Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Strong growth: +2
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Large volunteers +3
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE PONTYPOOL AND BLAENAVON RAILWAY COMPANY (1983) LIMITED

The Railway Company exists to operate the heritage railway including restoration and maintenance of railway diesel and steam locomotives, railway carriages, railway wagons, buildings and infrastructure. This is for the benefit, pleasure and education of members and visitors to the railway.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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	*	£216	£212	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	99
31/12/21	*	£272	£190	£81	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	162
31/12/20		£72	£126	£-54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/12/19		£314	£151	£162	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/12/18	*	£138	£112	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	80
31/12/17		£177	£118	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£179	£144	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	*	£248	£94	£155	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£33	£31	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	*	£108	£122	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	*	£52	£52	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£220	£216	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	*	£221	£222	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£333	£291	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£48	£42	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£39	£33	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£43	£41	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£31	£30	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£16	£19	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 40 years

www.pontypool-and-blaenavon.co.uk

info@bhrailway.co.uk

01495 792263

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire, Torfaen,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 25-80

ALEX SPENCER GOURLAY Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Service Engineer

CHRIS BARNES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Software Engineer

JOHN PATON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Railway Training

JOHN TURTON (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Reti

LINDA CAROLINE LEWIS Appointed: 2020

MR ALEX HINSHELWOOD, Occupation: Civil Engineer

MARCUS PERHAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Railway Wagon Fitter

ROBIN ANTHONY CORNELIUS Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Retired

SHAKIRA MAHABIR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Administrator, Other trusteeship: OPERASONIC CYF,

STEPHEN JOHN VINCENT Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/02/1984, number: 514809
Registered at Companies House on 31/10/1983, number: 01766049

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 156 days late, AR21: 9 days late, AR18: 53 days late, AR15: 43 days late, AR13: 17 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR10: 13 days late, AR06: 13 days late,

Main office

Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway
33 Broad Street
Blaenavon
PONTYPOOL
Gwent
NP4 9NF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTOR AND DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTION BY THE RESTORING TO WORKING ORDER, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE HISTORIC RAILWAY LINE OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF BETWEEN PONTYPOOLAND BLAENAVON IN THE COUNTY OF GWENT AND TO PRESERVE ANY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR AMENITIES NECESSARY TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE CHARACTER AND AMENITIES OF THE SAID RAILLWAY LINE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM)

Defined Area of Benefit:

PONYPOOL AND BLAENAVON IN THE COUNTY OF GWENT

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