MIDLAND AND GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 30 July 1997
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03355411
Financial period: 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
Latest income: £304,536
Latest expenditure: £585,946
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: SHERINGHAM STATION, STATION APPROACH, SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK, NR26 8RA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

A professional charitable organisation, adding historical value to the knowledge of the general public about the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway and heritage railways in general, in a manner which is both educational and fun for the members and the general public.

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: 27 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £304,536
Total Gross Expenditure: £585,946

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: 29 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £581,001
Total Gross Expenditure: £449,950

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: 29 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £314,514
Total Gross Expenditure: £207,023

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: 29 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £321,361
Total Gross Expenditure: £169,575

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: 22 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 22 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £276,515
Total Gross Expenditure: £265,368

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: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £304,536
Total Gross Expenditure: £585,946
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
Count Volunteers: 81

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: 29 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £581,001
Total Gross Expenditure: £449,950
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 243
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
Count Volunteers: 104

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: 29 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £314,514
Total Gross Expenditure: £207,023
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 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
Count Volunteers: 153

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: 29 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £321,361
Total Gross Expenditure: £169,575
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 217
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: 121

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: 22 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £276,515
Total Gross Expenditure: £265,368
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 65
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: 118

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 29 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 337280
Income Other Trading Activities: 10901
Income Charitable Activities: 186633
Income Investments: 46187
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 581001
Income Legacies: 298378
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £12,145
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £437,805
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 449950
Expenditure Investment Management: 5064
Expenditure Grants Institution: 13001
Expenditure Governance: 24081
Expenditure Support Costs: 39457
Expenditure Depreciation: 46654
Gain Loss Investment: 11237
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £810,248
Assets Total Fixed: 2136816
Assets Own Use: 919781
Assets Long Term Investment: 1217035
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,270,203
Assets Total Liabilities: £119,302
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,287,717
Creditors One Year Total Current: 119302
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,079,247
Funds Endowment: 670580
Funds Unrestricted: 810248
Funds Restricted: 1806889
Funds Total: 3287717
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MIDLAND AND GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1997-07-30T00:00:00

Charity Name: MIDLAND AND GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-05-13T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 291275
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 291275
Assoc Charity Name: THE CARRIAGE AND WAGON TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17TH APRIL 1997 AS AMENDED 07 JULY 2001
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES, ROLLING STOCK, EQUIPMENT, ARTEFACTS, DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH APPROPRIATE LAND, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF THE FORMER MIDLAND AND GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 407741
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE POPPY LINE TRUST

Charity Name Id: 407710
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: M&GN SOCIETY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management