The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways Trust (Ymddiriedolaeth Rheilffyrdd Ffestiniog AC Eryri)
Registered charity 239904 Registered since 1966
Operates: Gwynedd
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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
- Dr John Denys Charles Anstice Prideaux CBE Chair since 2015
- David Richard Jones since 2024
- Dr David Rhys Gwyn OBE since 2017
- Nigel Ferrier Burbidge since 2025
- Richard Broyd
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr John Denys Charles Anstice Prideaux CBE Chair since 2015
- Dr David Rhys Gwyn OBE since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- David Richard Jones since 2024
- Dr David Rhys Gwyn OBE since 2017
- Nigel Ferrier Burbidge since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Dr John Denys Charles Anstice Prideaux CBE Chair since 2015
- Richard Broyd
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
9.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 120.0 in 2020
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Duke of Lancaster's Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Rother Valley Railway Heritage Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Timberscombe Trust 1 shared trustee
- Strata Florida Trust 1 shared trustee
- Almshouse Charity of Letitia Cornwallis 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Traffic International Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| trustsecretary@ffwhr.com | |
| Phone | 01926 811938 |
| Address | Soprano, Fleecy Court, Chapel Green, Napton-on-the-Hill, Warwickshire, CV47 8PA |
Finances
£11,901,414 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £6,601,479 | £5,796,611 |
| 2022 | £8,175,701 | £7,891,216 |
| 2023 | £13,187,998 | £11,815,923 |
| 2024 | £12,945,119 | £12,977,356 |
| 2025 | £11,901,414 | £11,903,388 |
What it does
What
Environment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceCharitable objects
FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH RAILWAYS AND IN PARTICULAR WITH THE FESTINIOG RAILWAY COMPANY AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT. (OR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF 10TH NOVEMBER 1964)
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 10 NOVEMBER 1964, 24 MAY 1965 30/09/1998AND SCHEME DATED 17/06/1998AS AMENDED ON 05/10/2012AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 15 APR 2016 as amended on 21 Feb 2025
Trustees (5)
- Dr John Denys Charles Anstice Prideaux CBE Chair since 2015
- David Richard Jones since 2024
- Dr David Rhys Gwyn OBE since 2017
- Nigel Ferrier Burbidge since 2025
- Richard Broydage band 75-79
Connected charities (6)
- Duke of Lancaster's Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Rother Valley Railway Heritage Trust 1 shared trustee
- Strata Florida Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Pilgrims' Garden, Tyddewi 1 shared trustee
- Almshouse Charity of Letitia Cornwallis 1 shared trustee
- The Timberscombe Trust 1 shared trustee
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