East Kent Railway Trust

Registered charity 1095790 Registered since 2003

Operates: Kent

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5y median 1y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.7y

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 5Environment/conservation/heritage 5General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Transport 7Professional services 1

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Contact

Website	www.eastkentrailway.co.uk
Email	enquiries@eastkentrailway.co.uk
Phone	01304 832042
Address	18 FERNFIELD, HAWKINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 7EB

Finances

£80,438 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£64,921	£62,394
2022	£103,307	£87,000
2023	£116,648	£106,026
2024	£72,788	£73,611
2025	£80,438	£79,990

What it does

What

Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

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Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY FURTHERING INTEREST AND APPRECIATION OF RAILWAY LINES, EQUIPMENT, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AND STEAM IN PARTICULAR TO INCREASE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE EAST KENT LIGHT RAILWAY BY RESTORING AND PRESERVING RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, VEHICLES AND OTHER ARTEFACTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST AND BUILDINGS CONNECTED THEREWITH FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND THE PRESERVING OF BOOKS, DRAWINGS, RECORDS, DOCUMENTS, SOUND AND VISUAL RECORDINGS, CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS AND PHOTOGRAPHS RELATING TO SUCH ARTEFACTS AND VEHICLES, THEIR HISTORY AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT, AND DISPLAYING THE SAME.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 24 NOVEMBER 2002 as amended on 25 Aug 2021 as amended on 26 Feb 2023

Trustees (5)

5trustees

77median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 5 trustees are aged 70 or over.

David John Harrisage 79 Chair since 2014
Alan James Hodgesage 77 since 2016
Carol Cotterage 76 since 2025
Mark Watson since 2025
Matthew Plewsage 42 since 2025

Linked company (Companies House)

East Kent Railway Trust · 04294363 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 26/09/2001

2 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Dover District Lions Club Charitable Trust Fund 1 shared trustee

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