01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 24 April 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 2 June 2024 – 1 June 2025
- Latest income
- £8,893
- Latest expenditure
- £8,187
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Bridge View Light Railway, C/O RUSSELLS, MILL HILL, BAGINTON, COVENTRY, CV8 3AG
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.bvlrail.org.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Bridge View Light Railway (BVLR) is a 7 1/4 inch gauge heritage-themed miniature railway running alongside the river Sowe in Baginton, near Coventry. Building and operation is entirely by a group of enthusiasts and volunteers who welcome you to come and have a ride on our trains, discover our community project and to explore the grounds.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 2 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 1 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £8,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,187
- Fin Period Start Date
- 24 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 1 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 March 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £11,334
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,406
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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
- 2 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 1 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £8,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,187
- 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
- 24 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 1 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £11,334
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,406
- 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
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Coventry City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Warwickshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRIDGE VIEW LIGHT RAILWAY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-04-24T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Apr 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF RAILWAYS AND RAILWAY ENGINEERING BY THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A MINIATURE RAILWAY TO UTILISE TRADITIONAL RAILWAY PRACTICES.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 667435
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BRIDGE VIEW LIGHT RAILWAY COMMUNITY GROUP
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures