# MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY COMPANY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1063635
- **Other names:** MID SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY MUSEUM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 29, 1997
- **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=1063635


## Contact

- **Address:** Brockford Station, Wetheringsett, Stowmarket
- **Postcode:** IP14 5PW
- **Phone:** 01473890622
- **Email:** secretary@mslr.org.uk
- **Website:** www.mslr.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK, AND THE MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY IN PARTICULAR BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, INTERPRETING AND DOCUMENTING MATERIAL EVIDENCE AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION BY THE MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM FOR ITEMS OF HISTORIC RAILWAY INTEREST, AND BY THE RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF A DEMONSTRATION RAILWAY AND THE DISPLAY AND DEMONSTRATION OF RAILWAY EQUIPMENT, OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING CRAFTS AND IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING OBJECTIVE THE COMPANY WILL BE VESTED WITH THE POWERS OF OPERATION OF THE MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY.

**Activities:** To advance the education of the public with regard to a history of Suffolk and the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway in particular by maintenance of a museum and by restoring and operating a demonstration railway, operations, equipment and engineering crafts.

**Area of benefit:** SUFFOLK




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £109188 | £141417 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £127142 | £159478 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £131177 | £94045 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £131177 | £94045 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £87641 | £88574 | — | — |



## Trustees

- David Michael Clayton — appointed May 14, 2022
- IAN MEIGH — appointed Feb. 10, 2016
- James Debenham — appointed Aug. 2, 2024
- PETER SIDNEY DODD — appointed Oct. 4, 2024
- Paul Andrew Gedney — appointed Aug. 16, 2025
- Peter Andrew Connor — appointed June 23, 2023
- WAYNE STEVEN WICKS — appointed May 13, 2017