Registered charity (CIO) · Darlington
North Eastern Railway Association
- 10 trustees
- Income £43k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Neil MackayChair · since 2017
- Christine RichardsonTrustee · since 2018
- Claire Elizabeth WilliamsonTrustee · since 2017
- David John WilliamsonTrustee · since 2017
- Dr Alan TullyTrustee · since 2019
- Edward John OrwinTrustee · since 2023
- IAN William MitchellTrustee · since 2025
- John Mccree Scott MBE JPTrustee · since 2020
- Keith RichardsonTrustee · since 2018
- Peter SykesTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City, Sunderland, Kingston Upon Hull City, City Of York and more
- Website
- www.ner.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£43k£39k
- 2024£41k£32k
- 2023£37k£34k
Earlier years
- 2022£28k£27k
- 2021£42k£25k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF ALL THE RAILWAYS THAT HAVE OPERATED IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND, PARTICULARLY THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY ITS CONSTITUENTS AND SUCCESSORS. THE CIO WILL ACHIEVE THIS OBJECT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) COLLECTING AND PRESERVING HISTORICAL RECORDS, AND MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS. B) REGULARLY PUBLISHING A JOURNAL CONTAINING HISTORICALLY ACCURATE INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS. C) ARRANGING A PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS/EXHIBITIONS, OPEN TO MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC, TO DISSEMINATE ACCURATE INFORMATION. D) ENCOURAGING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ACCURATE MODELS OF THE STATED RAILWAYS' ROLLING STOCK, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATIONS. E) ENCOURAGING THE WRITING OF APPROPRIATE BOOKS AND THEIR PUBLICATION, WHICH EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. F) WORKING WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BODIES SUCH AS COMMUNITY RAIL PARTNERSHIPS AND TRAIN OPERATING COMPANIES TO PRODUCE SUCH GUIDE BOOKS AND STATION INFORMATION PANELS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Neil Mackay Chair since 2017
- Christine Richardson since 2018
- Claire Elizabeth Williamson since 2017
- David John Williamson since 2017
- Dr Alan Tully since 2019
- Edward John Orwin since 2023
- IAN William Mitchell since 2025
- John Mccree Scott MBE JP since 2020
- Keith Richardson since 2018
- Peter Sykes since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Neil Mackay Chair since 2017
- Christine Richardson since 2018
- Claire Elizabeth Williamson since 2017
- David John Williamson since 2017
- Dr Alan Tully since 2019
- Keith Richardson since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Neil Mackay Chair since 2017
- Christine Richardson since 2018
- Claire Elizabeth Williamson since 2017
- David John Williamson since 2017
- Dr Alan Tully since 2019
- Edward John Orwin since 2023
- IAN William Mitchell since 2025
- John Mccree Scott MBE JP since 2020
- Keith Richardson since 2018
- Peter Sykes 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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1164199
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 02 Nov 2015
- Contact on the register
- 07508223976 · secretary@ner.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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