Colne Valley Railway Preservation LTD

Registered charity 1157665 Registered since 2014

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5y median 4.5y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.2y

average years in governance

8 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 9Transport 3

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Contact

Website	www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk
Email	info@colnevalleyrailway.co.uk
Phone	01787461174
Address	Colne Valley Railways, Yeldham Road, Castle Hedingham, HALSTEAD, CO9 3DZ

Finances

£47,518 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£75,982	£26,281
2021	£79,121	£60,857
2022	£31,735	£30,405
2023	£21,672	£21,690
2024	£47,518	£28,691

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO A HISTORY OF (THE CENTRAL AREA OF) EAST ANGLIA AND THE COLNE VALLEY RAILWAY (AND ITS SUCCESSORS) IN PARTICULAR BY MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM AND BY RESTORING AND OPERATING A DEMONSTRATION RAILWAY, OPERATIONS, EQUIPMENT AND ENGINEERING CRAFTS

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 MAR 2014

Trustees (8)

8trustees

46median age

1aged 70+

Paul Lemonage 60 Chair since 2014
Adam Crootage 40 since 2025
David James Clewsage 35 since 2021
David Underwoodage 72 since 2025
Martin Jonathan Smithage 51 since 2022
Oliver Simonsage 30 since 2023
Sally Belinda Hallsage 65 since 2017
Stuart John Clarkage 31 since 2021

Linked company (Companies House)

Colne Valley Railway Preservation LTD · 08929040 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 07/03/2014

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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