# WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1039817
- **Other names:** WELSH HIGHLAND LIGHT RAILWAY (1964) LIMITED, WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY, WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY (PORTHMADOG), WHR
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 28, 1994
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1039817


## Contact

- **Address:** Welsh Highland Railway Ltd, The Station Building, PORTHMADOG
- **Postcode:** LL49 9DY
- **Phone:** 01766 513402
- **Email:** admin@whr.co.uk
- **Website:** www.whr.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS CONCERNING RAILWAYS AND (B) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OPERATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING LIFE

**Activities:** The Welsh Highland Railway Ltd operates a narrow gauge steam railway in Porthmadog in order to revive and preserve the spirit of the original railway that closed in 1937. The charity owns, maintains and operates Russell, the sole surviving steam engine from the original railway, now over 100 years old, together with other heritage rolling stock and artefacts. A new museum building opened in 2009.

**Area of benefit:** GWYNEDD




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Gwynedd



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £233681 | £167279 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £157402 | £142716 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £187173 | £128887 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £114971 | £74784 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £84476 | £95202 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Michael Mattocks Chapman — appointed Aug. 1, 2015
- Nicholas John Cutmore — appointed Nov. 11, 2023
- Nicholas Pell — appointed July 28, 2018
- Oliver Samuel Mann — appointed Nov. 11, 2023
- Richard Alexander Sinclair
- STEPHEN GEORGE WENTWORTH CURRIN