# MIDLAND AND GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1063676
- **Other names:** M&GN SOCIETY, THE POPPY LINE TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 30, 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=1063676


## Contact

- **Address:** SHERINGHAM STATION, STATION APPROACH, SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK
- **Postcode:** NR26 8RA
- **Phone:** 01263 836652
- **Email:** members@mandgn.org
- **Website:** www.mandgn.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES, ROLLING STOCK, EQUIPMENT, ARTEFACTS, DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH APPROPRIATE LAND, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF THE FORMER MIDLAND AND GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY.

**Activities:** A professional charitable organisation, adding historical value to the knowledge of the general public about the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway and heritage railways in general, in a manner which is both educational and fun for the members and the general public.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £304536 | £585946 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | £581001 | £449950 | £3287717 | 0 |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | £314514 | £207023 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | £321361 | £169575 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £276515 | £265368 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Martin Robert Blee BFP ACA** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 6, 2021
- David James Ballard — appointed Dec. 3, 2022
- KEITH ROLAND ASHFORD — appointed Jan. 28, 2012
- NIGEL ANTHONY SCARLETT — appointed Oct. 13, 2001
- Stephen Brian Squires — appointed Sept. 27, 2025
- Stephen Robert Allen — appointed Sept. 27, 2025
- TONY DEWEY — appointed Jan. 30, 1999