CCEW Charity Commission profile

MIDLAND RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 502278 · organisation 502278

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
22 March 1973
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01097382
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£615,111
Latest expenditure
£543,830
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Midland Railway Trust Ltd, Butterley Station, RIPLEY, Derbyshire, DE5 3QZ

Website recorded by the regulator: midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Preservation of transport artifacts, particularily those relating to road and rail transport and the provision of train services to visitors.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
28 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
28 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£615,111
Total Gross Expenditure
£543,830
Accounts Qualified
Yes
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
31 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£508,654
Total Gross Expenditure
£512,696
Accounts Qualified
Yes
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
10 February 2025
Date Accounts Received
10 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£555,408
Total Gross Expenditure
£870,183
Accounts Qualified
Yes
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
8 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
8 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£453,699
Total Gross Expenditure
£591,020
Accounts Qualified
Yes
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
27 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
27 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£433,288
Total Gross Expenditure
£490,415

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
28 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£615,111
Total Gross Expenditure
£543,830
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
100
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
31 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£508,654
Total Gross Expenditure
£512,696
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
544
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
10 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£555,408
Total Gross Expenditure
£870,183
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£1,500
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
541
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
8 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£453,699
Total Gross Expenditure
£591,020
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
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£17,752
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
98
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
27 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£433,288
Total Gross Expenditure
£490,415
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
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£42,524
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
93

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
28 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
186419
Income Other Trading Activities
73989
Income Charitable Activities
354703
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
615111
Income Legacies
124735
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£120,997
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£362,924
Expenditure Other
59909
Expenditure Total
543830
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
17073
Expenditure Support Costs
287402
Expenditure Depreciation
114817
Gain Loss Investment
1757
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£449,859
Assets Total Fixed
4429242
Assets Own Use
4403409
Assets Long Term Investment
25833
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£677,334
Assets Total Liabilities
£51,291
Assets Current Investment
6900
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,055,285
Creditors One Year Total Current
45812
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
5479
Assets Cash
£343,986
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
538227
Funds Restricted
4517058
Funds Total
5055285
Count Employees
3
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
31 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
79721
Income Other Trading Activities
85138
Income Charitable Activities
343795
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
508654
Income Legacies
10000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£122,470
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£353,853
Expenditure Other
36373
Expenditure Total
512696
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
21477
Expenditure Support Costs
298898
Expenditure Depreciation
115957
Gain Loss Investment
950
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£303,124
Assets Total Fixed
4476333
Assets Own Use
4452255
Assets Long Term Investment
24078
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£618,031
Assets Total Liabilities
£112,117
Assets Current Investment
6900
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,982,247
Creditors One Year Total Current
102471
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
9646
Assets Cash
£331,071
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
344380
Funds Restricted
4637867
Funds Total
4982247
Count Employees
4
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
10 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
99135
Income Other Trading Activities
75665
Income Charitable Activities
380608
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
555408
Income Legacies
20200
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£131,610
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£664,401
Expenditure Other
74172
Expenditure Total
870183
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
20284
Expenditure Support Costs
596731
Expenditure Depreciation
159598
Gain Loss Investment
3329
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
2062456
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£200,963
Assets Total Fixed
4590315
Assets Own Use
4567187
Assets Long Term Investment
23128
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£540,736
Assets Total Liabilities
£145,713
Assets Current Investment
6900
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,985,338
Creditors One Year Total Current
126067
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
19646
Assets Cash
£282,566
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
256275
Funds Restricted
4729063
Funds Total
4985338
Count Employees
4
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
MIDLAND RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1973-03-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 FEBRUARY 1973 AS AMENDED 5 NOVEMBER 1976 AND 11 JULY 1997. as amended on 20 Jul 2018 as amended on 06 Sep 2019 as amended on 06 Sep 2019 as amended on 06 Sep 2019
Charitable Objects
To advance the knowledge and understanding of the role played by the Midland Railway Company and its successors in technological and social development, both regionally and nationally, together with its links with communities and industry, for the benefit of the public, by the establishment and maintenance of a working museum and associated estate."Midland Railway Company and its successors" means the Midland Railway Company and its constituent companies, the London Midland and Scottish Railway and its constituent companies, British Railways Midland Region, subsequent companies operating trains on former Midland Railway lines and the continuing tradition of train building in Derby and Derbyshire;
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
231434
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
Charity Name Id
231413
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
MIDLAND RAILWAY - BUTTERLEY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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