NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY (1978) LTD

Registered charity 514172 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of the public in the history and development of railway locomotion and in particular by the preservation and restoration of a section of the standard gauge railway system formerly operated by the North Staffordshire Railway Company and, for the benefit of the public, to preserve retain and restore Cheddleton Railway Station as a museum and headquarters for the company.

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Latest income
£182k
Latest spending
£184k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £672,433. The charity holds £63,205 in cash reserves, of which £35,617 is designated for specific projects. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting standards or company law.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£182k£184k
31/12/2024£379k£87k
31/12/2023£68k£66k
31/12/2022£139k£125k
31/12/2021£64k£66k

Common questions

Is NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY (1978) LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £672,433. The charity holds £63,205 in cash reserves, of which £35,617 is designated for specific projects. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting standards or company law. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY (1978) LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY (1978) LTD as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2023£10kTowards Phase 1 of the Reconnect Leek work.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/01/2007£10kFroghall Heritage Trail