01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 31 December 1974
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £0
- Latest expenditure
- £0
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 5 LAURISTON CLOSE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8TU
Website recorded by the regulator: 5Lauristonclosedarlington.dl38tu (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The main purpose of the trust is the preservation and care of exhibits donated to the museum since 1975. The museum itself is now supervised and controlled by Darlington Borough Council.
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
- 3 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- 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
- 21 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,000
- 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
- 3 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- 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
- 6 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- 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
- 21 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
04 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Darlington
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Durham
- Welsh Ind
- No
05 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- 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
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
06 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DARLINGTON RAILWAY MUSEUM TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1974-12-31T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 12 NOVEMBER 1974
- Charitable Objects
- AA) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF DARLINGTON IN THE COUNTY OF DURHAM AND OF VISITORS THERETO TO ACQUIRE AFREEHOLD OR LONG LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN AND TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE THE RAILAY STATION AT NORTH ROAD, DARLINGTON AS A PLACE OF HISTORICAL INTEREST AND EDUCATIONAL VALUE. B) TO ACQUIRE FOR PRESERVATION, OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORT AND TO ACCUMULATE A COLLECTION OF SUCH OBJECTS FOR EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC. C) TO ESTABLISH AT NORTH ROAD STATION A STUDY CENTRE FOR USE BY PERSONS INTERESTED IN RESEARCHING INTO AND RECORDING TRANSPORT HISTORY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3).
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management