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Midland Railway Trust Limited

Registered charity 502278 Registered since 1973

Operates: Derbyshire

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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
7.4y median 5y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
8.7y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
4
company-linked trustees

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

Retail and trade 2Arts and leisure 1Hospitality 1

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Contact

Websitemidlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
EmailEnquiries@midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
Phone01536760315
AddressMidland Railway Trust Ltd, Butterley Station, RIPLEY, Derbyshire, DE5 3QZ

Finances

£508,654 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£523,140£550,958
2021£433,288£490,415
2022£453,699£591,020
2023£555,408£870,183
2024£508,654£512,696

What it does

What

Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

To advance the knowledge and understanding of the role played by the Midland Railway Company and its successors in technological and social development, both regionally and nationally, together with its links with communities and industry, for the benefit of the public, by the establishment and maintenance of a working museum and associated estate."Midland Railway Company and its successors" means the Midland Railway Company and its constituent companies, the London Midland and Scottish Railway and its constituent companies, British Railways Midland Region, subsequent companies operating trains on former Midland Railway lines and the continuing tradition of train building in Derby and Derbyshire;

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 FEBRUARY 1973 AS AMENDED 5 NOVEMBER 1976 AND 11 JULY 1997. as amended on 20 Jul 2018 as amended on 06 Sep 2019 as amended on 06 Sep 2019 as amended on 06 Sep 2019

Trustees (5)

5trustees
38median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Midland Railway Trust Limited · 01097382 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 20/02/1973

2 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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