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DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1161623 · organisation 5049645

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
12 May 2015
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£27,342
Latest expenditure
£21,604
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: YORKSHIRE MUSEUM OF FARMING, MURTON PARK, MURTON LANE, MURTON, YORK, YO19 5UF

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Derwent Valley Light Railway Society (DVLRS) operates and maintains the last remaining stretch of the original Derwent Valley Light Railway (DVLR) that ran from York Foss Islands to Cliff Common near Selby. The railway is operated on behalf of and within the bounds of the Yorkshire Museum of Farming (YMF) at Murton, York, as an integral part of the Museum.

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
22 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
22 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£27,342
Total Gross Expenditure
£21,604
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
27 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
27 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£39,560
Total Gross Expenditure
£38,330
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
29 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£32,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£26,000
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
18 September 2023
Date Accounts Received
18 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£21,902
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,708
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
1 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
1 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£20,430
Total Gross Expenditure
£42,411

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
22 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£27,342
Total Gross Expenditure
£21,604
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
50
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
27 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£39,560
Total Gross Expenditure
£38,330
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
50
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
29 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£32,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£26,000
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
40
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
18 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£21,902
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,708
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
40
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
1 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£20,430
Total Gross Expenditure
£42,411
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
38

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
North Yorkshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
East Riding Of Yorkshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
City Of York
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY SOCIETY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2015-05-12T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - Association Registered 12 May 2015 as amended on 05 Apr 2025
Charitable Objects
(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY AND RAILWAYS IN GENERAL, BY THE PRESERVATION AND OPERATION OF THE HISTORIC UNIQUE RAILWAY LINE OF THE DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF.(2) TO ADVANCE AND CONSERVE THE HERITAGE OF THE DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY, AND RAILWAYS IN GENERAL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, BY THE PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF HERITAGE LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK, HERITAGE RAILWAY BUILDINGS AND OTHER HISTORIC RAILWAY STRUCTURES, HERITAGE RAILWAY SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, AND RAILWAY ARCHIVES, HISTORICAL RECORDS AND ARTEFACTS.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
551583
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
DVLRS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Volunteer management