The Darlington Railway Preservation Society

Registered charity 512842 Registered since 1982

Operates: Darlington

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.5y median 4.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

2.9y

average years in governance

2 vs 0 portfolio

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Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 3General Charitable Purposes 1

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Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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Darlington Railway Museum Trust 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	drps.uk
Email	contact@drps.uk
Phone	01325350383
Address	The Hopetown, 1861 Shed, 129 Whessoe Road, DARLINGTON, County Durham, DL3 0QT

Finances

£20,896 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£5,120	£4,892
2021	£31,783	£10,197
2022	£34,564	£4,289
2023	£25,905	£3,487
2024	£20,896	£14,085

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

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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.

Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 27 APRIL 1982

Trustees (3)

3trustees

0aged 70+

John Barrie Lamb Chair
Brian Kelsely since 2018
Mathew Graves since 2025

Connected charities (1)

Darlington Railway Museum Trust 1 shared trustee

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