Registered charity · Bradford-on-Avon
Somerset and Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
- 9 trustees
- Income £666k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Stephen LaceyChair · since 2016
- Barrie PapworthTrustee · since 2018
- Brian LitherlandTrustee · since 2018
- Christopher RuddickTrustee · since 2022
- John Ronald BaxterTrustee
- Joseph CosgraveTrustee · since 2020
- Malcolm BartonTrustee · since 2020
- Philip Howard JonesTrustee · since 2014
- Roger BurfittTrustee · since 2018
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Bath And North East Somerset, Somerset
- Website
- www.sdjr.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
- Registered
- 1995
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£666k£588k
- 2024£127k£51k
- 2023£106k£86k
Earlier years
- 2022£114k£75k
- 2021£107k£81k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(1) THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION AND USE OF ANY SECTION OF THE FORMER SOMERSET & DORSET JOINT RAILWAY CALLED IN THIS DOCUMENT "THE RAILWAY". THIS TO INCLUDE TRACKBED, STATIONS, BRIDGES, VIADUCTS, CULVERTS, CUTTINGS, OUT BUILDINGS, ADJACENT LAND (E.G. WOODLAND) AND ANY RUNNING STOCK THAT THE TRUST MAY BUY, STORE, BORROW, OR LOAN.(2) THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF HISTORIC ARTEFACTS, RELICS AND DOCUMENTS OF THE RAILWAY OR RAILWAYS IN LINE WITH THE COMPANY’S ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL POLICY.(3) THE CARRYING OUT OF RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY AND OPERATION OF THE RAILWAY OR RAILWAYS GENERALLY, THE STUDY OF LOCAL HISTORY IN RELATION THERETO AND THE PUBLICATION OR OTHER DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND STUDY.(4) THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS GENERALLY AND THE RAILWAY IN PARTICULAR.(5) THE PROVISION OF RECREATION FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, OLD AGE, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES; AND(6) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING FACILITIES FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN THE RESTORATION AND OPERATION OF THE RAILWAY OR RAILWAYS IN GENERAL
Grants received
1 grant · £48,900 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 · £48,900
Most recent
- 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.
9 trustees on the board
- Stephen Lacey Chair since 2016
- Barrie Papworth since 2018
- Brian Litherland since 2018
- Christopher Ruddick since 2022
- John Ronald Baxter
- Joseph Cosgrave since 2020
- Malcolm Barton since 2020
- Philip Howard Jones since 2014
- Roger Burfitt since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Stephen Lacey Chair since 2016
- Barrie Papworth since 2018
- Brian Litherland since 2018
- Joseph Cosgrave since 2020
- Malcolm Barton since 2020
- Philip Howard Jones since 2014
- Roger Burfitt since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Stephen Lacey Chair since 2016
- Barrie Papworth since 2018
- Brian Litherland since 2018
- Christopher Ruddick since 2022
- John Ronald Baxter
- Joseph Cosgrave since 2020
- Malcolm Barton since 2020
- Philip Howard Jones since 2014
- Roger Burfitt since 2018
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1045547
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28/03/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/10/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/09/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 SEP 2016
- Companies House
- Company number 03038464 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07957911451 · jbsdjr@btinternet.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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