THE LONDON TROLLEYBUS PRESERVATION SOCIETY LTD

Registered charity 265426 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The permanent preservation of trolleybuses, trolleybus equipment and records and support vehicles

Objects

TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION, A TRANSPORT MUSEUM AND TO PROMOTE THE PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF TROLLEY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT, AND ITEMS OF GENERAL TRANSPORT INTEREST OF ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL HISTORIC OR SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE AND EDUCATIVE VALUE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY EXHIBITING TO THE PUBLIC ANY SUCH VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS, AND TO ASSIST IN DEMONSTRATING TO THE PUBLIC THE WORKING AND OPERATION OF ANY VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS BY MEANS OF STATIC OR MOBILE DISPLAYS AND BY CARRYING THE PUBLIC ON SUCH VEHICLES OR OTHERWISE.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £2,427 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to a loss on the disposal of land and buildings. Unrestricted reserves stood at £118,558, while total reserves including restricted funds and revaluation reserves were £195,010. The trustees noted that surplus income and reserves have been utilised for trolleybus maintenance and restoration programmes.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £65k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan John Bertram
• DAVID MICHAEL LAWRENCE · trustee of 3 other charities
• Stuart Edward Lamming

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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