DEAN FOREST LOCOMOTIVE GROUP — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 14 December 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £117,139
Latest expenditure: £76,617
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Dean Forest Locomotive Group (CIO), New Mills, Forest Road, LYDNEY, Gloucestershire, GL15 4ET

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

INCORPORATED AS A CIO ON THE 14 DECEMBER 2015 TO TAKE OVER THE WORK ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF AN UNINCORPORATED GROUP OF THE SAME NAME.THE CIO HAS CONTINUED TO PRESERVE, RESTORE, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ITS LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK FOR PUBLIC OPERATION AND EDUCATION, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR THOSE INVOLVED.

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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 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £117,139
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,617

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: 15 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £111,750
Total Gross Expenditure: £80,542

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: 11 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £108,273
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,906

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: 4 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £79,816
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,463

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: 8 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £75,585
Total Gross Expenditure: £61,697

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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 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £117,139
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,617
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: 25

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: 15 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £111,750
Total Gross Expenditure: £80,542
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: 25

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: 11 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £108,273
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,906
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: 25

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: 4 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £79,816
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,463
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: 140

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: 8 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £75,585
Total Gross Expenditure: £61,697
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: 137

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DEAN FOREST LOCOMOTIVE GROUP
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-12-14T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 14 Dec 2015 as amended on 11 Apr 2022
Charitable Objects: (1)TO ACQUIRE AND TAKE OVER ALL OR ANY PART OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PRESENT UNINCORPORATED BODY KNOWN AS THE DEAN FOREST LOCOMOTIVE GROUP (2)TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, LEARNING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT BY THE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, EXHIBITION AND OPERATION OF HERITAGE RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE SEVERN & WYE RAILWAY, RAILWAYS IN THE FOREST OF DEAN & GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR TO PRESERVE, OPERATE AND DISPLAY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FORMER GWR STEAM LOCOMOTIVE NO.5541 AND BR STEAM LOCOMOTIVE NO.9681 AT THE DEAN FOREST RAILWAY AND OTHER SUITABLE LOCATIONS.(3)TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LEARNING BY THE CONSERVATION AND EXHIBITION TO MUSEUM STANDARDS OF DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS OF HISTORIC, TECHNICAL AND ACADEMIC INTEREST ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND EQUIPMENT AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.(4)TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LEARNING BY THE PUBLICATION OF PAMPHLETS, BOOKLETS, PERIODICALS OR BOOKS RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, REBUILDING AND OPERATION OF THE LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK SO AS TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF PRESERVATION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 566234
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DFLG

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures