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South West Main Line Steam Company

Yeovil Country Railway, Yeovil Railway Centre

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1043581
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 30, 1995
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
In Practice - Yeovil Area

Address

Address
YEOVIL RAILWAY CENTRE
YEOVIL JUNCTION STATION
STOFORD
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 9UU

Activities

Maintain and operate a Railway Centre at Yeovil Junction including facilities to assist with running main line steam trains. Public open days using resident steam engine arranged and designed to educate. Visitor Centre developed in an 1864 built Transfer Shed. Activities continue to improve and extend our work.

Objects: A) To Establish And Maintain A Museum For The Benefit Of The Public For The Conservation And Exhibition Of Items Of Historical Interest Formerly Associated With Land Transport Between The 19Th And 20Th Centuries, And In Particular But Not Exclusively Connected With The Former London And South Western Railway B) To Advance The Education Of The Public In All Forms Of Land Transport Of The 19Th And 20Th Centuries , And In Particular But Not Exclusively, The History Of The London And South Western Railway Company. In Furtherance Of The Objects But Not Otherwise The Charity May Preserve, Construct, Develop, Restore, Maintain An Operate For The Benefit Of The Public The Turntable, Water Tower And Other Structures And Facilities At Yeovil And Facilities For The Operation Of Steam Locomotives At Yeovil And Elsewhere

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Dorset, Somerset

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
May 31, 2025 £121,089 £90,668
May 31, 2024 £126,094 £110,080
May 31, 2023 £114,174 £77,018
May 31, 2022 £81,665 £80,203
May 31, 2021 £43,780 £37,649

Trustees

Name Appointed
Paul Harrison Gould (Chair)
Andrew Keith Sugg Oct. 18, 2016
Hilda Mary Sims Oct. 18, 2023
John William Dirring
Mr Tony Reese
Michael John Hibberd April 17, 2019
Neil Malcolm Coultas Feb. 21, 2024
Richard Charles William Abbott
Robert William Johns Oct. 21, 2015
Stephen Richard Sims Oct. 18, 2023
William Edward Gane Oct. 18, 2023