RAVENGLASS RAILWAY MUSEUM TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 28 June 1976
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £41,348
Latest expenditure: £55,180
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Maudlands, Maude Street, Kendal, LA9 4QD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ravenglassrailwaymuseum.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Museum Operation & Other Charitable Purposes

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: 7 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £41,348
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,180

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: 7 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £36,885
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,395

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: 2 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £33,264
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,652

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: 24 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,023
Total Gross Expenditure: £60,690

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: 30 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £79,642
Total Gross Expenditure: £93,801

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: 7 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £41,348
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,180
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 24

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: 7 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £36,885
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,395
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 22

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: 2 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £33,264
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,652
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 22

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: 24 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,023
Total Gross Expenditure: £60,690
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,667
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 28

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: 30 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £79,642
Total Gross Expenditure: £93,801
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £45,191
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 29

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cumbria
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: RAVENGLASS RAILWAY MUSEUM TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1976-06-28T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 20 MAY 1976AS AMENDED ON 05 FEB 2016 as amended on 01 Jul 2025
Charitable Objects: The income of the Trust Fund shall be applied in such manner as the Trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time think fit for the following purposes for the educational benefit of students researchers and the public namely:-(a) The foundation and maintenance of a Railway Museum at Ravenglass(b) The conservation and control of flora and fauna in Ravenglass and Eskdale and their neighbourhood(c) The advancement of educationIn furtherance of the above objects but not otherwise the power:To arrange lectures, exhibitions, shows and similar functionsTo print publish and make available to the public by sale or otherwise of literature reproductions photographs and the likeTo make grants of money for the provisions of scholarships for study and research
Area Of Benefit: RAVENGLASS AND ESKDALE BOTH IN CUMBRIA AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 273967
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE ESKDALE (CUMBRIA) TRUST

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management