Furness Railway Trust
Registered charity 1163073 CIO Registered since 2015
Operates: Cumbria, Lancashire, North Yorkshire
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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
- Timothy David Owen Chair since 2019
- Alan Middleton since 2018
- James KAY since 2017
- John Dixon since 2019
- Keith Brewer since 2017
- MR Mike Rigg since 2018
- Peter VAN Zeller since 2019
- Paul Harry Balshaw since 2022
- Sam Andrew Middleton since 2022
7y median 7y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Timothy David Owen Chair since 2019
- Alan Middleton since 2018
- James KAY since 2017
- John Dixon since 2019
- Keith Brewer since 2017
- MR Mike Rigg since 2018
- Peter VAN Zeller since 2019
15.6y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Timothy David Owen Chair since 2019
- James KAY since 2017
- John Dixon since 2019
- Keith Brewer since 2017
- MR Mike Rigg since 2018
- Paul Harry Balshaw since 2022
- Sam Andrew Middleton since 2022
Portfolio (2)
- Alan Middleton since 2018
- Peter VAN Zeller since 2019
3
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Environment/conservation/heritage 9Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1Religious Activities 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.
Manufacturing 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 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.
incomespending£70k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
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
- Ravenglass Railway Museum Trust 1 shared trustee
- Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Preservation Society Trust 1 shared trustee
- Thornton Methodist Church 1 shared trustee
- Ravenglass Railway Museum Trust 1 shared trustee
- Muncaster Parish Hall 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Rodley Nature Reserve Trust Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.furnessrailwaytrust.org.uk |
| frt@furnessrailwaytrust.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01539558701 |
| Address | 105 Station Road, Cark in Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7NY |
Finances
£69,753 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £20,988 | £47,699 |
| 2021 | £42,269 | £28,434 |
| 2022 | £58,737 | £46,992 |
| 2023 | £54,901 | £50,153 |
| 2024 | £69,753 | £60,908 |
What it does
What
Environment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesCharitable objects
TO ESTABLISH A RAILWAY MUSEUM
Governing document: CIO - Association Registered 10 Aug 2015
Trustees (9)
9trustees
77median age
2aged 70+
- Timothy David Owen Chair since 2019
- Alan Middletonage band 80-84 since 2018
- James KAYage band 50-54 since 2017
- John Dixon since 2019
- Keith Brewer since 2017
- MR Mike Rigg since 2018
- Peter VAN Zellerage band 75-79 since 2019
- Paul Harry Balshaw since 2022
- Sam Andrew Middleton since 2022
Connected charities (5)
- Ravenglass Railway Museum Trust 1 shared trustee
- Ravenglass Railway Museum Trust 1 shared trustee
- Muncaster Parish Hall 1 shared trustee
- Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Preservation Society Trust 1 shared trustee
- Thornton Methodist Church 1 shared trustee
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