01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 6 October 2008
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
- Latest income
- £7,963
- Latest expenditure
- £4,377
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: PINE SIDE, BURLEIGH DRIVE, DERBY, DE22 1AL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.famoustrains.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
TO ADVANCE THE ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC VISITING MARKEATON PARK IN DERBY IN THE SUBJECTS OF RAILWAY HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING AND OPERATION, BY PROVIDING A 1:76 SCALE MODEL RAILWAY LAYOUT IN A BUILDING. TO HELP VOLUNTEERS GAIN APPROPRIATE SKILLS IN CARPENTRY, ELECTRIC CIRCUITS, ELECTRONICS AND MODELMAKING. TO RAISE FUNDS FOR REGISTERED CHARITY 1058991 RAILWAY CHILDREN.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,963
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,377
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,963
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,376
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,128
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,842
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,009
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,454
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 July 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £6,091
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,070
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Derby City
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- 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
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FAMOUS TRAINS MODEL RAILWAY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2008-10-06T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 AUGUST 2008 as amended on 15 Jun 2022
- Charitable Objects
- 1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF DERBY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC VISITING MARKEATON PARK IN DERBY IN THE SUBJECTS OF RAILWAY HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING AND OPERATION, BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE 1:76 SCALE 00 GAUGE WORKING MODEL RAILWAY LAYOUT DESIGNED TO DEMONSTRATE PROTOTYPICAL RAILWAY OPERATING PRACTICES AND TO DISPLAY AND OPERATE TRAINS MODELLED ON FAVOUR PROTOTYPES ILLUSTRATING TRAIN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MANY DECADES TO THE PRESENT DAY.3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY ENABLING VOLUNTEERS TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN THE FIELDS OF CARPENTRY, ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND EQUIPMENT AND IN MODEL RAILWAY OPERATIONS.4) TO COLLECT FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF RAILWAY CHILDREN (REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1058991) OR SUCH OTHER CHARITY AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME AGREE.
- Area Of Benefit
- LOCAL
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries