MERCHANT NAVY LOCOMOTIVE PRESERVATION SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 266801 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as M N L P S LTD

The object and principal activity of the M.N.L.P.S. is to preserve and maintain in an operational condition, to main line standards, ex-British Railways Southern Region 'Merchant Navy' Class locomotive No. 35028 'Clan Line' and to encourage and promote public interest in the preservation of steam and other railway locomotives and rolling stock, railway machinery & equipment of historical interest.

Objects

TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN IN OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS EX SOUTHERN REGION MERCHANT NAVY CLASS LOCOMOTIVE "35028" "CLAN LINE" AS AT THE TIME OF WITHDRAWAL AND TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE PRESERVATION OF STEAM AND OTHER RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT OF HISTOICAL INTEREST AND IN RAILWAYS LOCOMOTIVES ROLLING STOCK AND RAILWAY MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT GENERALLY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION)

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 recorded a financial surplus of £113,071 for the year ended 31 December 2025, bringing unrestricted fund balances to £444,746. The trustees maintain a policy of keeping sufficient free reserves to sustain indefinite operation, which they report is currently met. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further understanding of the accounts.

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 5 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLICK
• DAVID EASSON
• David Mowat
• Desmond Philip Shepherd
• Howard George Reynolds
• Ian Millward
• James Cummins
• Simon Alexander Charles Martin
• Thomas Paul McPherson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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