Company re9iStratFon nurnber OD542449 (England and Wale51
Charity registration numbèr l(*4178 (England and Wales)
FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
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21105r2026
COMPANES H¢JJSE
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FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
klr G P 8oThJ
k4r G Cole
MrRD8enl
Ms C M Kn(Mles
PAr L Grahan¥Tayk
Mr N C Smilh
MrPJHawk
MrBWFrith
MrA P De￿haTr
MrJJLeo
MTT D Newholtse
IApwinted 3 May 20251
{Apwinte(13 May 20251
(Apwnted 3 May 20251
Secretsry
Mi G Davies
Country of in¢orporntion
v￿e￿ Kmigdom
{EThJSand and bltslesl
00542449
Charity registration
E￿nd and K¥le5
IC64178
Rey1st*￿ offic*
Pcthmadcg
Gwynedd
LL49 9NF
Auditor
Champion Act(￿nIa￿lS LLP
2nd Floot Reluge House
3>37 Watergate R(Av
ChEsier
CHI 2LE

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
CONTENTS
Paye
Trustees. ￿port
Stalemenl olTrustees' resWsibi￿1>ps
Independent aLtdilols rep¢)rt
8-10
Slaten￿t of firancial aclivrtie5
Balance sheel
12
Stslemenl ol cash fl(Ms
13
Notes lo the financial Stale￿￿TrIS
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FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
The Irustees wesent lI￿r annual repryt and fvwroal slaleffenls for the yeai ended 30 September 2025.
The finanual staternenls have been prepared in acc￿daD￿ Ihe ac£ouTrting policvès set out M note 1 to the
financial slatements and comply wrth Ihe charitys govemtng document. the Companies Ad 2006 and "Ar£ounting
and Rep)rting by CharitEs'. Statement ol Rernmmended PraL*e apPI￿a￿e to tharlI￿S preparing t￿1r a¢￿unt5 in
accordance knrith Ihe FinancAal Reporting St*dard ￿p￿￿ble in the UK Republ￿ ol IrÈPaThd IFRS 1021"
(effective 1 January 2019).
Objectives and activities
The principal objectNe and airn of the Charrty Ihe year under revth¥ was lo advance the edvcal*Dn of Ihe public
th10￿h the ¢onservat￿n ol Ihe Ffestinw Aaihvay. In prathcal Eerms. the a¢tivilies of Ihe charitable cofflpany in
lutlherance of ils objecfft.ves are to suppryt the Fest￿￿)9 Rathvay CNnpany in rt5 p￿serva￿"On and opErats"on of Ihe
Fle5tinH)g Railway.
The Iru5tees have paid due te9atd lo by Ihe Chaity Commissh)n in deLyding what aLlivities Ihe
¢harity should undertake.
Achievements and perfowmance
The year ending 30 Seplembei 2025 has been anolher successffijl year fcrf Ihe Ffr5imiog Rathw Soriety (the
Society).
The together with the Flesiiniog 2rMI Welsh H￿hland Railways Tnjst. wovhled equal amrAJnls of match
n￿1￿ lo Ihe NLHF Boslon Lodge project whth was substanlialty compkled in Ntsvember 2024. The formal
opening ¢ereFnony, in con}unct￿ wilh 5eTriLK 51aff Irom tl* Na140nal Lottery. wa5 held al B051on Lod9e on 1 May
2025. The svccess ol Ihe projeu was ￿0)gnIsed by r￿elp1 ol a National Rwhvay Heibiage AwaTd al a
ceremony on 3 Decembe¢ 2025. Part of Ihis projecl induded a substsniial imwoverneni lo staff f3ty111￿s at 8oslon
Lodge. The Society also funded a $m￿￿r but nonetheless vtsl improvÈmÈnl 10 Stall la(ilrties ai Glanypwll. This
ssjpport was made kX)5sible by a legary prowded by a bng51andw member and volunteer.
The 2025 season got olt lo a slwJth siart. not helted by the c(witinwNJ cosl of I￿7Thg ciists. The weèther then
tumed exceplionalty dry over an t￿er￿led pe￿￿J whKth many trains havtng to be diesd havled. This all
contributed to a polentiafty dffioJN finanoal F4)>tion. Fortunately. Ihank$ 10 a bt of hzré work and a relum lo more
normal wealhei ￿dItIO1￿, the %tual￿n had rnuch improved by Ihe eThJ Of caleT¥Jai year. The Society Board
has readity agreed to supp)rt the Company by alk<ating IuTKls to a nLrnter of prosecls Ihat will conlinue to help
improve the trading posit¥￿.
