Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Supporters Association — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 4 September 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
Latest income: £124,061
Latest expenditure: £138,361
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Lee Bolton Monier Williams, 1 The Sanctuary, LONDON, SW1P 3JT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Quarterly magazine; volunteering; heritage and interpretation centre; financial support for projects

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £124,061
Total Gross Expenditure: £138,361

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £304,415
Total Gross Expenditure: £138,603

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £82,084
Total Gross Expenditure: £110,188

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 17 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £103,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,402

Fin Period Start Date: 4 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £804,943
Total Gross Expenditure: £104,091

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 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £124,061
Total Gross Expenditure: £138,361
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 14

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £304,415
Total Gross Expenditure: £138,603
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £82,084
Total Gross Expenditure: £110,188
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £103,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,402
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 9

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 4 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £804,943
Total Gross Expenditure: £104,091
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 19

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 4 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 793914
Income Other Trading Activities: 11025
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 4
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 804943
Income Legacies: 5000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £572
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £103,519
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 104091
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 98170
Expenditure Governance: 5349
Expenditure Support Costs: 41029
Expenditure Depreciation: 1470
Gain Loss Investment: 2672
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £662,258
Assets Total Fixed: 599592
Assets Own Use: 2957
Assets Long Term Investment: 596635
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £113,597
Assets Total Liabilities: £9,665
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £703,524
Creditors One Year Total Current: 9665
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £111,992
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 662258
Funds Restricted: 41266
Funds Total: 703524
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Supporters Association
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-09-04T00:00:00

Charity Name: Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Supporters Association
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-04-13T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 4038140
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1127688
Assoc Charity Name: ROMNEY HYTHE AND DYMCHURCH RAILWAY ASSOCIATION

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 04 Sep 2020 as amended on 14 Jun 2023
Charitable Objects: TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE MINIATURE TRAINS AND ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS ON THE ROMNEY HYTHE & DYMCHURCH RAILWAY (THE "RAILWAY") FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION BY THE PROVISION OF A HERITAGE CENTRE AS WELL AS PROVIDING THE RAILWAY WITH FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 633329
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ROMNEY HYTHE AND DYMCHURCH RAILWAY ASSOCIATION (CIO)

Charity Name Id: 633192
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: RHDRA

Charity Name Id: 669575
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: RH&DR Supporters Association

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures