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Hayling Light Railway Limited

Hayling Light Railway Limited is a registered charity (number 1197020) based in Hayling Island, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Cliff Robinson since 2021. Latest income £245k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £245k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes
Where
Hampshire
Website
www.haylinglightrailway.org (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Hayling Light Railway Limited
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£245k£245k
  • 2024£216k£166k
  • 2023£212k£155k
Earlier years
  • 2022£132k£90k

Income trend, 2022 to 2025.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND ALL ASPECTS OF NARROW-GAUGE LIGHT RAILWAYS AND GENERAL TRANSPORT HERITAGE, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON HAYLING ISLAND AND THE HAMPSHIRE AREA FOR ALL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND AIMS WHICH MAY BE CONNECTED THEREWITH. TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT OF HISTORICAL INTEREST INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES AND OTHER HISTORIC EQUIPMENT USED OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THE OPERATION AND RUNNING OF RAILWAYS. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY TRAINING IN CRAFT, ENGINEERING, BUSINESS AND ALL OTHER SKILLS PERTINENT TO THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF A HERITAGE RAILWAY AS THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE. TO DEVELOP A HERITAGE CENTRE WITH A VIEW TO PRESENTING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES ABOUT THE LOCAL HISTORY OF HAYLING ISLAND AND ALSO TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE, VISITORS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ABOUT ITS HERITAGE.

Board analysis

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.

5 trustees on the board

4.2y median 5y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
5.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

5
company-linked trustees

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

General Charitable Purposes 5

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Transport 5Professional services 1Tech and media 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£245k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1197020
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 SEP 2021
Companies House
Company number 13452960 · Active
Contact on the register
07902446340 · haylinglightrailway@yahoo.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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