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Registered charity · Wakefield

The Bahamas Locomotive Society Limited

The Bahamas Locomotive Society Limited is a registered charity (number 259626) based in Wakefield, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Keith Arthur Whitmore since 2012. Latest income £396k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as Bahamas Locomotive Society, Ingrow Loco - Museum and Workshop (Charity Commission)

The Objects are: to advance education/learning; encourage and promote public interest in; and promote the preservation of steam and other railway locomotives, rolling stock, railway machinery and equipment of historical interest including (but not...

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £396k (2024)
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About

What it does
Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Throughout England
Website
bahamas45596.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Bahamas Locomotive Society Limited
Registered
1970

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£396k£69k
  • 2023£132k£59k
  • 2022£74k£50k
Earlier years
  • 2021£126k£49k
  • 2020£91k£45k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

The Objects are: to advance education/learning; encourage and promote public interest in; and promote the preservation of steam and other railway locomotives, rolling stock, railway machinery and equipment of historical interest including (but not exclusively) by:1.1 the restoration, preservation and operation of heritage locomotives, rolling stock, and other items of railway infrastructure;1.2 the establishment and maintenance of a museum; and1.3 the provision of an education/learning programme for schools and the general public.

Grants received

4 grants · £1,084,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,084,000 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £61,5002020-08-03
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £780,8002012-09-26
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £154,0002004-06-08
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £87,7001996-08-13
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.

9.4y median 12y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

23.4y
average years in governance
8
company-linked trustees

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

Environment/conservation/heritage 10Education/training 1

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

Arts and leisure 13Professional services 5Education 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 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£396k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
259626
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 JUNE 1969 AS AMENDED 10 JULY 1970 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 29 OCTOBER 1990 as amended on 18 May 2013 as amended on 14 Dec 2025 as amended on 22 Dec 2025
Companies House
Company number 00956100 · Active
Contact on the register
07826550948
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
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