Causes
 X
Resources
 X
User Services
 X
home >> charity search >> the friends of the national railway museum
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

THE FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM 

Publish & distribute quarterly magazine. Arrange evening lectures. Introduce volunteers to the NRM. Publish books on railway topics. Promote the NRM's activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
miles

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£58£333£-276n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/21£376£172£204n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/20*£162£173£-10n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/19£297£205£93n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/18£105£81£24£0£0£0n/a030
31/12/17£148£175£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£141£152£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£94£140£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£107£119£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£251£225£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£95£114£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£120£77£43£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£268£53£214£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£105£106£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£85£63£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£78£236£-158£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£170£234£-64£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£243£141£103£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£180£147£32£0£0£0n/a00
Show more rows -->

Download accounts
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 47 years

www.nrmfriends.org.uk

nrm.friends@sciencemuseum.org.uk

01904636874

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 14 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/07/1977, number: 273829
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 31 days late,
Main office

NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM
LEEMAN ROAD
YORK
YO26 4XJ

Objectives

ENCOURAGEMENT, FOSTERING, ASSISTANCE AND PROMOTION IN ANY MANNER OF THE WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM INCLUDING WORK AND ACTIVITY CARRIED OUT JOINTLY OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OR ANY OTHER MUSEUM, ART GALLERY, PERSERVATION SOCIETY OR SIMILAR ORGANISATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
 The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
 Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
 In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more
Giving is Great
Share

LinkedIn

WhatsApp
Copy Link
×