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Registered charity · Buckfastleigh

South Devon Railway Trust

3) The Objects of the Charity shall be for the public benefit to advance education in the history and development of railway transportation systems, by providing or assisting in the provision of opportunities that teach and deliver experience of how...

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £94k (2024)
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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, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Devon
Website
www.southdevonrailway.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
South Devon Railway Trust
Registered
1988

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£94k£241k
  • 2023£103k£241k
  • 2022£96k£141k
Earlier years
  • 2021£656k£434k
  • 2020£950k£907k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2020: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3) The Objects of the Charity shall be for the public benefit to advance education in the history and development of railway transportation systems, by providing or assisting in the provision of opportunities that teach and deliver experience of how railways provided transport for people and goods throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, and to foster and support railway preservation and conservation, in particular (but not exclusively) by;a) The acquisition, preservation and operation of a heritage railway;b) The acquisition, preservation, conservation, maintenance and repair of:(i) Heritage locomotives and rolling stock;(ii) Heritage railway buildings, bridges, track, signalling systems and other historic railway structures and associated infrastructure; and(iii) Railway archives, historical records and artefacts;c) The establishment and maintenance of a railway museum or museums; andd) The provision of education and skills training in relation to the restoration, repair and operation of heritage railways, heritage railway vehicles, structures and associated infrastructure.

Grants received

4 grants · £1,063,800 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £756,000 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £307,800 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £423,7002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £332,3002020-10-14
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £124,8002020-08-24
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £183,0002003-03-20
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.

5 trustees on the board

3.7y median 3y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

24.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Education/training 5Environment/conservation/heritage 5

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Retail and trade 4Transport 4Manufacturing 3

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£94k latest income · spending exceeded income 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
800299
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15TH JANUARY 1974 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS INCORPORATED 11TH MARCH 1975 AND 12TH APRIL 1991 AND AMEDNED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 1 JUNE 2013 as amended on 05 Feb 2024 as amended on 05 Feb 2024 as amended on 05 Feb 2024
Companies House
Company number 01157099 · Active
Contact on the register
01364644370 · trains@southdevonrailway.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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