Registered charity · Devon
The Robey Trust Limited
- 4 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Devon
- Website
- www.therobeytrust.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Robey Trust Limited
- Registered
- 2001
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024£28k£19k
- 2023£25k£18k
Earlier years
- 2022£27k£23k
- 2021£34k£40k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 28%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ALL RESPECTS OF THE DESIGN, BUILDING, FUNCTION MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF STEAM AND OTHER ENGINES, PLANT APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT AND IN PARTICULAR ENGINES MADE BY ROBEY OF LINCOLN, AND TO THIS END TO ACQUIRE, RESTORE, OPERATE, PRESERVE AND DISPLAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, STEAM VEHICLES AND OTHER HISTORIC ENGINES, ESPECIALLY ITEMS OF THE ROBEY MANUFACTURE.
Grants received
1 grant · £50,000 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £50,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Alexander C F Masters Chair since 2016
- Bryan Edwards
- Hywel Roger Edwards since 2018
- Jack Ayland since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Alexander C F Masters Chair since 2016
- Hywel Roger Edwards since 2018
- Jack Ayland since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Alexander C F Masters Chair since 2016
- Bryan Edwards
- Hywel Roger Edwards since 2018
- Jack Ayland since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1089025
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30 MAY 2001.
- Companies House
- Company number 04225304 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07805541192 · Companysecretary@therobeytrust.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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