The Great Western Trust

Registered charity 289008 Registered since 1984

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

13.9y median 8y

average tenure

42y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

17.6y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 7Environment/conservation/heritage 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 6The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Business services 4Utilities 4Arts and leisure 3

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Contact

Website	www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
Email	info@didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
Phone	01235 817200
Address	Great Western Trust, Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, DIDCOT, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NJ

Finances

£412,914 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£23,894	£69,968
2022	£32,014	£42,803
2023	£69,984	£139,669
2024	£38,203	£79,005
2025	£412,914	£135,534

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED AND IN PATICULAR (I) TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT THE RAILWAY CENTRE AND THE STATIC AND WORKING MUSEUM MAINTAINED BY THE SOCIETY AT DIDCOT OR ELSEWHERE BY THE PROVISION OF OBJECTS FOR DISPLAY AND USE AND BY THE PAYMENT OF APPLICATION OF MONEY (II) TO ASSIST IN THE VOLUNTARY WORK ON THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ITEMS OF HISTORIC AND RAILWAY INTEREST AT THE DIDCOT RAILWAY CENTRE AND ELSEWHERE AND THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES UPON AND ORGANISATION OF EDUCATIONAL VISITS TO THE SOCIETY'S PREMISES.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 6TH MARCH 1984 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 DECEMBER 2003

Trustees (7)

7trustees

74median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 7 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Peter Terry Jones OBEage 79 Chair since 2019
Anthony Patrick Elliott since 2012
Matthew Searle since 2022
Peter Anthony Ranceage 75 since 1984
Professor George Kenneth Freeman MD Frcgp since 2021
Roger William Orchardage 72 since 2018
Stephen James Cooperage 68 since 2009

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