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Registered charity · Machynlleth

The Corris Railway Society

The objects of the Society are to advance the education of the general public by encouraging and promoting the public interest of the former Corris Railway and in particular but without limitation to restore, maintain and operate the railway...

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £166k (2024)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Powys, Gwynedd
Website
www.corris.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1977

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£166k£902k
  • 2023£147k£8k
  • 2022£257k£7k
Earlier years
  • 2021£135k£6k
  • 2020£105k£7k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

The objects of the Society are to advance the education of the general public by encouraging and promoting the public interest of the former Corris Railway and in particular but without limitation to restore, maintain and operate the railway alongside collecting and exhibiting to the public (at a charge to be fixed from time to time by the charity trustees) all historical and educational relics connected with the Railway which the Society may be able to acquire, together with all other items of local interest; e.g. historical, industrial and natural items.

Grants received

1 grant · £27,100 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 · £27,100

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £27,1002012-06-15
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.

12.8y median 13y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

0
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 6

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • 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£166k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
506908
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 MAY 1968 AMENDED 22 OCTOBER 1977. AS AMENDED 27 OCTOBER 2001. AS AMENDED 30 OCTOBER 2004. as amended on 02 Feb 2026
Contact on the register
01654761701 · enquiries@corris.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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