Ravenglass Railway Museum Trust

Registered charity 505295 Registered since 1976

Operates: Cumbria

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.4y median 10y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

15.9y

average years in governance

1 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 9Education/training 9Environment/conservation/heritage 9

Commercial experience

Manufacturing 5Arts and leisure 2Finance 2

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Ravenglass Railway Museum Trust 7 shared trustees
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Preservation Society Trust 2 shared trustees
Furness Railway Trust 1 shared trustee
Lake District Foundation 1 shared trustee
Muncaster Parish Hall 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Ravenglass Railway Museum Trust 7 shared trustees
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Preservation Society Trust 2 shared trustees
Furness Railway Trust 1 shared trustee
Lake District Foundation 1 shared trustee
Muncaster Parish Hall 1 shared trustee
The WYE Rural Museum Trust Similar size; both Environment

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Contact

Website	www.ravenglassrailwaymuseum.co.uk
Email	museum@ravenglass-railway.co.uk
Phone	01539721626
Address	Maudlands, Maude Street, Kendal, LA9 4QD

Finances

£36,885 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£265,713	£252,294
2021	£79,642	£93,801
2022	£39,023	£60,690
2023	£33,264	£65,652
2024	£36,885	£37,395

What it does

What

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

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

The income of the Trust Fund shall be applied in such manner as the Trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time think fit for the following purposes for the educational benefit of students researchers and the public namely:-(a) The foundation and maintenance of a Railway Museum at Ravenglass(b) The conservation and control of flora and fauna in Ravenglass and Eskdale and their neighbourhood(c) The advancement of educationIn furtherance of the above objects but not otherwise the power:To arrange lectures, exhibitions, shows and similar functionsTo print publish and make available to the public by sale or otherwise of literature reproductions photographs and the likeTo make grants of money for the provisions of scholarships for study and research

Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 20 MAY 1976AS AMENDED ON 05 FEB 2016 as amended on 01 Jul 2025

Trustees (9)

9trustees

77median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 9 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Peter Richard Wavell Hensmanage 77 Chair
David Jonathan Rounce since 2024
David Simpson since 2022
Dr Robert George Peter Tebb since 2016
Georgina Townsend since 2015
Matthew David Ellis since 2024
Peter van Zellerage 77 since 2016
Stuart Harrison since 2016
Trevor Stocktonage 87 since 2016

Connected charities (5)

Ravenglass Railway Museum Trust 7 shared trustees
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Preservation Society Trust 2 shared trustees
Muncaster Parish Hall 1 shared trustee
Lake District Foundation 1 shared trustee
Furness Railway Trust 1 shared trustee

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