One major ccffjlribubon to Ihe trading position and the feel¥￿ of well being IhrtyJghc*rt the RaI￿aY was the very
s￿￿slu$ evenl held In June 2025 that combined celebratK)ns lor the FR'S 70th anniversary of If*'new Compary,
wrth Ihe 200th anniversary of the owin9 01 the Slocklon and Dartington Railway. The S￿cCeSS of the'2(Kl Wheds
on the Cob. event and the NLHF Boslon Lodge proied was rewnised by recwpt of a'Ratrway Spe¢kql Award,
at the Herilage R8ilwayAssocialx)n award5 Dn 7 March 2026.
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The Souety Board fTas had a lul complement of Diredots follo￿n9 the May 2025 Annual General Meeling {AGMI.
The Board has continued to revw and update Its Development Straiegy which wa5 iolroduced at the 2024 AGM
and reported in subsequent issue5 vf the Ffestnw Raipway Mwne {FRMI. Revised 9Da15 have been Set and
shared with members in Ihe FRM.
A key part of the overall Strategy of Ihe Socty 15 set ojt ￿ theAFIKks oIA5sctyi*￿n. It i8 apprOpri￿e that this key
(8ocurrienl is feviewed from lime lo li￿* to ensufe ihal it remains rekvanl and rneets the requsrements of current
legislation. The Sc<v2ty Board consuKed with rnembers on Ihe wcposed thar*ges tow*ds the etKI of the yeaf under
ievipw and a resdution seekw adcykn of Ihe fmal versicm of Ihe revised Art￿e$ ofA8swation will be conside￿￿
by mernbers al Ihe 2026 AGM.

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORTI (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Memb
The So¢*ty had 4.660 w*mbers as al 3fMh Seplen3W 2025. of 36% were lile M￿berS and 64% were
annu?1 rr*mbers
In Ihe lasl year. fl￿e was an over3H of 34 lrfe mernbe￿. Thi5 In¢yease wa5 the nel of 59 new life members
(Df which 40 converfed Irom an￿31 metnbetshipl Ip5s Ihe k>ss of 25 mernbers we We￿ inlormed had sadty
passed away.
In respect of annual ments¢s. Ihere was an overall dmp of 203 annual ￿￿rntsers. Thi5 was Ihe nel of 445 new
annual members1ess the loss of 648 annual Members linduding Ihe 40 converted lo lsfe membership and S8
we were infomed had s•lly passeil wyl.
The breakd(**n of membership numbers is as fdk)ws".
2025 2024
Annual mernbers
619
134
163
1.422 1,517
355
359
118
119
114
118
181
187
19
13
17
12
2.979 3.182
Associate full
Senior citizen
Associate sen￿r atiien
Fatnily- 1st adull
Family- 2nd adLAI
Farnily chiklren
Junior
Under 25 Ivdunleer staffj
Total
Life rnembers
1,246 1.246
189
Associate lull
Ser>iof cilizen
Associate seni(Y crtizen
Covenanted
Honorary
Total
133
82
76
1,681 1,647
Totsi mtrnbership
4.660 4,829
hilst Ihe Sooety 8tsè￿ is *ased wrth the wc(*ss ol its Strategies to attract new member5 il conlinue5 to also
wotk hard lo irnprove retenllon of ￿ern￿r5 through strategies ￿¢juding KDproving the benefils of rn￿nberShY,
keeKKng annual fee increa5e5 lo a miThmvm, %¥l¥lst also launchirvJ a ijifect de￿"t P3ymenl option and planning lo
in1rodu￿ an 3MfactNe three ￿ memberslNp pthge. The Sor• Board 15 Thjl seeking an Ir￿rease in ann￿1
subsusptions for 2027.
munic8ti
The Society Board has mvested to brin9 the So(iety websile up to dale with a modem desi9n aF¥J a rnember5' area.
Work on this projea is ￿•¢thir¥J its condu5H)n aThJ is expected lo be launLI￿￿ L3ter in 2026.
The Sooety's presence on socia metha conlinues to Ir￿lease wlh over 9.31XJ folk7rtrs on Facebwk and 1.500 on
Inslagram. Increased exposure on social rnedia wll help lo irKrease Ihe number of rr*rntsers, volunteers and
travelling cuslLxmers.
