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Registered charity · Shepton Mallet

Bala Lake Railway Trust

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £115k (2026)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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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
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Gwynedd
Website
www.balalakerailwaytrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2013

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£115k£82k
  • 2025£72k£35k
  • 2024£75k£85k
Earlier years
  • 2023£111k£235k
  • 2022£84k£112k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 70%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE AND EXHIBITION OF STEAM RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES AND OTHER RAILWAY ARTEFACTS, ESTABLISHING FACILITIES FOR THE SAFE-KEEPING AND EXHIBITION OF THEM AND THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF SUCH LOCOMOTIVES AND OTHER RAILWAY ARTEFACTS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLATE INDUSTRY OF NORTH WALES AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE REGIONS OF DINORWIC AND PENRHYN. IT IS TO ESTABLISH FACILITIES FOR THE SUSTAINABLE SAFE KEEPING AND EXHIBITION OF THEM AND THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION FOR EDUCATION AND LEARNING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF SUCH LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND ASSOCIATED ARTEFACTS OF THE SLATE INDUSTRY.

Grants received

3 grants · £89,000 total

360Giving 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 · £84,000 (2 grants)
  • SHAREGIFT · £5,000

Most recent

  • SHAREGIFT £5,0002025-10-17
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £48,2002020-06-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £35,8002017-03-24
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

12.8y median 13y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

17.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

1
company-linked trustees

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 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.

Professional services 7Business services 2Education 1

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£72k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1151841
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 12 FEB 2013
Contact on the register
01749342529 · info@balalakerailwaytrust.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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