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Registered charity · County Durham

The Darlington Railway Preservation Society

The Darlington Railway Preservation Society is a registered charity (number 512842) based in County Durham, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Richard Nathan George Snowdon since 2026. Latest income £21k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £21k (2024)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Darlington
Website
drps.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1982

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£21k£14k
  • 2023£26k£3k
  • 2022£35k£4k
Earlier years
  • 2021£32k£10k
  • 2020£5k£5k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 51%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF STEAM AND OTHER RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL AND HISTORICAL INTEREST.

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.

3 trustees on the board

3y median 1y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

3.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

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 3

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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£21k 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
512842
Status
Registered
Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 27 APRIL 1982
Contact on the register
07432599936 · contact@drps.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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