THE DARLINGTON RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Registered charity 512842 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Preservation of and restoration of railway locomotives and artefacts.

Objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF STEAM AND OTHER RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL AND HISTORICAL INTEREST.

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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Registered contact address: Darlington, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £148,878.74 at year-end, with total funds increasing to £160,135.27. However, the trustees note that the withdrawal of locomotive 78018 from service will result in no further hire income until its overhaul is completed, and the society expects to operate at a loss during this period. Despite this, the filing indicates the society remains in a strong financial position with healthy cash balances to support ongoing operations and future restoration work.

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 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Darlington Borough Council — “The DRPS have received £4k in funding from Darlington Borough Council to renovate the Guards Van” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Richard Nathan George Snowdonchair
• Brian Kelsely
• Matthew Graves

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

Operates in: Darlington

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH TYNEDALE RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY.

• SOUTH TYNEDALE RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY income £297k
• IRISH TRACTION GROUP income £51k
• GWR 813 PRESERVATION FUND income £50k
• MIDLAND RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED income £615k
• WESTERN LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £191k
• EAST SOMERSET RAILWAY CO LTD income £198k

Side by side with its peers

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