Registered charity · Bury
East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited
East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited is a registered charity (number 701034) based in Bury, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Brian John Davies JP. Latest income £87k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 9 trustees
- Income £87k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Brian John Davies JPChair
- Cllr. Peter RushTrustee · since 2022
- Cllr. Sean Michael SerridgeTrustee · since 2022
- Cllr. William Mark SheerinTrustee · since 2022
- Councillor Anne CheethamTrustee · since 2012
- Councillor Janice JohnsonTrustee · since 2016
- Michael KellyTrustee · since 2016
- Richard LawTrustee · since 2014
- Roy ChapmanTrustee · since 2018
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
- Bury, Rochdale, Lancashire
- Linked company
- East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited
- Registered
- 1989
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£87k£97k
- 2024£73k£207k
- 2023£50k£156k
Earlier years
- 2022£50k£64k
- 2021£50k£333k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 41%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE INCLUDING:- (I) TECHNICAL MATTERS RELATING TO RAILWAYS, THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, ENGINES, STEAM TRACTION AND ENGINEERING SKILLS, AND (II) THE INDUSTRIAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF EAST LANCASHIRE (AND PARTICULARLY OF THE TOWNS AND VILLAGES ON THE RAILWAY FROM CASTLETON, ROCHDALE TO RAWTENSTALL, LANCASHIRE) AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RAILWAY IN SUCH HISTORY.
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Brian John Davies JP Chair
- Councillor Anne Cheetham since 2012
- Cllr. Peter Rush since 2022
- Cllr. Sean Michael Serridge since 2022
- Cllr. William Mark Sheerin since 2022
- Councillor Janice Johnson since 2016
- Michael Kelly since 2016
- Richard Law since 2014
- Roy Chapman since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Councillor Anne Cheetham since 2012
- Councillor Janice Johnson since 2016
- Michael Kelly since 2016
- Richard Law since 2014
- Roy Chapman since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Cllr. Peter Rush since 2022
- Cllr. Sean Michael Serridge since 2022
- Councillor Janice Johnson since 2016
- Roy Chapman since 2018
Portfolio (5)
- Brian John Davies JP Chair
- Councillor Anne Cheetham since 2012
- Cllr. William Mark Sheerin since 2022
- Michael Kelly since 2016
- Richard Law since 2014
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 701034
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/11/1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/09/1987AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/06/1988AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/06/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/03/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16/04/2013
- Companies House
- Company number 01865059 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01612535042 · democratic.services@bury.gov.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 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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