British Trolleybus Society
Registered charity 1033666 Registered since 1994
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
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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.
12 trustees on the board
- Dave Chick Chair
- Andrew John Barton
- BOB Rowe
- David Andrew Hall since 2020
- David Turner Beach since 1994
- Francis Roland Whitehead
- Graham Paul Bilbe
- Helen Elizabeth Cross since 2020
- John Clift Savage Btech Ceng since 2022
- Paul Christopher Dicken since 2020
- Paul David Weal since 2016
- Prof Francis Terry MA Fcilt since 1994
13.7y median 6y
average tenure
32y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- David Turner Beach since 1994
- Paul David Weal since 2016
- Prof Francis Terry MA Fcilt since 1994
15.8y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Andrew John Barton
- BOB Rowe
- David Andrew Hall since 2020
- David Turner Beach since 1994
- Francis Roland Whitehead
- John Clift Savage Btech Ceng since 2022
- Paul Christopher Dicken since 2020
- Paul David Weal since 2016
- Prof Francis Terry MA Fcilt since 1994
Portfolio (3)
- Dave Chick Chair
- Graham Paul Bilbe
- Helen Elizabeth Cross since 2020
6
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Arts/culture/heritage/science 12Education/training 12Environment/conservation/heritage 12
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 4Education 1Health and social care 1
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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£98k latest income
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- Sandtoft Transport Centre Limited 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Friends of Czech Heritage 1 shared trustee
- Bradford Trolleybus Association 1 shared trustee
- Mortimer (ST John's) Village Hall 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- John LA Rose Trust Similar size; both Environment
- Crewe Heritage Trust Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.britishtrolley.org.uk |
| btssecretary@britishtrolley.org.uk | |
| Phone | 07803 968272 |
| Address | 8 Glan Llyn, Ffordd Caergybi, LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLL, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, LL61 5YX |
Finances
£98,373 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £106,394 | £36,630 |
| 2022 | £57,673 | £47,915 |
| 2023 | £151,577 | £68,544 |
| 2024 | £60,656 | £88,409 |
| 2025 | £98,373 | £49,072 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AS TO THE OPERATION AND HISTORICAL INTEREST OF PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES BUT MORE PARTICULARLY THE TROLLEYBUS
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 14TH JANUARY 1994 as amended on 18 Oct 2025
Trustees (12)
12trustees
73median age
4aged 70+
- Dave Chickage band 70-74 Chair
- Andrew John Barton
- BOB Rowe
- David Andrew Hall since 2020
- David Turner Beach since 1994
- Francis Roland Whiteheadage band 75-79
- Graham Paul Bilbeage band 70-74
- Helen Elizabeth Crossage band 45-49 since 2020
- John Clift Savage Btech Ceng since 2022
- Paul Christopher Dickenage band 75-79 since 2020
- Paul David Weal since 2016
- Prof Francis Terry MA Fcilt since 1994
Connected charities (4)
- Sandtoft Transport Centre Limited 2 shared trustees
- Mortimer (ST John's) Village Hall 1 shared trustee
- Bradford Trolleybus Association 1 shared trustee
- The Friends of Czech Heritage 1 shared trustee
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