THE BAHAMAS LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 259626 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BAHAMAS LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY, INGROW LOCO - MUSEUM AND WORKSHOP

The Society operates the Ingrow Loco museum and maintains and operates its collection of steam locomotives and other railway related artefacts.

Objects

The Objects are: to advance education/learning; encourage and promote public interest in; and promote the preservation of steam and other railway locomotives, rolling stock, railway machinery and equipment of historical interest including (but not exclusively) by:1.1 the restoration, preservation and operation of heritage locomotives, rolling stock, and other items of railway infrastructure;1.2 the establishment and maintenance of a museum; and1.3 the provision of an education/learning programme for schools and the general public.

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.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds amounted to £551,051, with free reserves of £470,414, which the trustees consider adequate. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £344,364 for the year, resulting in total fund balances of £1,091,831. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bahamas Locomotive Society (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• KEITH ARTHUR WHITMOREchair
• Clifford Geoffrey Howell
• David James Guest
• FRANCIS PATRICK GALVIN · trustee of 1 other charity
• GARRY HOWARD
• GEORGE CHARLES BOWLER
• JON MARK WINDERBANK
• PETER WILLIAM SKELLON
• Peter William Smith
• STEPHEN CHRISTOPHER ALLSOP

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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