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South West Main Line Steam Company

Registered charity 1043581 Registered since 1995

Operates: Dorset, Somerset

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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.

5.6y median 3y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11.2y
average years in governance
1
company-linked trustees

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  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
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Contact

Websitewww.yeovilrailway.freeservers.com
Emailyeovilrailway@hotmail.com
Phone07970594797
AddressYEOVIL RAILWAY CENTRE, YEOVIL JUNCTION STATION, STOFORD, YEOVIL, SOMERSET, BA22 9UU

Finances

£121,089 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£43,780£37,649
2022£81,665£80,203
2023£114,174£77,018
2024£126,094£110,080
2025£121,089£90,668

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

A) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC FOR THE CONSERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF ITEMS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST FORMERLY ASSOCIATED WITH LAND TRANSPORT BETWEEN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CONNECTED WITH THE FORMER LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL FORMS OF LAND TRANSPORT OF THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES , AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE HISTORY OF THE LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE CHARITY MAY PRESERVE, CONSTRUCT, DEVELOP, RESTORE, MAINTAIN AN OPERATE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE TURNTABLE, WATER TOWER AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES AT YEOVIL AND FACILITIES FOR THE OPERATION OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AT YEOVIL AND ELSEWHERE

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 MAY 1994 AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED ON 29 OCTOBER 2001

Trustees (11)

11trustees
73median age
6aged 70+
Succession outlook: 6 of 11 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

South West Main Line Steam Company · 02929246 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 16/05/1994

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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