The Friends of the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum

Registered charity 1179579 Registered since 2018

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Sierra Leone

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.4y median 8y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

12.7y

average years in governance

5 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 9Environment/conservation/heritage 4Education/training 2General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 7Other services 6Business services 4

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Preservation CO. Limited 1 shared trustee
The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust 1 shared trustee
World Ship Society LTD. 1 shared trustee
The Otford Society 1 shared trustee
The Friends of the National Railway Museum 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Preservation CO. Limited 1 shared trustee
The Otford Society 1 shared trustee
World Ship Society LTD. 1 shared trustee
The Friends of the National Railway Museum 1 shared trustee
The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust 1 shared trustee
The Westminster Chamber Orchestra Charitable Trust Similar size; both Arts and culture

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Contact

Website	www.sierraleonerailwaymuseum.org
Email	foslnrm@outlook.com
Phone	07805612995
Address	141 MANOR DRIVE NORTH, YORK, YO26 5SD

Finances

£22,151 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£5,538	£5,105
2022	£47,622	£29,866
2023	£9,039	£15,934
2024	£6,016	£5,528
2025	£22,151	£6,448

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Other FinanceProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ENCOURAGEMENT, FOSTERING, ASSISTANCE AND PROMOTION IN ANY MANNER OF THE WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF THE SIERRA LEONE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM (‘THE MUSEUM’) INCLUDING WORK AND ACTIVITY SANCTIONED OR REQUESTED BY THE SIERRA LEONE MINISTRY OF TOURISM & CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND CARRIED OUT JOINTLY WITH THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SIERRA LEONE, OR ANY OTHER MUSEUM, ART GALLERY, PRESERVATION SOCIETY OR SIMILAR ORGANISATION PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT NO PART OF THE TRUST FUND SHALL IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE PAID, APPLIED OR USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS NOT A CHARITABLE PURPOSE.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 28 MAY 2014

Trustees (9)

9trustees

67median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 9 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Anthony John Coullsage 52 since 2014
Christopher James William Sutton since 2025
Christopher Michael Whitehouseage 73 since 2022
Helen Margaret Ashbyage 67 since 2014
Iain Mccallage 52 since 2020
Steve Davies since 2014
Sir Philip Williams Bart since 2018
Timothy John Procter since 2023
William David Bickers-Jonesage 74 since 2017

Connected charities (5)

The Friends of the National Railway Museum 1 shared trustee
The Otford Society 1 shared trustee
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Preservation CO. Limited 1 shared trustee
The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust 1 shared trustee
World Ship Society LTD. 1 shared trustee

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