The Sooety Board welcomed lain Mccall to Ihe FRM produclion team as the new editor. Some changes in the style
of presentation have al￿adY iEen made hz¥e been we4 received. A quest￿naire was distributed with the
FRM ea￿ler in the year under review 2N1 the feedback received was very pc6itive.

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Volunteering ha5 conlinued lo provide approximately 45% ol Ihe total 513ff bme durin9 2024125 which is worth a very
significant of rDoney lo Ihe Compary. 11 is p￿8$7ng to see that the regular groups. indL4Ying Minib8sh.
Meg8bash. Gig8bash, Young Volunfeers Trai*Trng Week. Eleclric81 Wort(tng Party. Dr8ins G8ft9 and m2ny olheis
have cxjntinued Iheir importanl work. The Alco Gmup are conlinuing Ihthr proied lo rebuild the Mounlairteer
lowmotive which has now moved frorn GIany￿1 10 Boston Lodge. AJI ol these proiecis are Sup￿￿ed by the
Sociely. Indiv*dual volunteers work for the Opewaiion5 and Le￿M011ve departmenis wrth a very credible number of
locomoknve lums betng r*Jvered by volunteers. The ￿eal￿)n of a Wunteer Steerin9 Grotsp. With represeniation from
the Swety. has slarted the pro¢ess of enhawng the volunieer expÈrience for >ndNNluals aThJ the Company. The
new volunteerin9 team, headed up by lain IMlkinsDn. Starfed woth In November 2025 and is Joinlly funded by the
SIKEty, Cymdeilhas RheiIff￿￿o Eryn •)d Ihe Flestiniog ￿tl*h HighlaThJ Raitrway Twsi.
Ho
The Sooely has been ￿eaSed lo te ab￿ to contmue io SUp￿rt the rn￿3gernenI and operalion ol Ihe hostels at
Minffordd and Penthyn which are so irnrx)rtanl to encouraging ¥olvnleer imiolvernenl and ts one of the key aclivities
carrted oul by the Society. Weekend usage has Uffitinued lo grow over and above the svJnifKanl Increase repDrted
in the previous year aNhough owerall Lsage has seen a $I￿h1 lall. The Hostels Su￿Group has been reformed by the
Hostels Oirectoi and nuw inrjudes usefs. FRS dbie¢tors and oifKers. Followng an inuease in hosld fees for 20241
25, have been held for 2025r26 in a lurther measl1￿ to erKourage volunteering.
Folk￿ng ¥eceipt of an up lo date Fire Risk Assessment and EWrK31 Inslallaiion CoThYlli￿ Report. the nece55ary
steps have been taken to ￿date fi￿ Safety S￿nage. ￿.ghting, equipw*nt and all electncal c4rcuils have beern
upgraded to meet oJrrent legal requIr￿entS. ¥Atyk has also LEen carried OLd to repair the fire escape balc0t1￿$
adjoinin9 modules 1 and 2 and rnc¢Ju￿ 4. The heating in Ihe knJnge and library has been fijlly re51ored and new
cunains have been fitted Ihioughoul all mrM1ules and in the louThJe. The laundry rrx*m has been reconfigwed lo
m￿niM1$e potential fire risks with new r￿mMerCIal 9rade washersldr*r5 b*ThJ inslalkd.
FollowiThJ on from Ihe Cornpanls purrthase ol Crossry (Lott￿'s) Collèje in Quarry Lane. Mintl¢ydd. the Comp3ny
also determined to buy back No. 3 Boslon Lodge trom Ihe penson I[￿1. The Sr**ty Board agreed lo F¥ovxle
k)an of £90.(XIO to Ihe Company lo support Ihis purchase.
Work conlinues ffi the hh3h standard res1orat￿ ol Tanyth*h Slation HtyJ5e. The instsllation of ￿ aw source heat
pump arKI ￿sUlatIon rne3￿ that Ihe buHding 15 ncvl warrn and dry. Compjetion has laken a litue longer than
prewicNJsly anticjpated bjl rt win be wcrfh Ihe wait. The Sctiety Boafd Js now discussing arrangements for letting Ihe
property wlh Ihe Company.
