The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Institution of Railway Signal Engineering

Registered charity 1046999 Registered since 1995

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark

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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.

25
trustees on the board
4.2y median 3y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
10
trustees past 6 years
8.9y
average years in governance
24 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
10
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 8Professional services 5Construction 1

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Contact

Websitewww.irse.org
Emailhq@irse.org
Phone02078081180
Address1 BIRDCAGE WALK, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, UK, SW1H 9JJ

Finances

£1,446,165 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£886,353£931,939
2021£918,851£999,540
2022£1,152,004£1,216,729
2023£1,250,301£1,265,654
2024£1,446,165£1,444,806

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

A) THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF SIGNALLING (WHICH SHALL MEAN THE WHOLE OF THE APPARATUS, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL OR OTHERWISE, METHODS, REGULATIONS AND PRINCIPLES WHEREBY THE MOVEMENT OF RAILWAY OR OTHER TRAFFIC IS CONTROLLED) BY THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH, THE COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL AND THE HOLDING OF CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND MEETINGSB) THE MAINTENANCE OF HIGH STANDARDS OF PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL CARE AMONGST THOSE WORKING WITHIN THE INDUSTRY AND PROMOTION OF IMPROVED SAFETY STANDARDS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/11/1912AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/04/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/04/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/04/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/11/2013 as amended on 27 Apr 2018 as amended on 02 Nov 2021 as amended on 16 Jan 2026

Trustees (25)

25trustees
59median age
2aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Institution of Railway Signal Engineering · 00125685 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 03/12/1912

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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