01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Overdue
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 18 January 1991
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02546486
- Financial period
- 1 October 2023 – 30 September 2024
- Latest income
- £325,200
- Latest expenditure
- £127,770
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CHAPPEL & WAKES COLNE STATION, STATION ROAD, WAKES COLNE, COLCHESTER, CO6 2DS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.earm.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To advance the education of the public with regard to railways in particular by collecting,preserving, interpreting, documenting material evidence and associated information for the public benefit by the maintenance of a museum for items of historic railway interest from the Eastern Counties at Chappel & Wakes Colne Station, and the operation of a demonstration railway and associated crafts.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £325,200
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £127,770
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £332,146
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £136,831
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £310,987
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £295,349
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £359,758
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £343,223
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 8 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £325,200
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £127,770
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 85
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £332,146
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £136,831
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 130
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £310,987
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £295,349
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £359,758
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £343,223
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £77,836
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 30 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £721,655
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £374,060
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 150
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 30 September 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 532386
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 189269
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 721655
- Income Legacies
- 419387
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £361,884
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,176
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 374060
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2050
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 361885
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13782
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £603,122
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1283903
- Assets Own Use
- 393597
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 890306
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £553,632
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £23,757
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,813,778
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 23757
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £438,834
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1637832
- Funds Restricted
- 175946
- Funds Total
- 1813778
- Count Employees
- 9
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Suffolk
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hertfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Southend-on-sea
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cambridgeshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Newham
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Norfolk
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- City Of London
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY MUSEUM
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1991-01-18T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 OCTOBER 1990 AS AMENDED 4 SEPTEMBER 1993
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO RAILWAYS IN PARTICULAR BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, INTERPRETING, DOCUMENTING MATERIAL EVIDENCE AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM FOR ITEMS OF HISTORIC RAILWAY INTEREST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS ITEMS OF TECHNICAL AND GENERAL INTEREST AND EDUCATIONAL VALUE
- Area Of Benefit
- CHAPPEL AND WAKES COLNE, ESSEX
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures