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Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne

Tanfield Railway Trust Limited

Objects 4 The charity?s objects (?Objects?) are: (1) To advance the education of the public in all matters related to the Tanfield Railway between East Tanfield in the County of Durham and Sunniside in the Borough of Gateshead (hereinafter called...

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £263k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Gateshead, Durham
Website
www.tanfield-railway.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Tanfield Railway Trust Limited
Registered
1998

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£263k£65k
  • 2024£75k£15k
  • 2023£113k£61k
Earlier years
  • 2022£48k£91k
  • 2021£58k£65k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

Objects 4 The charity?s objects (?Objects?) are: (1) To advance the education of the public in all matters related to the Tanfield Railway between East Tanfield in the County of Durham and Sunniside in the Borough of Gateshead (hereinafter called ?the Railway? and railways, associated transport and industries in general. (2) To advance and conserve the heritage of the Railway, and railways in general for the benefit of the public, of all ages and backgrounds.

Grants received

3 grants · £85,000 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £30,0002006-09-25
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £50,0002003-06-27
  • Northern Rock Foundation £5,0002002-10-11
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.

5 trustees on the board

2.5y median 1.5y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

26.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

5
company-linked trustees

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

Environment/conservation/heritage 5

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 8Manufacturing 2Retail and trade 2

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£263k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1072449
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 AUGUST 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 MAY 1998. CERTIFICATE UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25 NOVEMBER 1996 as amended on 04 Aug 2019 as amended on 08 Apr 2026 as amended on 08 Apr 2026 as amended on 01 Jun 2026 as amended on 01 Jun 2026
Companies House
Company number 03232794 · Active
Contact on the register
07880801261 · trust@tanfield-railway.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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