Derwent Valley Light Railway Society
Registered charity 1161623 CIO Registered since 2015
Operates: North Yorkshire, East Riding Of Yorkshire, City Of York
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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
- Craig Benton Chair since 2018
- Allan Briggs since 2022
- Anthony Edward Simons since 2019
- Elizabeth Joanne Downes since 2019
- Ian Bilton since 2026
- Michael Sugden since 2025
- Michael Wilcox since 2025
- Paul Palmer since 2025
- Stephen John Lawrence since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Craig Benton Chair since 2018
- Anthony Edward Simons since 2019
- Elizabeth Joanne Downes since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Allan Briggs since 2022
- Elizabeth Joanne Downes since 2019
- Ian Bilton since 2026
- Michael Wilcox since 2025
- Paul Palmer since 2025
- Stephen John Lawrence since 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Craig Benton Chair since 2018
- Anthony Edward Simons since 2019
- Michael Sugden 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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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- York Area Group of North York Moors Railway 1 shared trustee
- Appleby Frodingham Railway-Scunthorpe 1 shared trustee
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Limited 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Hazards Forum Similar size; both Environment
- Surrey Campaign to Protect Rural England Limited Similar size; both Environment
- Forest School Harrow Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.dvlr.org.uk |
| info@dvlr.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01904738928 |
| Address | YORKSHIRE MUSEUM OF FARMING, MURTON PARK, MURTON LANE, MURTON, YORK, YO19 5UF |
Finances
£27,342 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £20,430 | £42,411 |
| 2022 | £21,902 | £16,708 |
| 2023 | £32,000 | £26,000 |
| 2024 | £39,560 | £38,330 |
| 2025 | £27,342 | £21,604 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides ServicesCharitable objects
(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY AND RAILWAYS IN GENERAL, BY THE PRESERVATION AND OPERATION OF THE HISTORIC UNIQUE RAILWAY LINE OF THE DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF.(2) TO ADVANCE AND CONSERVE THE HERITAGE OF THE DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY, AND RAILWAYS IN GENERAL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, BY THE PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF HERITAGE LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK, HERITAGE RAILWAY BUILDINGS AND OTHER HISTORIC RAILWAY STRUCTURES, HERITAGE RAILWAY SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, AND RAILWAY ARCHIVES, HISTORICAL RECORDS AND ARTEFACTS.
Governing document: CIO - Association Registered 12 May 2015 as amended on 05 Apr 2025
Trustees (9)
- Craig Bentonage band 35-39 Chair since 2018
- Allan Briggs since 2022
- Anthony Edward Simons since 2019
- Elizabeth Joanne Downes since 2019
- Ian Bilton since 2026
- Michael Sugden since 2025
- Michael Wilcox since 2025
- Paul Palmer since 2025
- Stephen John Lawrenceage band 70-74 since 2023
Connected charities (3)
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Limited 1 shared trustee
- Appleby Frodingham Railway-Scunthorpe 1 shared trustee
- York Area Group of North York Moors Railway 1 shared trustee
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