BRITISH COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 328539 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEYLAND DAF HERITAGE TRUST

The operation of a Commercial Vehicle Museum and the maintaining of a substantial archive of the Commercial Vehicle Industry.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS; (1) TO MAINTAIN PREMISES AS A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MUSEUM WITH WORKSHOPS ANCILLARY THERETO TO MARK THE ROLE OF LEYLAND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITHIN THE AREA OF THE CENTRAL LANCASHIRE NEWTOWN AND THE TOWNSHIP OF LEYLAND. (2) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE MUSEUM AND TO PROMOTE THE PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY THE BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY TOGETHER WITH THE HISTORIC ARCHIVES AND ARTIFACTS RELATING TO THE BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY WHERE SUCH VEHICLES, ARCHIVES AND ARTIFACTS ARE OF ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL HISTORIC OR SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE AND EDUCATIONAL VALUE. (3) TO EXHIBIT TO THE PUBLIC SUCH VEHICLES AND ARTIFACTS AS AFORESAID BY MEANS OF EITHER TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AND TO DEMONSTRATE AND ASSIST IN DEMONSTRATING TO THE PUBLIC THE WORKING AND OPERATION OF ANY SUCH VEHICLES, ARTIFACTS AND EQUIPMENT AND ALSO TO PROVIDE ACESS TO THE PUBLIC OF THE ARCHIVE MATERIAL.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £49,506 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £2,150,999, while the charity has no stated reserves policy target. The trustees acknowledge the challenge of increasing regular trading income to achieve a healthy surplus in the future.

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
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• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
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• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (25/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrea Louise Mayo
• Bharath Ramaswamy
• CLIVE ROBERTON
• Christine Lesley Melia
• DAVID HARVEY BENNETT
• Derek Forrest
• John Geoffrey Southworth
• Joseph Anthony McKevitt
• Peter George Jukes
• Timothy John Haley

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

Operates in: Lancashire

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Government & lottery funding

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