Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

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

Overall GiG Score: 6

NORTH DORSET RAILWAY

Our volunteers are restoring Shillingstone Station on the old Somerset and Dorset Railway, with a section of the original line, to how it was in the 1950s/60s. Work includes the renovation of the station buildings, platforms and railway infrastructure, plus the restoration of heritage rolling stock. We have a small museum, shop and cafe, for the benefit of local residents, visitors and volunteers.

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 have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is predominantly male
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/09/23	£125,791	£113,587	£12,204	110
30/09/22	£96,547	£78,443	£18,104	80
30/09/21	£114,357	£55,358	£58,999	100
30/09/20	£413,464	£69,325	£344,139	90
30/09/19	£0	£0	£0	80

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.northdorsetrailway.co.uk

info@northdorsetrailway.co.uk

01258860696

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Dorset,

Who it helps

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

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN VICTOR WHIFFEN Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: GILLINGHAM LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY,

DIANA WEST Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: WEST STOUR VILLAGE HALL,

GAVIN COLLINS Appointed: 2022

GRAHAM COOKE Appointed: 2021

JONATHAN JENKINS (Chair) Appointed: 2021

PHIL JACQUES Appointed: 2023

RICHARD GILES Appointed: 2023

ROBIN WYATT Appointed: 2023

WILLIAM ROWLAND APPELBEE Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/02/2019, number: 1181851

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE NORTH DORSET RAILWAY TRUST on 16/12/2020

Main office

SHILLINGSTONE STATION
STATION ROAD
SHILLINGSTONE
BLANDFORD FORUM
DORSET
DT11 0SA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE SECTION OF THE RAILWAY FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE SOMERSET AND DORSET JOINT RAILWAY RUNNING BETWEEN BLANDFORD FORUM IN DORSET AND TEMPLECOMBE IN SOMERSET (“THE RAILWAY”) AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE, ROLLING STOCK AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS IN PARTICULAR BY: 3.1 CARRYING OUT WORK TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE RAILWAY; 3.2 CARRYING OUT WORK TO ADVANCE TECHNICAL, HISTORICAL AND LOCAL EDUCATION ABOUT THE RAILWAY BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM OF STEAM AND OTHER RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK, EQUIPMENT AND RELATED ARTEFACTS AND BY CONSERVING BUILDINGS AND OTHER HISTORIC FEATURES; 3.3 OPERATING A HERITAGE RAILWAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND 3.4 PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES FOR TRAINING, TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN THE OPERATION OF THE HERITAGE RAILWAY AND RAILWAYS ELSEWHERE.

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