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Combe Rail

Registered charity 1164083 CIO Registered since 2015

Operates: Devon

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Board DNA

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6
trustees on the board
6.5y median 7.5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
9y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6Environment/conservation/heritage 6Recreation 6

Commercial experience

Education 3Business services 1Dormant 1

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Contact

Websitewww.combe-rail.org.uk
Emailinfo@combe-rail.org.uk
Phone07899967221
AddressTHE OLD SCHOOL, ALTON BARNES, MARLBOROUGH, SN8 4LB

Finances

£886 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£5,496£6,767
2022£3,972£1,368
2023£1,925£5,006
2024£1,106£1,838
2025£886£871

What it does

What

Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageRecreation

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

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Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HERITAGE OF THE IFRACOMBE TO BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY BY RESTORING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE RAILWAY LINE.”(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE RAILWAY AND ITS CONNECTIONS WITH THE LOCALITIES THROUGH WHICH IT RAN, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS, RELICS ANDDOCUMENTS CONNECTED WITH THE RAILWAY AND CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY ANDOPERATION OF THE RAILWAY AND THE STUDY OF ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE LOCAL AREA DURING THETIME IT RAN, IN PARTICULAR THE HOLIDAY TRAFFIC AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCHRESEARCH AND STUDY.(3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFAREFOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCHFACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ORSOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Governing document: CIO - Association Registered 23 Oct 2015

Trustees (6)

6trustees
43median age
0aged 70+

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