The Gelert Trust

Registered charity 1171674 CIO Registered since 2017

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8.1y median 9y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

8.4y

average years in governance

11 vs 0 portfolio

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Sector coverage

Education/training 11General Charitable Purposes 11

Commercial experience

Transport 3Retail and trade 1

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Contact

Website	https://gelert-trust.org.uk/
Phone	01214291017
Address	38 Woodbourne Road, Smethwick, B67 5LZ

Finances

£1,060 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£948	£144
2021	£880	£0
2022	£910	£60
2023	£1,597	£60
2024	£1,060	£60

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/training

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

1.TO HOLD AND PRESERVE HISTORIC NARROW GAUGE STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE LOCOMOTIVE ÔGELERTÖ (BAGNALL WORKS NUMBER 3050 OF 1953) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUCH ITEMS.2.TO PRESERVE MAINTAIN OPERATE DISPLAY AND EXHIBIT THE TRUSTÆS ARTEFACTS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, APPRECIATION, INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS, STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT.3.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PRESERVING AND PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN THE TRADITIONAL OPERATIONAL AND ENGINEERING SKILLS INVOLVED IN RUNNING AND MAINTAINING IN SERVICE NARROW GAUGE STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT, AND BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN THOSE ACTIVITIES.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Feb 2017

Trustees (11)

11trustees

78median age

1aged 70+

Andrew Goodwin since 2017
David Allan since 2017
Graham Farrage 78 since 2017
John Kerr since 2017
Lewis Dittrich since 2017
Martyn Owen since 2017
Mark Seale since 2018
Myles Jones since 2021
Neil Evans since 2017
Nigel Watkinson since 2017
Robert Menzies since 2022

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