Overall GiG Score: -10 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3

GCR ROLLING STOCK TRUST 

Aims are:1. Rescue remaining rolling stock of the former Great Central Railway, to protect and restore, maintain for operational use and public instruction and enjoyment2. Develop undercover storage and workshop facilities3. Encourage traditional skills in wood and metal working and their transfer to next generations and create a centre of excellence for historic vehicle restoration
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

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
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 24 years

gcr-rollingstocktrust.co.uk

gcrrollingstocktrust@live.co.uk

01664444545

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UN SDGs
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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
31/07/22£14£22£-8n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/07/21£37£6£31n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/07/20*£28£12£16n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/07/19£52£17£36n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/07/18£14£24£-10£0£0£0n/a010
31/07/17£22£12£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£17£24£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£9£7£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£11£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/13£9£7£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£3£5£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11£13£3£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/10*£11£2£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/09£12£14£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/08£14£14£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/07£25£17£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/06£9£7£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£12£7£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£10£6£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 77-84
  • JOHN QUICK Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Analytical Chemist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/08/2000, number: 1082199
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/02/2000, number: 03927595
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 18 days late, AR10: 53 days late,
Main office

THE BUNGALOW
MELTON ROAD
SCALFORD
MELTON MOWBRAY
LE14 4UD

Objectives

1)TO PROTECT, PRESERVE,ESTABLISH AND ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSPORT HERITAGE EDUCATION AND PRESERVATION BODY ENGAGED SOLELY WITH ROLLING STOCK AND ARTEFACTS OF THE FORMER GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAYII)TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN RELATION TO THE HISTORY AND THE USE OF GCR ROLLING STOCK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIGENOUS INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND TO BROADCAST SUCH INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OFFERING RESEARCH RESULTS FOR PUBLICATION AND THROUGH PRESENTATIONS BY SEMINARS,MEETINGS AND DISPLAYS TO APPROPRIATE PUBLICS.III)TO PROVIDE THE FACILITY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, INCLUDING THE TRANSFER OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF HISTORIC GCR RAILWAY AND ROAD VEHICLES,THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE TO DEVELOP PRACTICAL CRAFTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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