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The Deltic Preservation Society Limited

The Deltic Preservation Society Limited is a registered charity (number 1098733) based in Derbyshire, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Murray Brown. Latest income £156k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

Also known as D.P.S. (Charity Commission)

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £156k (2025)

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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
Derbyshire
Website
www.thedps.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Deltic Preservation Society Limited
Registered
2003

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£156k£158k
  • 2024£94k£111k
  • 2023£126k£126k
Earlier years
  • 2022£102k£61k
  • 2021£87k£68k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PRESERVATION, OPERATION AND EXHIBITION OF LOCOMOTIVES OF HISTORIC AND SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE ESPECIALLY THE DELTIC DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE2. TO PROVIDE WORKING EXHIBITS OF LOCOMOTIVES AND RELATED ROLLING STOCK FOR STUDY BY AND FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY MAINTAINING THEM IN MAIN LINE WORKING ORDER3. TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN THE PRESERVATION OF DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT THAT IS OF HISTORIC AND SCIENTIFIC VALUE

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.

9 trustees on the board

7.7y median 6y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

15.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

9
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 9Environment/conservation/heritage 9Arts/culture/heritage/science 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 9Arts and leisure 3Retail and trade 3

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£156k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1098733
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 MARCH 1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21 SEPTEMBER 2002 AND 8 MARCH 2003
Companies House
Company number 02587015 · Active
Contact on the register
07860 898097 · antony.kornas@thedps.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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