BODMIN RAILWAY HERITAGE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 10 February 1988
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02197956
Financial period: 1 October 2023 – 31 January 2025
Latest income: £105,374
Latest expenditure: £253,564
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Bodmin & Wenford Railway Trust, Bodmin General Station, Harleigh Road, BODMIN, Cornwall, PL31 1AQ

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity assists operators of preserved railways to allow students, visitors and the local population to understand the workings and importance of those railways, and to re-create the historical scene for the benefit of educational and recreational needs.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £105,374
Total Gross Expenditure: £253,564

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: 10 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £78,648
Total Gross Expenditure: £288,592

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: 20 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £177,350
Total Gross Expenditure: £475,221

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: 24 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £69,411
Total Gross Expenditure: £370,682

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2019
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 28 June 2021
Date Accounts Received: 28 June 2021
Total Gross Income: £47,780
Total Gross Expenditure: £201,111

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 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £105,374
Total Gross Expenditure: £253,564
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 240

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: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £78,648
Total Gross Expenditure: £288,592
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 1

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: 20 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £177,350
Total Gross Expenditure: £475,221
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: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

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: 24 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £69,411
Total Gross Expenditure: £370,682
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 28 June 2021
Total Gross Income: £47,780
Total Gross Expenditure: £201,111
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cornwall
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BODMIN RAILWAY HERITAGE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1988-02-10T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24 NOV 1987AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 AUG 1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 SEP 2023AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 APR 2024AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 02 SEP 2024AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 OCT 2024
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAYS AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE BODMIN AND WENFORD, AND BODMIN AND WADEBRIDGE RAILWAYS, BY: (A) THE PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORIC RAILWAY LINES BETWEEN BODMIN GENERAL STATION AND BODMIN PARKWAY STATION AND BOSCARNE JUNCTION (“THE RAILWAY”), AND OTHER RAILWAYS IN THE BODMIN AND WIDER CORNWALL AREA, INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION, PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF: (I) HERITAGE LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK; (II) HERITAGE RAILWAY BUILDINGS, BRIDGES AND OTHER HISTORIC RAILWAY STRUCTURES; (III) HERITAGE RAILWAY SIGNALLING SYSTEMS; AND 7 (IV) RAILWAY ARCHIVES, HISTORICAL RECORDS AND ARTEFACTS, (B) THE OPERATION OF HERITAGE TRAINS OVER THE RAILWAY AND TO PROVIDE RIDES DEMONSTRATIONS AND OPEN DAYS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC; AND (C) TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM FOR THE EXHIBITION OF ITEMS RELATING THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAYS AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE BODMIN AND WENFORD, AND BODMIN AND WADEBRIDGE RAILWAYS, INCLUDING SIGNS SIGNALS POSTERS RECORDS AND BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MACHINERY MODELS ROLLING STOCK LOCOMOTIVES AND BUILDINGS, SUCH MUSEUM TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Area Of Benefit: BODMIN AND WENFORD AND BODMIN AND WADEBRIDGE

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 182842
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BODMIN AND WENFORD RAILWAY TRUST

Charity Name Id: 686776
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BODMIN RAILWAY HERITAGE TRUST

Charity Name Id: 687020
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BODMIN AND WENFORD RAILWAY TRUST

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures