East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited

Registered charity 1186648 Registered since 2019

Operates: Bury, Lancashire, Rochdale

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

7.2y median 7.5y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

14.2y

average years in governance

5 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Recreation 8Education/training 5Environment/conservation/heritage 4General Charitable Purposes 3

Commercial experience

Transport 17Arts and leisure 11Retail and trade 9

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

East Lancashire Railway Holdings Company Limited 4 shared trustees
East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited 2 shared trustees

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Contact

Website	www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
Email	finance.team@eastlancsrailway.co.uk
Phone	03333202830
Address	EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY, BOLTON STREET STATION, BOLTON STREET, BURY, BL9 0EY

Finances

£5,223,118 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£3,268,964	£2,895,099
2021	£4,572,583	£4,018,557
2022	£5,130,263	£5,245,761
2023	£5,538,367	£5,914,221
2024	£5,223,118	£5,623,128

What it does

What

Recreation

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND OPERATION OF THE EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY BY:A) THE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND OPERATION OF HERITAGE RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, STATION BUILDINGS, TRACK BETWEEN RAWTENSTALL AND HEYWOOD AND OTHER ASSOCIATED HERITAGE INFRASTRUCTURE; ANDB) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 DEC 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15 NOV 2019AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25 NOV 2019

Trustees (10)

10trustees

66median age

4aged 70+

Succession outlook: 4 of 10 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Alan LEEage 58 since 2018
Carl Phillipsage 47 since 2019
David Laylandage 69 since 2013
Graham Thorntonage 59 since 2018
Gary Thomasage 52 since 2021
Keith Whitmoreage 71 since 2022
Michael Kellyage 76 since 2018
Richard Lawage 78 since 2018
Robert Chapmanage 75 since 2020
Sean Michael Leaage 62 since 2021

Linked company (Companies House)

East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited · 02023981 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 29/05/1986

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

East Lancashire Railway Holdings Company Limited 4 shared trustees
East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited 2 shared trustees

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