Industrial Railway Society

Registered charity 1177413 CIO Registered since 2018

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6y median 8y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

11.3y

average years in governance

7 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Other Charitable Purposes 8Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 2Education 1Finance 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Tamworth and Lichfield Methodist Circuit 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.irsociety.co.uk
Email	treasurer@irsociety.co.uk
Phone	07584041403
Address	16 Whitborn Close, MALVERN, Worcestershire, WR14 2SP

Finances

£90,267 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£84,067	£79,310
2022	£49,026	£74,109
2023	£85,582	£85,605
2024	£124,988	£97,802
2025	£90,267	£88,933

What it does

What

Other Charitable Purposes

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS AND LOCOMOTIVES PAST AND PRESENT. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT THE CIO MAY DO ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (I) PROMOTE ENCOURAGE AND CO-ORDINATE THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS AND LOCOMOTIVES PAST AND PRESENT. (II)INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS AND LOCOMOTIVES THROUGH PUBLICATIONS PROMOTIONS EXHIBITIONS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ITS ARCHIVE.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 05 Mar 2018

Trustees (8)

8trustees

66median age

1aged 70+

Succession outlook: 1 of 8 trustees are aged 70 or over.

IAN Robert Bendall Chair since 2018
Andrew Charles Smith since 2018
Clifford Harry Shepherdage 80 since 2018
Colin Paul Billinghurstage 66 since 2018
Dr John Nicholas Middleton since 2022
HUW Williams since 2018
Mark Richard Hamblyage 62 since 2026
Robert Edgar Turner since 2022

Connected charities (2)

Lichfield Methodist Church 1 shared trustee
Tamworth and Lichfield Methodist Circuit 1 shared trustee

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