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North Dorset Railway

Registered charity 1181851 CIO Registered since 2019

Operates: Dorset

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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.

7
trustees on the board
3.1y median 4y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
3.3y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1Recreation 1

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  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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Contact

Websitewww.northdorsetrailway.co.uk
Emailinfo@northdorsetrailway.co.uk
Phone01258860696
AddressSHILLINGSTONE STATION, STATION ROAD, SHILLINGSTONE, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 0SA

Finances

£164,268 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£114,357£55,358
2022£96,547£78,443
2023£125,791£113,587
2024£136,247£97,797
2025£164,268£102,789

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceRecreation

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Services

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE SECTION OF THE RAILWAY FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE SOMERSET AND DORSET JOINT RAILWAY RUNNING BETWEEN BLANDFORD FORUM IN DORSET AND TEMPLECOMBE IN SOMERSET (“THE RAILWAY”) AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE, ROLLING STOCK AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS IN PARTICULAR BY: 3.1 CARRYING OUT WORK TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE RAILWAY; 3.2 CARRYING OUT WORK TO ADVANCE TECHNICAL, HISTORICAL AND LOCAL EDUCATION ABOUT THE RAILWAY BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM OF STEAM AND OTHER RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK, EQUIPMENT AND RELATED ARTEFACTS AND BY CONSERVING BUILDINGS AND OTHER HISTORIC FEATURES; 3.3 OPERATING A HERITAGE RAILWAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND 3.4 PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES FOR TRAINING, TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN THE OPERATION OF THE HERITAGE RAILWAY AND RAILWAYS ELSEWHERE.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 04 Feb 2019 as amended on 17 Jun 2022 as amended on 12 May 2024

Trustees (7)

7trustees
0aged 70+

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