Registered charity (CIO) · Southampton
Southern Electric Group CIO
Southern Electric Group CIO is a registered charity (number 1102973) based in Southampton, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £11k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 9 trustees
- Income £11k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Ashley Paul SaundersTrustee · since 2013
- Bryan Weldrick RaynerTrustee · since 2025
- Gregory David BeecroftTrustee · since 2025
- Iain Edwin WhitlamTrustee · since 2025
- John GoodrichTrustee · since 2025
- John Richard PiperTrustee · since 2019
- Peter Alan Watson BSC MciltTrustee · since 2016
- Peter StaveleyTrustee · since 2025
- Stuart David HicksTrustee · since 2017
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
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.southernelectric.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£11k£4k
- 2024£9k£3k
- 2023£15k£12k
Earlier years
- 2022£9k£7k
- 2021£10k£7k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN THE ELECTRIC (AND DIESEL-ELECTRIC) RAILWAY SYSTEM OF THE SOUTHERN REGION OF BRITISH RAILWAYS, ITS PREDECESSORS, AND ITS SUCCESSORS BY:A) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE UK FOR THE PUBLIC TO EXPERIENCE A JOURNEY IN THE ELECTRIC (AND DIESEL-ELECTRIC) RAILWAY SYSTEM.B) THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE & REPAIR OF SELECTED ITEMS OF ROLLING STOCK AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE SOUTHERN DC SYSTEM.C) THE MAINTENANCE OF A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL RECORDS INCLUDING ARTIFACTS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE ABOVE AND TO DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION BY ELECTRONIC OR PHYSICAL MEANS AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES.
Grants received
1 grant · £4,804 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 · £4,804
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Ashley Paul Saunders since 2013
- Bryan Weldrick Rayner since 2025
- Gregory David Beecroft since 2025
- Iain Edwin Whitlam since 2025
- John Goodrich since 2025
- John Richard Piper since 2019
- Peter Alan Watson BSC Mcilt since 2016
- Peter Staveley since 2025
- Stuart David Hicks since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Ashley Paul Saunders since 2013
- John Richard Piper since 2019
- Peter Alan Watson BSC Mcilt since 2016
- Stuart David Hicks since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Ashley Paul Saunders since 2013
- Bryan Weldrick Rayner since 2025
- Gregory David Beecroft since 2025
- John Goodrich since 2025
- John Richard Piper since 2019
- Peter Alan Watson BSC Mcilt since 2016
- Peter Staveley since 2025
- Stuart David Hicks since 2017
Portfolio (1)
- Iain Edwin Whitlam since 2025
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.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1102973
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSIONDATED 27 AUG 2025
- Contact on the register
- 02380670028 · payments@southernelectric.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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