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home >> charity search >> the derwent and wye valley railway trust limited
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 4
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE DERWENT AND WYE VALLEY RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED

The charitiy objectives are to acquire, restore, preserve and operate a representative collection of heritage railway buildings, structures, rolling stock and artefacts fo use by, exhibition to and for the education of the public in the infrastructure, management and operation of railways between Ambergate and Buxton in the County of Derbyshire.
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Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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£9£1£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£5£3£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£2£6£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£13£7£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£15£3£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£20£39£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£3£5£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£4£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£3£6£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£18£4£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£1£15£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£7£1£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£7£3£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£32£1£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years

WWW.DWVRT.CO.UK

dwvrtrust@gmail.com

01629 580381

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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 The Derwent and Wye Valley Railway Trust Limited
£223,353 16/02/2023
Bridging the Past Project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Derwent and Wye Valley Railway Trust Limited
£10,000 23/01/2018
Derwent & Wye Valley Railway Trust – tracking our heritage

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-81
  • BENJAMIN RILEY Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Doctor
  • DAVID LATHROPE (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: None
  • MARK EDWARD SEALEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed Engineer
  • NIGEL RICHARD CARABINE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • RUSSELL MORGAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • SUSAN SANDRA MORGAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/05/2005, number: 1109543
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/11/2004, number: 05285448
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; all on time
Main office

Rowsley South Station
Harrison Way
Darley Dale
MATLOCK
Derbyshire
DE4 2LF

Objectives

TO OBTAIN, RESTORE, PRESERVE, AND OPERATE A REPRESENTATIVE COLLECTION OF HERITAGE RAILWAY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, ROLLING STOCK AND ARTEFACTS FOR USE BY, EXHIBITION TO AND FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, MANAGEMENT AND THE OPERATION OF RAILWAYS BETWEEN AMBERGATE AND BUXTON IN THE COUNTY OF DERBYSHIRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

AMBERGATE AND BUXTON IN THE COUNTY OF DERBYSHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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