01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 28 October 2015
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00519844
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £2,322,617
- Latest expenditure
- £2,451,964
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Seaton Tramway, Riverside Depot, Harbour Road, Seaton, EX12 2NQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.tram.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Seaton Tramway provides a link back to the heritage of branch lines and epitomizes the post-war development of domestic leisure and tourism. Today the Tramway has a unique role in connecting Seaton and the Jurassic Coast with the environmental assets of the Axe Valley.
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
- 27 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,322,617
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,451,964
- 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
- 20 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,049,126
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,269,816
- 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
- 17 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,955,359
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,888,640
- 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
- 20 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,621,698
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,861,954
- 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
- 2 August 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,167,918
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,679,732
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
- 27 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,322,617
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,451,964
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 65
- 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
- 20 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,049,126
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,269,816
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 59
- 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
- 17 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,955,359
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,888,640
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £20,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 52
- 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
- 20 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,621,698
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,861,954
- 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
- £5,000
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 33
- 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
- 2 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,167,918
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,679,732
- 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
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £120,141
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 33
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
- 27 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 238411
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 675182
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1379174
- Income Investments
- 2
- Income Other
- 29848
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2322617
- Income Legacies
- 35185
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £702,139
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,749,825
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2451964
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 303096
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 264022
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,549,950
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6409862
- Assets Own Use
- 6409862
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £183,263
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £780,418
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,812,707
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 589914
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 190504
- Assets Cash
- £26,775
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5549950
- Funds Restricted
- 262757
- Funds Total
- 5812707
- Count Employees
- 65
- 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
- 20 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 81458
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 629796
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1251892
- Income Investments
- 760
- Income Other
- 85220
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2049126
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £629,022
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,640,794
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2269816
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 267864
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 267864
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 245926
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6461593
- Assets Own Use
- 6461593
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £237,945
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £730,139
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,969,399
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 438958
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 291181
- Assets Cash
- £37,830
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5695386
- Funds Restricted
- 274013
- Funds Total
- 5969399
- Count Employees
- 59
- 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
- 17 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 347196
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 433446
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1159556
- Income Investments
- 1765
- Income Other
- 13396
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1955359
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £392,032
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,496,608
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1888640
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 247230
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 247230
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 174588
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6026659
- Assets Own Use
- 6026659
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £528,262
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £364,833
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,190,088
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 211135
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 153698
- Assets Cash
- £408,370
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5633484
- Funds Restricted
- 556604
- Funds Total
- 6190088
- Count Employees
- 52
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 20 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 104232
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 424334
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1083272
- Income Investments
- 275
- Income Other
- 9585
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1621698
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £371,690
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,490,264
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1861954
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2746
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 213516
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 183680
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,022,370
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5947272
- Assets Own Use
- 5947272
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £599,928
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £423,831
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,123,369
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 215323
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 208508
- Assets Cash
- £434,211
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5837838
- Funds Restricted
- 285531
- Funds Total
- 6123369
- Count Employees
- 51
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 2 August 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 702357
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 382954
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1032076
- Income Investments
- 54
- Income Other
- 50477
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2167918
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £306,936
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,372,796
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1679732
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2433
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 188376
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 164582
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -934
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £595,548
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6011080
- Assets Own Use
- 6011080
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £839,586
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £487,041
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,363,625
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 210683
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 276358
- Assets Cash
- £716,431
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6022370
- Funds Restricted
- 341255
- Funds Total
- 6363625
- Count Employees
- 50
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MODERN ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2015-10-28T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19 MAY 1953AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16/10/2015AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25/09/2015
- Charitable Objects
- THE ONLY OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:3.1.1 SECURE THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, ENHANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF FEATURES OF HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL INTEREST INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF AN ELECTRIC TRAMWAY AND NARROW GAUGE HERITAGE TRAMS;3.1.2 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC:(A) IN THE HISTORY, HERITAGE AND OPERATION OF TRAMWAYS AND NARROW GAUGE HERITAGE TRAMS; AND(B) MORE GENERALLY IN THE NATIVE WILDLIFE, FLORA AND FAUNA OF DEVON AND DORSET; AND3.1.3 ADVANCE THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; AND3.1.4 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES AS THE DIRECTORS, IN THEIR DISCRETION, DETERMINE.WHERE THE AREA OF BENEFIT MEANS THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 556989
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- MODERN ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS
- Charity Name Id
- 556990
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- SEATON TRAMWAYS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures