Rother Valley Railway Heritage Trust

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Finances

£2,258,676 latest income

What it does

Charitable objects

(1) To preserve for the benefit of Kent and East Sussex and of the Nation, the historical architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in around Kent and East Sussex in buildings (including any buildings as defined in section 336 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) or structures of particular beauty or historical architectural or constructional interest; and/or(2) To preserve for the public benefit, and to advance the education of the public in, railway lines, equipment and buildings, and their heritage, in particular, but not exclusively, by:a. building, restoring, maintaining, managing and operating railway lines;b. building, maintaining, managing and operating museums connected with railways;c. building, restoring, maintaining, managing and operating buildings, facilities and other structures or arrangements required for the operation of railways;d. delivering educational workshops, talks and materials to the public; e. restoring and managing rolling stock, carriages and artefacts connected with railways

Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST MADE 17 JANUARY, 2001. as amended on 28 Jul 2025

Trustees (9)

• David John Felton FCA
• David William Keayage 69 since 2017
• David James Slackage 58 since 2016
• Gardner Savill Crawley BSc, Fice
• Helen Caroline Douglas since 2025
• Michael Clifford Hart
• Richard Michael Arblaster since 2025
• Richard Broydage 77 since 2017
• Stephen Murfitt since 2022

Connected charities (10)

• Strata Florida Trust 1 shared trustee
• Almshouse Charity of Letitia Cornwallis 1 shared trustee
• The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways Trust (Ymddiriedolaeth Rheilffyrdd Ffestiniog AC Eryri) 1 shared trustee
• The 5BEL Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of West Buckrose in the Diocese of York 1 shared trustee
• North Yorkshire Moors Railway Trust 1 shared trustee
• Modern Electric Tramways Limited 1 shared trustee
• OLD Maidstonian Trust 1 shared trustee
• Rotary Club of Tenterden Charitable Purposes Fund 1 shared trustee
• Duke of Lancaster's Foundation 1 shared trustee