SOUTH TYNEDALE RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Preservation, maintenance, operation and display of narrow-gauge railway locomotives, rolling stock and associated equipment.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased slightly to £2,955,243, with unrestricted reserves of £461,748 significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £40,000. The charity reported a net income of £12,841 and confirmed it is a going concern, noting that income from tourism covers most operating costs.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees aim to ensure that sufficient levels of free reserves are maintained to continue the operation of the railway for three months should all other sources of income cease. This equates to a sum of approximately £40,000 for essential running costs and three months bank loan repayments.” — page 7
“There is a wholly owned subsidiary, the South Tynedale Charitable Community Benefit Society Ltd.”
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Alan Douglas Patterson
- David John Smith
- Francis John Shaw
- Jonathan Martin Dick
- Kevin Bernard Simon Malone
- Paul Humphries
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £297k | £203k |
| 31/03/2024 | £184k | £238k |
| 31/03/2023 | £151k | £160k |
| 31/03/2022 | £137k | £282k |
| 31/03/2021 | £164k | £429k |
Common questions
Is SOUTH TYNEDALE RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased slightly to £2,955,243, with unrestricted reserves of £461,748 significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £40,000. The charity reported a net income of £12,841 and confirmed it is a going concern, noting that income from tourism covers most operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 08/06/2020 | £49k | "COVID19: South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/11/2018 | £10k | Improving Community Reach |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/05/2013 | £1.0m | "Catalyst Endowment - South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/02/2013 | £10k | STRPS Quarry Wood Access and Special Events 2013 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 02/10/2012 | £4.4m | "STRPS Heritage and environmental sustainability with contemporary use" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 08/09/2011 | £50k | "BARBER - Restoration for contemporary use of a unique British steam railway locomotive" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/12/2002 | £35k | "Thomas Edmondson Restoration Project" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 02/01/2002 | £5k | "ALSTON BRANCH 150TH ANNIVERSARY" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 18/04/2000 | £5k | "This group operates and maintains the South Tynedale railway and wishes to compile a historical photographic record portraying the developme" |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH TYNEDALE RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY | £297k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WESTERN LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £191k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WEST LANCASHIRE LIGHT RAILWAY TRUST | £99k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| NORTH EASTERN LOCOMOTIVE PRESERVATION GROUP | £189k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE MID-NORFOLK RAILWAY PRESERVATION TRUST | £2.5m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY PRESERVATION CO. LIMITED | £1.2m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |