Registered charity · Keighley
The Friends of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
The Friends of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a registered charity (number 1032933) based in Keighley, governed by 14 trustees and chaired by Mr S Bray since 2017. Latest income £204k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 14 trustees
- Income £204k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Mr S BrayChair · since 2017
- Barry SlaterTrustee · since 2020
- David Maurice PetytTrustee · since 2018
- Dr Matthew John StrohTrustee · since 2023
- Graham WayTrustee · since 2021
- John HinchcliffeTrustee · since 2023
- Katharine Aynge CarltonTrustee · since 2019
- Mr I PurkisTrustee · since 2018
- MR K JonesTrustee
- MR N WardTrustee
- MR T EnglandTrustee
- Mrs A TarranTrustee · since 2018
- MRS M JonesTrustee · since 2011
- Paul SetonTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Bradford City
- Website
- kwvrfriends.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1994
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£204k£220k
- 2024£123k£33k
- 2023£33k£93k
Earlier years
- 2022£69k£13k
- 2021£62k£67k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE PRESERVATION RESTORATION MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF SUCH OF THE STRUCTURES BUILDINGS PLANT LOCOMOTIVES ROLLING STOCK AND EQUIPMENT ON OR ADJACENT TO THE RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN KEIGHLEY AND OXENHOPE WEST YORKSHIRE AS ARE OF HISTORIC CULTURAL ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST OR EXHIBIT CRAFTMANSHIP WORTHY OF PRESERVATION.
Grants received
2 grants · £769,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £769,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
14 trustees on the board
- Mr S Bray Chair since 2017
- Barry Slater since 2020
- David Maurice Petyt since 2018
- Dr Matthew John Stroh since 2023
- Graham Way since 2021
- John Hinchcliffe since 2023
- Katharine Aynge Carlton since 2019
- MR K Jones
- MR N Ward
- MR T England
- MRS M Jones since 2011
- Mr I Purkis since 2018
- Mrs A Tarran since 2018
- Paul Seton since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Mr S Bray Chair since 2017
- Barry Slater since 2020
- David Maurice Petyt since 2018
- Katharine Aynge Carlton since 2019
- MRS M Jones since 2011
- Mr I Purkis since 2018
- Mrs A Tarran since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Mr S Bray Chair since 2017
- Barry Slater since 2020
- David Maurice Petyt since 2018
- Graham Way since 2021
- Mr I Purkis since 2018
- Mrs A Tarran since 2018
- Paul Seton since 2023
Portfolio (7)
- Dr Matthew John Stroh since 2023
- John Hinchcliffe since 2023
- Katharine Aynge Carlton since 2019
- MR K Jones
- MR N Ward
- MR T England
- MRS M Jones since 2011
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1032933
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 19 JAN 1994AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 11 JAN 2015AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 06 NOV 2022
- Contact on the register
- 01535645214 · hello@kwvrfriends.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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