NORTH DORSET RAILWAY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 4 February 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £164,268
Latest expenditure: £102,789
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: SHILLINGSTONE STATION, STATION ROAD, SHILLINGSTONE, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 0SA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our volunteers are restoring Shillingstone Station on the old Somerset and Dorset Railway, with a section of the original line, to how it was in the 1950s/60s. Work includes the renovation of the station buildings, platforms and railway infrastructure, plus the restoration of heritage rolling stock. We have a small museum, shop and cafe, for the benefit of local residents, visitors and volunteers.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 14 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £164,268
Total Gross Expenditure: £102,789

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £136,247
Total Gross Expenditure: £97,797

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £125,791
Total Gross Expenditure: £113,587

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £96,547
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,443

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £114,357
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,358

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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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £164,268
Total Gross Expenditure: £102,789
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: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £136,247
Total Gross Expenditure: £97,797
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: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £125,791
Total Gross Expenditure: £113,587
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: 110

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £96,547
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,443
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: £6,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 80

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £114,357
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,358
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: £22,170
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NORTH DORSET RAILWAY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-02-04T00:00:00

Charity Name: NORTH DORSET RAILWAY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-12-16T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 3982117
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1087161
Assoc Charity Name: THE NORTH DORSET RAILWAY TRUST

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 04 Feb 2019 as amended on 17 Jun 2022 as amended on 12 May 2024
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE SECTION OF THE RAILWAY FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE SOMERSET AND DORSET JOINT RAILWAY RUNNING BETWEEN BLANDFORD FORUM IN DORSET AND TEMPLECOMBE IN SOMERSET (“THE RAILWAY”) AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE, ROLLING STOCK AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS IN PARTICULAR BY: 3.1 CARRYING OUT WORK TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE RAILWAY; 3.2 CARRYING OUT WORK TO ADVANCE TECHNICAL, HISTORICAL AND LOCAL EDUCATION ABOUT THE RAILWAY BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM OF STEAM AND OTHER RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK, EQUIPMENT AND RELATED ARTEFACTS AND BY CONSERVING BUILDINGS AND OTHER HISTORIC FEATURES; 3.3 OPERATING A HERITAGE RAILWAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND 3.4 PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES FOR TRAINING, TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN THE OPERATION OF THE HERITAGE RAILWAY AND RAILWAYS ELSEWHERE.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 605014
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE SHILLINGSTONE RAILWAY PROJECT

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures