Railway Benevolent Institution

Registered charity 206312 Registered since 1964

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.8y median 3y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.2y

average years in governance

8 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 11General Charitable Purposes 11Disability 10Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Commercial experience

Finance 4Arts and leisure 2Other services 1

Boards that share trustees

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK 1 shared trustee
Studio Wayne Mcgregor Limited 1 shared trustee
Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust 1 shared trustee

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Studio Wayne Mcgregor Limited 1 shared trustee
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK 1 shared trustee
Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.railwaybenefitfund.org.uk
Email	info@railwaybenefitfund.org.uk
Phone	03452412885
Address	1st Floor, Millenium House, 40 Nantwich Road, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 6AD

Finances

£580,204 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£404,636	£633,460
2022	£583,028	£826,452
2023	£415,501	£839,669
2024	£555,520	£810,715
2025	£580,204	£668,514

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE AGED OR DISABLED OR NECESSITOUS RAILWAYMEN, THEIR SPOUSES OR CHILDREN, OR OTHER RELATIVES OR PERSONS WHO WERE IMMEDIATELY AND WHOLLY OR PARTLY DEPENDENT UPON THEM.

Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 29/12/1949, RULES AND BYE LAWS ADOPTED 28/5/1951, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 15 OF ROYAL CHARTER, AMENDMENTS APPROVED BY ORDER OF COUNCIL DATED 13/8/1965 AND 27/10/1993 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF THE COMMISSIONERS DATED 28TH MARCH 1994AS AMENDED ON 01 MAR 2018AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 15 SEP 2025

Trustees (11)

11trustees

53median age

1aged 70+

David Horne Chair since 2024
Anna-Jane Hunterage 43 since 2026
Ciaran Thomas Barrage 53 since 2017
Faye Rebecca Scadden since 2023
Fiona Irvine since 2025
Janet Elizabeth Goodlandage 71 since 2013
Margaret Joyce Simpson since 2019
Michael Joseph Cash since 2021
Paula Jane Hayes since 2016
Samantha Turner since 2024
Stuart Mackcracken since 2025

Connected charities (3)

Studio Wayne Mcgregor Limited 1 shared trustee
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK 1 shared trustee
Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust 1 shared trustee

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