Vale of Rheidol Railway Limited (aka Vale of Rheidol Railway Ltd)
Overview
Vale of Rheidol Railway Limited's network
4 people6 organisationsi4 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Vale of Rheidol Railway Limited. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
4 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Clive Richard Higgs | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Jonathan Nichol McKie | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Patrick Keef | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Philip John Neville Ellis | Trustee |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Vale of Rheidol Trading Ltd 09146470 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 02188631, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Vale Of Rheidol Railway Ltd as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Vale Of Rheidol Railway Ltd as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 6 April 2016)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board
The board
4 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Clive Richard Higgs | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Jonathan Nichol McKie | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Patrick Keef | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Philip John Neville Ellis | Trustee |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Vale of Rheidol Trading Ltd 09146470 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 02188631, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Vale Of Rheidol Railway Ltd as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Vale Of Rheidol Railway Ltd as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 6 April 2016)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
4.7y
median 3y
Longest tenure
10y
since 2016
Years in governance
18.3y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
4
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 3 on the board
4 trustees on the board
- Dr Clive Richard Higgs since 2016
- Jonathan Nichol McKie since 2025
- Philip John Neville Ellis
- Patrick Keef since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Clive Richard Higgs since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Dr Clive Richard Higgs since 2016
- Jonathan Nichol McKie since 2025
- Philip John Neville Ellis
- Patrick Keef since 2023
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Environment/conservation/heritage 4
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Transport 4Construction 1Manufacturing 1
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Vale of Rheidol Railway Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 December.
Income and expenditure
6 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.
Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ||||||
| Total income | £348.13k | £1.63m | £11.14m | £2.37m | £2.06m | £7.55m |
| Total expenditure | £487.58k | £824.82k | £1.31m | £1.87m | £1.93m | £2.58m |
| Government income | ||||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Income by source | ||||||
| Donations and legacies | Not reported | £1.08m | £10.10m | £544.34k | £473.89k | £190.70k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Charitable activities | Not reported | £533.78k | £751.68k | £1.11m | £1.08m | £6.54m |
| Other trading activities | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £545.30k | £440.45k | £651.86k |
| Investments | Not reported | £3.18k | £16.53k | £2.32k | £65.69k | £168.98k |
| Endowments | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | Not reported | £19.19k | £270.62k | £174.26k | £4.88k | £4.50k |
| Expenditure by type | ||||||
| Charitable activities | Not reported | £824.82k | £1.31m | £1.87m | £1.64m | £2.14m |
| Raising funds | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £519 | £288.25k | £437.32k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £45.08k | £20.90k | £24.83k |
| Investment management | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from the register extract of 11 October 2026.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £7.27m | £17.29m | £17.82m | £9.94m | £10.41m |
| Long-term investments | £56.89k | £70.90k | £69.94k | £4.63m | £1.38m |
| Other assets | £1.03m | £1.08m | £1.09m | £6.19m | £10.87m |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £4.93m | £5.19m | £5.37m | £5.35m | £110.95k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £3.42m | £13.25m | £13.61m | £15.41m | £22.56m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £2.14m | £12.62m | £12.97m | £14.77m | £21.92m |
| Restricted funds | £651.55k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Endowment funds | £633.65k | £633.65k | £633.65k | £633.65k | £633.65k |
| Total funds | £3.42m | £13.25m | £13.61m | £15.41m | £22.56m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £1.09m | £1.15m | £1.16m | £10.82m | £12.25m |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 6 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | 13 October 2026 | 13 October 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | 8 October 2025 | 8 October 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | 15 October 2024 | 15 October 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | 26 October 2023 | 26 October 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | 26 September 2022 | 26 September 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | 19 October 2021 | 19 October 2021 | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 02188631 has made 38 accounts filings (1 amended filing included) since 1990. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 5 October 2026 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages |
| 31 December 2024 | 23 September 2025 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)34 pages |
| 31 December 2023 | 4 October 2024 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 December 2022 | 2 November 2023 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)40 pages |
| 31 December 2021 | 29 September 2022 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages |
| 31 December 2020 | 5 October 2021 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages |
| 31 December 2019 | 22 June 2021 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)41 pages |
| 31 December 2018 | 7 October 2019 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages |
| 31 December 2017 | 7 October 2018 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages |
| 31 December 2016 | 5 October 2017 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)44 pages |
| 31 December 2015 | 5 September 2016 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 December 2014 | 3 October 2015 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 31 December 2013 | 22 September 2014 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 December 2012 | 13 September 2013 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 December 2011 | 2 October 2012 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 December 2010 | 1 November 2011 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 December 2009 | 28 September 2010 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
| 31 December 2008 | 29 September 2009 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
| 31 December 2007 | 22 September 2008 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
| 31 December 2006 | 27 October 2007 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
| 31 December 2005 | 1 November 2006 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
| 31 December 2004 | 3 October 2005 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
| 31 December 2003 | 4 October 2004 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
| 31 December 2002 | 8 September 2003 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)6 pages |
| 31 December 2001 | 11 September 2002 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)6 pages |
| 31 December 2000 | 24 October 2001 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)6 pages |
| 31 December 1999 | 31 August 2000 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)10 pages |
| 31 December 1998 | 13 October 1999 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)6 pages |
| 31 December 1997 | 6 October 1998 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
| 31 December 1996 | 9 February 1998 | Amended: accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
| 31 December 1996 | 25 June 1997 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
| 31 December 1995 | 19 August 1996 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
| 31 December 1994 | 25 July 1995 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
| 31 December 1993 | 20 September 1994 | Small accounts | Not online |
| 31 December 1992 | 15 September 1993 | Small accounts | Not online |
| 31 December 1991 | 24 September 1992 | Small accounts | Not online |
| 31 December 1990 | 2 September 1991 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 December 1989 | 13 December 1990 | Small accounts | Not online |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
1 grantiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Total from published grants
£5k
£5,000
Grants
1
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
Oct 2016
13 October 2016
Grants awarded 13 October 2016.
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£5k2016
Funders
1 funder| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 1 | £5,000 | 2016 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 October 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | From Field to Market Restoration of the last Vale of Rheidol Cattle wa | £5,000 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
“
- (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.”
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authority: Ceredigion
- Area of benefit
- CEREDIGION
(OLD COUNTY CARDIGANSHIRE) as filed - 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 as filed - Register history
- 16 June 1999Registered
- Working name
- Vale of Rheidol Railway Ltd
- Previous name
- Crodall Limited
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 18 June 2025Memorandum and articles
- 18 June 2025Resolution
- 6 January 2024Memorandum and articles
- 6 January 2024Resolution
- 28 December 2023Statement of the company's objects
- 19 July 2005Resolution
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.rheidolrailway.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Vale of Rheidol Railway Limited
- Registered
- 1999