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Great Western Preservations Limited

Registered charity 1122630 Registered since 2008

Operates: Oxfordshire

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Board DNA

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9
trustees on the board
5.1y median 4y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
12.5y
average years in governance
6 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
7
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 9Environment/conservation/heritage 9Arts/culture/heritage/science 1General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 6Other services 1Property 1

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Contact

Emailjohn.ohagan@didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
Phone01235817200
AddressDIDCOT RAILWAY CENTRE, DIDCOT, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 7NJ

Finances

£0 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£0£0
2022£0£0
2023£0£0
2024£0£0
2025£0£0

What it does

What

Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

3. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ("THE OBJECTS ") ARE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:-A) THE ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE FORMER GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF SUCH LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AS MAY BE OR MAY HAVE BEEN PRESERVED BY THE CHARITY OR GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED AND THE CARING FOR ANY OTHER LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK R OTHER EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY AD RELICS OF HISTORICAL OPERATIONAL AND GENERAL INTEREST AND HISTORICAL VALUE WHICH MAY BELONG TO MEMBERS OF THE CHARITY OR GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED OR TO ANY OTHER PERSONS AND THE MAKING AVAILABLE FOR DISPLAY AND DEMONSTRATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE CHARITYB) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY AND A COLLECTION OF MODELS, DESIGNS, DRAWINGS AND OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHARITY AND RAILWAYS IN GENERAL WHICH SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE PUBLIC AT REASONABLE TIMES.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 SEPTEMBER 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23 JAN 2008.

Trustees (9)

9trustees
64median age
2aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Great Western Preservations Limited · 02007483 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 07/04/1986

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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