Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 2

RAILWORLD

Railworld operates as a visitor attraction - Our aim to Entertain and Educate about Sustainable Transport,Co2 Emissions.Volunteers of all ages and creeds have built Model and Garden Railways, and the habitat creative Wildlife Haven - Helping to emphasise the important links between Our Man-Made World and Our Natural World. Our Education Centre shows informative, entertaining films.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

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
31/03/23		£81	£67	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/22		£104	£62	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/21		£69	£60	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/20		£136	£78	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/19		£99	£89	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/18		£79	£62	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£56	£124	£-68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£60	£81	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£62	£66	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£34	£64	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£420	£81	£338	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£79	£92	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£89	£105	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£24	£151	£-127	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£882	£129	£754	£68	£1,088	£1,064	99.3	2	0
31/03/08		£76	£96	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£280	£73	£207	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£62	£34	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£19	£28	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£81	£28	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 39 years

www.railworld.org.uk

info@railworld.org.uk

07746922707

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Peterborough City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
200 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Bristol Sleepout
£500	28/03/2022	Land Aid helps young people who are or have been homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness in the future. Through a unique network of corporate partners, they invest funding and expertise where ....more Land Aid helps young people who are or have been homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness in the future. Through a unique network of corporate partners, they invest funding and expertise where they can achieve lasting impact.
National Lottery Community Fund - Railworld Wildlife Haven - Safe Access
£9,850	06/03/2020 4	The organisation will use the funding to create a new access to the learning space for people with mobility issues. This will help more in the community be able to easily access the site and continue ....more The organisation will use the funding to create a new access to the learning space for people with mobility issues. This will help more in the community be able to easily access the site and continue to benefit from the activities run.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Pedestrian and Cycle Ramp
£10,000	19/08/2015 12	The organisation will use the funding to create a pedestrian and cycling path linking the groupâ€™s site and riverside area. This will enable the group to remove an unofficial pathway and ....more The organisation will use the funding to create a pedestrian and cycling path linking the groupâ€™s site and riverside area. This will enable the group to remove an unofficial pathway and replace it with a safe, flat and accessible route so that all visitors can access and benefit from the outdoor areas and walking routes.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-75

BERNARD WILFRED TYSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

BRIAN PEARCE MBE (Chair), Occupation: Retired

BARRY PENNILL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Trustee

DEAN JOHNSON Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Director

DR DOROTHY BALL Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Teacher, Other trusteeships: THE WANSFORD ROAD CIO, THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN CAMBRIDGESHIRE AREA QUAKER MEETING CHARITIES,

PHILIP MARSHALL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Landscape Architect, Other trusteeship: THE WANSFORD ROAD CIO,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/04/1985, number: 291515
Registered at Companies House on 01/03/1985, number: 01891491

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR10: 60 days late,

Main office

RAILWORLD
OUNDLE ROAD
PETERBOROUGH
PE2 9NR

Objectives

3.1 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AS PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS RANGE OF MEASURES TO COMBAT HUMAN INDUCED CLIMATE CHANGE;3.2 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN AIL ASPECTS OF RAILWAY TRAVEL AS A WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED FORM OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT, AND3.3 TO CREATE AN ECO-TRANSPORT CENTRE TO BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE AFORESAIDPURPOSES; AND3.4 TO PROMOTE THE RESEARCH AND STUDY OF MAN'S MOBILITY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE WORLD AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND3.5 TO EMPHASISE THE ROLE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION CENTRES IN CONTRIBUTING TO MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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