# WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1041901
- **Other names:** W S R A
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 4, 1994
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1041901


## Contact

- **Address:** BISHOPS LYDEARD STATION, STATION ROAD, BISHOPS LYDEARD, TAUNTON
- **Postcode:** TA4 3BX
- **Phone:** 01823433856
- **Email:** manager@wsra.org.uk
- **Website:** wsra.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** The objects of the Association are to promote education in the heritage of the railway from Taunton to Minehead by:1. Restoring, preserving and displaying railway locomotives, carriages, wagons and other artefacts (including documents, drawings, photographs,  recordings and films) of historical interest and the buildings connected therewith.2. Promoting the cultural, environmental and social heritage of the railway, and delivering related events and activities for the public benefit.3. Encouraging recreation, well-being or other leisure-time occupation connected with the railway, including voluntary work on the restoration and maintenance of the railway from Taunton to Minehead and enabling opportunities for social cohesion and inclusion 4. Promoting individual learning and training in the skills required to maintain the heritage of the railway from Taunton to Minehead.

**Activities:** Our Association is established to promote education in the heritage of the railway from Taunton to Minehead by restoring, preserving and displaying railway locomotives, carriages, wagons and other artefacts (including documents, drawings, photographs, recordings and films) of historical interest and the buildings connected therewith.

**Area of benefit:** IN PRACTICE - THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1400025 | £629202 | £3127356 | 3 |
| March 31, 2024 | £537772 | £397760 | £2356533 | 3 |
| March 31, 2023 | £375744 | £354069 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £633419 | £274001 | £2194846 | 2 |
| March 31, 2021 | £372545 | £313183 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Carol Mary Lockton — appointed Sept. 27, 2025
- Craig Allen Cox — appointed Oct. 13, 2025
- Denise Parker — appointed Sept. 4, 2021
- Diana Lynne Ricketts-Tanner — appointed Sept. 27, 2025
- Edward Alan Charles Martin — appointed Sept. 24, 2022
- Francis William Houlding — appointed Sept. 27, 2025
- Jeffery Charles Price — appointed Sept. 26, 2020
- John Stanley David Glover — appointed Sept. 23, 2023
- Michael Keith Lanning — appointed Sept. 27, 2025
- William Arthur Foster — appointed Sept. 27, 2025


