The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Vale of Rheidol Railway Limited

Registered charity 1076037 Registered since 1999

Operates: Ceredigion

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Board DNA

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4
trustees on the board
4.7y median 3y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
18y
average years in governance
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 4

Commercial experience

Transport 4Construction 1Manufacturing 1

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Contact

Websitewww.rheidolrailway.co.uk
Phone01970625819
AddressVale Of Rheidol Railway, Park Avenue, ABERYSTWYTH, Dyfed, SY23 1PG

Finances

£2,064,740 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£348,126£487,578
2021£1,634,355£824,817
2022£11,136,279£1,306,685
2023£2,371,692£1,871,092
2024£2,064,740£1,931,271

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

“(i) To advance the education of the public and to promote research (including the publication of the useful results of such research) in matters concerning narrow gauge railways including, but not limited to, the narrow gauge railway in the County of Cardigan and which extends from Aberystwyth to Devils Bridge and is known as the Vale of Rheidol Railway and of other railways or tramways which are or may be worked or operated in conjunction or connection therewith and (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) matters concerning the history, buildings, tramways, rolling stock, machinery and equipment, the historical operation, the restoration and the current operation of the Vale of Rheidol Railway; (ii) For the public benefit to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for the recreation and other leisure time operation in the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving conditions of life including, but not limited to, the provision of facilities connected with the Vale of Rheidol Railway, its restoration, maintenance and operation and facilities for pedestrian access to the countryside through which the Vale of Rheidol runs; and(iii) The establishment maintenance and support of museums or other institutions partly or wholly devoted to the preservation and public display of railway equipment and relics of historic educational or operational interest.”

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 NOVEMBER 1987AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 10 OCTOBER 1997, 22 JANUARY 1988, 3 JUNE 1988, 28 APRIL 1999 AND 4 APRIL 2005 as amended on 06 Jan 2024 as amended on 06 Jun 2025

Trustees (4)

4trustees
69median age
2aged 70+
Succession outlook: 2 of 4 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

Vale of Rheidol Railway Limited · 02188631 · Active

Private Limited Company · incorporated 04/11/1987

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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