NORTHERN VIADUCT TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 702573 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHERN VIADUCT TRUST
Restoration and preservation for public benefit of disused railway viaducts of historical and/or architectural interest.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £137,002 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £991,233 to £854,231. This decline was primarily driven by significant restoration costs for the Smardale Gill Viaduct, which were largely funded by grants, alongside a prior period adjustment for incorrectly reclaimed VAT. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Ms Gillian Nanette Rigg, a trustee who resigned on 17 June 2024, was connected to Blencathra Productions Limited, a company she majority-owned. The charity paid £672 for website services to this entity.
“The charity paid for website services. The total amount paid by the charity to Blencathra Productions Limited up to 17 June 2024 was £672.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Railway Heritage Trust — “Railway Heritage Trust with huge thanks for their support” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NORTHERN VIADUCT TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £137,002 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £991,233 to £854,231. This decline was primarily driven by significant restoration costs for the Smardale Gill Viaduct, which were largely funded by grants, alongside a prior period adjustment for incorrectly reclaimed VAT. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Ltd.
Who funds NORTHERN VIADUCT TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHERN VIADUCT TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include BENNY WALKER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HEADLEY TRUST.
Known funders
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