CCEW Charity Commission profile

NENE VALLEY RAILWAY

Registered charity 263617 · organisation 263617

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
23 February 1972
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01038056
Financial period
1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
Latest income
£1,121,445
Latest expenditure
£1,065,037
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Nene Valley Railway, Wansford Station, Old Great North Road, Stibbington, PETERBOROUGH, PE8 6LR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.nvr.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity promotes the permanent preservation of lines, locomotives, rolling stock, buildings and equipment of railway interest of actual or potential historic or scientific importance and educational value. These items to be exhibited to members of the public and, where possible, operated to demonstrate the working and operation of railways in general and some aspects in particular.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received
29 November 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,121,445
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,065,037
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received
21 November 2024
Date Accounts Received
21 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,197,975
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,458,314
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received
16 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
16 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,056,489
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,299,734
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received
26 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,419,015
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,157,867
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 November 2021
Date Annual Return Received
21 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
21 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£734,117
Total Gross Expenditure
£876,034

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2025
Ar Due Date
30 November 2025
Ar Received Date
29 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,121,445
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,065,037
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
250
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2024
Ar Due Date
30 November 2024
Ar Received Date
21 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,197,975
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,458,314
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
220
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2023
Ar Due Date
30 November 2023
Ar Received Date
16 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,056,489
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,299,734
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
300
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2022
Ar Due Date
30 November 2022
Ar Received Date
26 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,419,015
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,157,867
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
£4
Income From Government Grants
£36,568
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
330
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2021
Ar Due Date
30 November 2021
Ar Received Date
21 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£734,117
Total Gross Expenditure
£876,034
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
£4
Income From Government Grants
£37,214
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
250

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2025
Ar Due Date
30 November 2025
Ar Received Date
29 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
58773
Income Other Trading Activities
167854
Income Charitable Activities
881694
Income Investments
3124
Income Other
10000
Income Total Income And Endowments
1121445
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,065,037
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1065037
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
281374
Expenditure Depreciation
765861
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
7220
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
2176154
Assets Own Use
1998403
Assets Long Term Investment
177751
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£644,684
Assets Total Liabilities
£428,711
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,392,127
Creditors One Year Total Current
419711
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
9000
Assets Cash
£504,523
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1872429
Funds Restricted
519698
Funds Total
2392127
Count Employees
12
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2024
Ar Due Date
30 November 2024
Ar Received Date
21 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
182948
Income Other Trading Activities
126252
Income Charitable Activities
831584
Income Investments
10339
Income Other
46852
Income Total Income And Endowments
1197975
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,458,314
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1458314
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
259509
Expenditure Depreciation
696482
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
2199163
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
2199163
Assets Own Use
2023719
Assets Long Term Investment
175444
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£326,374
Assets Total Liabilities
£366,311
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,159,226
Creditors One Year Total Current
347128
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
19183
Assets Cash
£212,306
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1786569
Funds Restricted
372657
Funds Total
2159226
Count Employees
12
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2023
Ar Due Date
30 November 2023
Ar Received Date
16 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
175266
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
658537
Income Investments
185436
Income Other
37250
Income Total Income And Endowments
1056489
Income Legacies
5000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£102,640
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,195,847
Expenditure Other
1247
Expenditure Total
1299734
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
19008
Expenditure Support Costs
255754
Expenditure Depreciation
35346
Gain Loss Investment
-14615
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
2242512
Assets Own Use
1957144
Assets Long Term Investment
285368
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£346,682
Assets Total Liabilities
£273,521
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,315,673
Creditors One Year Total Current
211029
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
62492
Assets Cash
£267,541
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1867393
Funds Restricted
448280
Funds Total
2315673
Count Employees
16
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2022
Ar Due Date
30 November 2022
Ar Received Date
26 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
686442
Income Other Trading Activities
90174
Income Charitable Activities
574047
Income Investments
6220
Income Other
62132
Income Total Income And Endowments
1419015
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,157,867
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1157867
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
13937
Expenditure Support Costs
240280
Expenditure Depreciation
53132
Gain Loss Investment
7890
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,092,222
Assets Total Fixed
2277274
Assets Own Use
1980817
Assets Long Term Investment
296457
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£551,669
Assets Total Liabilities
£255,409
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,573,534
Creditors One Year Total Current
147750
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
107659
Assets Cash
£341,247
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2092222
Funds Restricted
481312
Funds Total
2573534
Count Employees
14
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 January 2021
Ar Due Date
30 November 2021
Ar Received Date
21 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
174471
Income Other Trading Activities
51154
Income Charitable Activities
247897
Income Investments
8995
Income Other
251600
Income Total Income And Endowments
734117
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£833,910
Expenditure Other
42124
Expenditure Total
876034
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
19467
Expenditure Support Costs
218304
Expenditure Depreciation
34278
Gain Loss Investment
23049
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,773,014
Assets Total Fixed
2252900
Assets Own Use
1967816
Assets Long Term Investment
285084
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£349,336
Assets Total Liabilities
£297,741
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,304,495
Creditors One Year Total Current
175308
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
122433
Assets Cash
£278,476
Funds Endowment
579
Funds Unrestricted
1734928
Funds Restricted
568988
Funds Total
2304495
Count Employees
17
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
NENE VALLEY RAILWAY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1972-02-23T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/01/1972AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/06/1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/09/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/09/1997NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 08/04/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/09/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/10/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 OCT 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 NOV 2021 as amended on 10 Jun 2023 as amended on 19 Sept 2024 as amended on 01 Nov 2025
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE THE PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF RAILWAY LINES, ENGINES, ROLLING STOCK AND EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS OF GENERAL RAILWAY INTEREST OF ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL HISTORIC OR SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE AND EDUCATIVE VALUE, AND TO EXHIBIT TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTED IN ENGINES OWNED BY THE ASSOCIATION ANY ENGINES, ROLLING STOCK, EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS AS AFORESAID BY MEANS OF TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AND TO DEMONSTRATE AND ASSIST IN DEMONSTRATING TO SUCH PERSONS THE WORKINGS AND OPERATION OF ANY SUCH ENGINES, ROLLING STOCK AND ITEMS BY MEANS OF STATIC OR MOBILE DISPLAYS.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
233133
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
NVR
Charity Name Id
233125
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
NENE VALLEY RAILWAY LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures