THE GREAT WESTERN TRUST

Registered charity 289008 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE COLLECTION, CONSERVATION AND DISPLAY OF ARTEFACTS AND MEMORABILIA OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, IT'S CONSTITUENTS AND SUCCESSORS. USING THIS COLLECTION TO EXPAND, DISSEMINATE AND ENABLE RESEARCH INTO HOW THE G.W.R. ENGINEERED, ORGANISED AND OPERATED IT'S VAST TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING. THE COLLECTION DEMONSTRATES IT'S INFLUENCE ON THE NATION, IT'S STAFF AND THE PUBLIC.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED AND IN PATICULAR (I) TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT THE RAILWAY CENTRE AND THE STATIC AND WORKING MUSEUM MAINTAINED BY THE SOCIETY AT DIDCOT OR ELSEWHERE BY THE PROVISION OF OBJECTS FOR DISPLAY AND USE AND BY THE PAYMENT OF APPLICATION OF MONEY (II) TO ASSIST IN THE VOLUNTARY WORK ON THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ITEMS OF HISTORIC AND RAILWAY INTEREST AT THE DIDCOT RAILWAY CENTRE AND ELSEWHERE AND THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES UPON AND ORGANISATION OF EDUCATIONAL VISITS TO THE SOCIETY'S PREMISES.

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 unrestricted reserves increased to £1,470,140, supported by a significant legacy income of £376,458. The charity reports adequate resources for the foreseeable future and maintains a strong financial position with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Peter Terry Jones OBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANTHONY PATRICK ELLIOTT
• Matthew Searle
• PETER ANTHONY RANCE
• Professor George Kenneth Freeman MD FRCGP
• Roger William Orchard
• STEPHEN JAMES COOPER

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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