01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 22 February 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £916,140
- Latest expenditure
- £17,295
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Station House, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, EX31 4SD
Website recorded by the regulator: https://yvt.org.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Trust supports the preservation and eventual restoration of the southern section of the former L&B railway route, from Wistlandpound and Barnstaple, by financially aiding projects such as the purchase of sections of trackbed, restoration/rebuilding of historic features, and conservation management along the former railway route. The Trust works with Exmoor Associates CIC.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 25 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £916,140
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,295
- Fin Period Start Date
- 22 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £239,768
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,823
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 25 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £916,140
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,295
- 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
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 22 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £239,768
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,823
- 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
- 4
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Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 25 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 907110
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 9030
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 916140
- Income Legacies
- 855907
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,295
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 17295
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5820
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5820
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £130,707
- Assets Total Fixed
- 226550
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 226550
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £910,995
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £755
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,136,790
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 755
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £910,995
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 130707
- Funds Restricted
- 1006083
- Funds Total
- 1136790
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- 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
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BARNSTAPLE & YEO VALLEY RAILWAY TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-02-22T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 22 FEB 2023 AS AMENDED ON 14 OCT 2025AMENDED ON 15 NOV 2025AMENDED TO CIO ASSOCIATION 15 NOV 2025
- Charitable Objects
- (1) THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE FORMER LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAY, TO INCLUDE TRACKBED, STATIONS, BRIDGES, VIADUCTS, CULVERTS, CUTTINGS, OUT BUILDINGS, ADJACENT LAND (E.G. WOODLAND) AND ANY ROLLING STOCK THAT THE TRUST MAY BUY, STORE, BORROW, OR LOAN.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY AND OPERATION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED RAILWAY AND RAILWAYS GENERALLY BY THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF HISTORIC ARTEFACTS, RELICS AND DOCUMENTS OF THE RAILWAY OR RAILWAYS, CARRYING OUT OF RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY AND OPERATION OF THE RAILWAY OR RAILWAYS GENERALLY, THE STUDY OF LOCAL HISTORY IN RELATION THERETO AND THE PUBLICATION OR OTHER DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND STUDY, AND BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING FACILITIES FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN THE RESTORATION AND OPERATION OF THE RAILWAY OR RAILWAYS IN GENERAL.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 659710
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- YEO VALLEY TRUST
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Paying staff