EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 701034 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity aims to educate the public on technical matters relating to railways, their construction and maintenance, engines, steam tractions and engineering skills and the importance of the railway in the industrial and social history of the towns and villages on the line from Heywood to Rawtenstall.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net expenditure of £10,540 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £932,018. The Trustees acknowledge that current cash reserves are insufficient to meet medium-term maintenance obligations, though they believe sufficient financial reserves have been secured to continue operations. Free reserves were reported at £107,228, which the Trustees consider below the level needed given the nature of future expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Horsfield & Smith. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• BRIAN JOHN DAVIES JPchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• COUNCILLOR ANNE CHEETHAM · trustee of 1 other charity
• Cllr. Peter Rush
• Cllr. Sean Michael Serridge
• Cllr. William Mark Sheerin · trustee of 2 other charities
• Councillor Janice Johnson
• Michael Kelly · trustee of 2 other charities
• Richard Law · trustee of 1 other charity
• Roy Chapman

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

Operates in: Bury · Lancashire · Rochdale

Income and spending

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