Registered charity (CIO) · Swindon
Swindon Model Railway Club
Swindon Model Railway Club is a registered charity (number 1206661) based in Swindon, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by John Stephens since 2024. Latest income £7k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 11th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £7k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Swindon
- Website
- www.swindonmodelrailwayclub.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2024
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£7k£6k
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CLUB ARE TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FOSTER A GENERAL INTEREST IN MODEL RAILWAYS, RAILWAYS AND ALLIED PURSUITS, AND IN PARTICULAR TO ENCOURAGE A HIGH STANDARD OF MODELLING AMONGST THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB
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
- John Stephens Chair since 2024
- Andrew Bowdidge since 2025
- Norman Gage since 2025
- Richard John Noble Barrass since 2025
- Robert Ballantyne since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- John Stephens Chair since 2024
- Andrew Bowdidge since 2025
- Norman Gage since 2025
- Richard John Noble Barrass since 2025
- Robert Ballantyne since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1206661
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 23 Jan 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01793770862 · secretary@swindonmodelrailwayclub.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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