Registered charity · Gwent
The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway Company (1983) Limited
- 7 trustees
- Income £234k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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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
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire, Torfaen
- Website
- www.pontypool-and-blaenavon.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway Company (1983) Limited
- Registered
- 1984
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£234k£243k
- 2023£242k£268k
- 2022£216k£212k
Earlier years
- 2021£272k£190k
- 2020£72k£126k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2020: Government grants 25%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTOR AND DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTION BY THE RESTORING TO WORKING ORDER, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE HISTORIC RAILWAY LINE OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF BETWEEN PONTYPOOLAND BLAENAVON IN THE COUNTY OF GWENT AND TO PRESERVE ANY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR AMENITIES NECESSARY TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE CHARACTER AND AMENITIES OF THE SAID RAILLWAY LINE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM)
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Alex Spencer Gourlay
- Christopher Barnes since 2023
- Gareth Ravenhill since 2026
- MR Alex Hinshelwood
- Michael Annenberg since 2024
- Robert Potts since 2023
- Shakira Mahabir since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Shakira Mahabir since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Alex Spencer Gourlay
- Christopher Barnes since 2023
- Gareth Ravenhill since 2026
- MR Alex Hinshelwood
- Michael Annenberg since 2024
- Robert Potts since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Shakira Mahabir since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 514809
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 31 OCTOBER 1983, AMENDED 31/5/98
- Companies House
- Company number 01766049 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01495 792263 · info@bhrailway.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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