01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050338
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB510JU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
This charity focuses on preserving heritage locomotives through several key strategies: Acquisition & Infrastructure: Securing rolling stock, spares, and specialised maintenance facilities to prevent deterioration. Operational Excellence: Delivery at heritage rail locations for storage and operation while implementing ISO quality, environmental, and safety standards. Knowledge & Skills: Cataloguing historical documentation and establishing training systems to pass on specialised engineering techniques and historical education. Sustainability & Outreach: Using blended digital platforms and 'real experiences' to engage the public.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The company's objects are: (a): The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science through the acquisition, restoration, preservation, operation and display for the public benefit of British diesel rail traction in a condition that was commonly operated by British Rail and others in Scotland during the 1980s. (b): The advancement of education, available to the public, through the development of formalised training and awareness delivered through assessed formal online training and 'hands-on' training and mentoring from experienced and competent professionals. This will include the development and storage for access of reference material from historic technical documents and observations for maintenance and operation of aforementioned rail traction.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £35,671 | £69,649 | 0 | 27 May 2026 |
| 31 May 2024 | £246,618 | £72,915 | 0 | 28 February 2025 |
| 31 May 2023 | £147,289 | £84,709 | 0 | 20 February 2024 |
| 31 May 2022 | £72,094 | £92,916 | 0 | 28 February 2023 |
| 31 May 2021 | £205,900 | £55,278 | 0 | 24 February 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Blockhouse , Bourtie , Inverurie , Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.80loco.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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