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home >> charity search >> welshpool and llanfair light railway preservation co. limited
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Deficit on trading: -1
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Volatile income -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY PRESERVATION CO. LIMITED

To advance the education of the public in the history and development of railway locomotion by the preservation of railway locomotives and/or rolling stock and/or historic railway lines
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,860,702 available, equivalent to 32 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • The accounts in the latest year show a significant deficit from trading activities
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£968£1,077£-108£0£3,113£2,86131.910250
31/12/22£1,215£953£262£141£3,190£2,99637.78250
31/12/21£1,512£926£586£0£2,961£2,76735.95250
31/12/20£587£558£29£0£2,340£2,16946.76250
31/12/19£711£733£-23£0£2,294£2,12934.86260
31/12/18£1,114£618£496£0£2,268£2,08940.660
31/12/17£596£742£-145£0£1,791£1,65926.850
31/12/16£588£563£25£0£1,919£1,75337.440
31/12/15£720£527£193£7£1,875£1,80441.130
31/12/14£479£595£-116n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£479£595£-116n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£476£585£-109n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£494£574£-80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10?£513£602£-89£132£1,984£1,91338.260
30/11/09£722£580£142£135£2,054£1,96140.660
30/11/08£504£478£26£127£1,903£1,77444.660
30/11/07£496£490£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/06£849£234£615n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/05£288£261£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/04£280£318£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 31.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 34 years
(64 years as a company)

www.wllr.org.uk

info@wllr.org.uk

01938810441

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
£31,800 19/03/2021
NL20: Community & Connections: Broadening the WLLR community through volunteering and learning.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
£7,800 16/11/2020
#15 Discovering the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Co Ltd
£35,200 20/05/2020
COVID19: Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Co Ltd
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Co Ltd
£22,800 24/03/2017
The African Train

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 57-81
  • ANDREW GEORGE CHARMAN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Journalist
  • ANNE-MARIE WRIGHT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
  • DAVID RICHARD JONES Appointed: 1992, Occupation: Farmer
  • HELEN MARGARET ASHBY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Museum Advisor
  • JOHN FORMAN Appointed: 1995, Occupation: Retail Specialist
  • MR STEVE CLEWS (Chair), Occupation: Head Of Engineering
  • PROFESSOR IAIN SINCLAIR MCLEAN, Occupation: Professor Of Politics
  • PETER ANTHONY GREEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
  • ROBERT ANDREW MASON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Finance Director
  • ROBERT ANDREW ROBINSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Clerk To Local Council
  • RYK PARKINSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • SIMON JOHN BOWDEN Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Project Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/09/1990, number: 1000378
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/01/1960, number: 00646238
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
Llanfair Station
Pool Road
Llanfair Caereinion
WELSHPOOL
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Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTION BY THE PRESERVATION OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES AND/OR ROLLING STOCK AND/OR HISTORIC RAILWAY LINES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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