NATIONAL TRACTION ENGINE TRUST

Registered charity 291578 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To encourage and promote public interest in the preservation of historical steam powered road vehicles, fairground and agricultural equipment and to promote safe operation, maintenance, repair and exhibition of such equipment by organising training programmes, publication of books and codes of practice and by supporting skills development programmes for youngsters and adults.

Objects

A) TO SECURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PRESERVATION RESTORATION IMPROVEMENT ENHANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF STEAM TRACTION ENGINES AND OTHER STEAM ROAD VEHICLES, INCLUDING PORTABLE STEAM ENGINES OF HISTORIC AND EDUCATIONAL VAULE. B) TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORICAL AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF STEAM TRACTION ENGINES AND OTHER STEAM ROAD VIHICLES.

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: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £220,493, which is above the stated reserves policy target of three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit of £7,326 for the year, primarily driven by restricted fund spending, while unrestricted activities generated a surplus.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• AMY REYNOLDS
• ANTONY SEDDON
• CHRISTOPHER BOSWORTH
• Charlotte Ellen Coulls
• Charlotte Emily Garbett
• Denise Joyce Searle
• John Durling
• Kathryn Marie Smith
• Louise Elisabeth Maunder
• Mark Anthony Waite
• Paul Andrew Davis
• Paul Stingmore
• ROBERT GUY SIDDALL · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Hurley
• Robert David Clifford-Wing · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VINTAGE TRAINS CHARITABLE TRUST.

• VINTAGE TRAINS CHARITABLE TRUST income £3.6m
• THE A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST income £1.2m
• FEDERATION SKILLS TRUST income £175k
• BRITISH MOTOR SPORTS TRAINING TRUST income £122k
• CHINNOR AND PRINCES RISBOROUGH RAILWAY ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £200k
• PHYLLIS RAMPTON NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY TRUST income £2.3m

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