THE RAILWAY AND CANAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 256047 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the study of the history of railways, canals and transport generally.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ENCOURAGE AND CO-ORDINATE THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF CANALS RAILWAYS AND TRANSPORT. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 MEMORANDUM.)

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds were £96,039 and total net assets were £147,076 as of 31 December 2024. The Trustees report that the charity remains solvent and financially stable, with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adrian James Moss
• DAVID CHARLES SMITH · trustee of 3 other charities
• Jean Cragg
• Michael Carr · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicholas Noel Higton
• PETER CROSS-RUDKIN
• PHILIP BROWN
• Peter Cleasby
• Philip Griffin
• Robert Ian Willis
• Robert Peter Haskins
• Robert Shorland-Ball · trustee of 2 other charities
• Roger Brice
• Roger John Taylor

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

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