bartlett
- Peter Stanton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £48k | £59k |
| 31/12/2024 | £102k | £38k |
Common questions
Is L&NWR SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's finances remain in good order with unrestricted net assets of £64,579. The trustees acknowledge a potential significant expenditure of approximately £6,000 for relocating the Study Centre but confirm there are sufficient funds available to meet this cost. The charity reported a surplus for the period, supported by membership subscriptions and donations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L&NWR SOCIETY | £48k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY PRESERVATION CO. LIMITED | £1.2m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED | £3.9m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| CHINNOR AND PRINCES RISBOROUGH RAILWAY ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £200k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WESTERN LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £191k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE LONDON SOCIETY | £94k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |