THE CORRIS RAILWAY SOCIETY

Registered charity 506908 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting public interest in the Corris Railway and the area it served through operation of the Corris Railway Museum, researching and publishing historical information on the railway and district, and supporting the revival of the railway.

Objects

The objects of the Society are to advance the education of the general public by encouraging and promoting the public interest of the former Corris Railway and in particular but without limitation to restore, maintain and operate the railway alongside collecting and exhibiting to the public (at a charge to be fixed from time to time by the charity trustees) all historical and educational relics connected with the Railway which the Society may be able to acquire, together with all other items of local interest; e.g. historical, industrial and natural items.

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 is wholly run by volunteers with no paid employees, resulting in minimal governance costs and no pension liabilities. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future, maintaining a reserves policy target of one year's operating costs (£14,000) against a General Fund balance of £14,000. Total unrestricted and designated reserves stood at £269,358, significantly exceeding the stated policy target.

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 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
• Complaints 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
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Heritage Lottery Fund — “The Railway was awarded a grant of £27,100 from Heritage Lottery Fund” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Richard William Hamilton-Foynchair
• DAVID KEITH COLEMAN
• Graeme David Jolley
• Patrick Jonathon Jolley
• RICHARD STUART GREENHOUGH
• Richard Charles Shipman

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

Operates in: Gwynedd · Powys

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).