Thanks lo the generous supp(x1 of me￿bets ￿ Wa5 F4JSSEt4e to kYovKle just urKJe¥ £662,￿0 in gonl SUPPOrt ID the
Fesliniog Railway CL￿panY in Ihe yew under review. Not only do the suptxrted projec15 contritwle to vdunieerin9
Bnd the COAser¥ation ol the Ffestiniog Raihvay. Ihey also make a signifrani Ly)ntribub"on to the c05t eHeclNenes$ of
the business. This level ol su5)POrf is onty possible I￿U5e of Ihe cOntin￿d and get￿rouS SUPPOrt ol members.
past and pre5enl, for whth the Society Board is very grateK*l. The￿ is still a lol to ths in order lo continue to move
from a 'SUstainab￿. lo a 'Re9eneralive' raih¥ay and the SoDety Board aTKI it5 offic£15 will continue lo provide as
rnuch supp)rt a5 Possible to achieve this ambituM.
Financial wlew
Followi￿ a Coup￿ of years of inueasirs ovefall lund$ avalable, the Sttiety has seen a se¢ond year ol a nel
re¢JLCtion in fvnds as the %gnific£nt support for Ihe FfestinKg Raikvay cthveighs Ihe income in the year. This is in
Ime wth the sC¢￿ty Board's expectalM)ns. rethJdirM) in fvnds 01 £378.793 vs £262.256 last year.
Significantly. Ihis year saw the 1351 paywÉnls made sn respeci of Ihe S￿LesS￿l Boslon Lodge NLHF proiecj of
£105,633, taking the total support of this proiecl lo f626.881. the largest project that the sC￿lety has suprA)rted.
Income has remaned l*allhy al £424.760 the rna￿ Categ￿e$ of income remairknry soff*whal u)n5i5tent with
pr%)r ye8r$. M&mberskn"p incoff* has shrmn a he8Jlhy i¢KTea5e tsn tIE bxk of the subsu1p1￿fi rate changes wbilst
inleresl income ha5 a150 shown an¢knr good year, with the Kwestment polKy delIverw￿ a hearthy retum The most
S¥Jn1firanttha5￿ is the red￿tK)n in to £12.(MXJ foll¢J*iThJ the last le* years of I￿ge bequesl5.

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Gift Aid ￿MainS an importanl $I￿arn of lo the S[￿. wilh £35.636 ￿ 2025. with £25.623 coming from
membeiship sth(rriptions. shwn9 the imrM)rtance and h￿h lake up of Gih Aid dedarations. Of other
donations, same £1.¢￿9 was r&sed from Ihe £7.S55 couected from on Irath envdopes whth has been adminisiered
aly by Pelei Wlk¥wn, who sadty passed away in Seplemtrm.
The major expenditure items in the year a￿ the corrfribuiK￿s to Ihe Festitwg Raifvlay Company and tl* costs of
running the h05tel, 3 Similar profile to years.
Sorne highlights of the fmancial contribut￿$ to the Festinw Raikvay Cornpany indude. from Ihe General Fund. the
final payments ￿ respect of the NLHF project al Boslon Lodge 1£105.6331. Tan y Bwkh play areè improvemenls
including Ihe new surface1£38.6371. Boslon Lodge hfiing Jacks1£34.1￿•). COm￿et10n work at Pla5 Smart1£23.7261
and support lor Taliesin's o¥erh8uI (£10.1XX)}.
From the reslricled ftsnds. these indude £138.1* from Heritage BL*ldings fiJnd to continue the volunteer-leij
work for Tan y 8vAch station house.. £50.1XX) frcth Ihe Slat￿nS lund to improve Ihe C￿opY * Blaenau Ffe$tiniog
{Ihis follows on frcrfn Ihe inveslmenls made ￿$1 year on the plalforml.. £83.￿29 Ifom Ihe England lund to support
Pfinrk's overhaul and relum 10 Iraff¢" £33.986 in respeth Of James Sr￿￿eT from Ihe Fairf￿ fund {arisfftg from the
appeal airned to ensure the Earf of Merionelh wa5 not Stripped of Com￿ents).. £26.873 from Ihe carri¥ges fund lo
SUp￿)rt Ihe qv81ity ￿paintS of viJ)tage carriages 18 and 19 Ihe Curfy Roof Van and an a(kJilional E30,CW came
from Ihe stations fund to supwrt the lmw0veff￿nts 10 the ix)oknng oifice in Porthmadog.
The hosiel co$ls are mv¢h higlw this yeat as e￿la efforf has been into Ihe mainienano awKJ upkeep of the
hostel. As the hostel is now U)irty yeats okl, Il is imptsrfant that the quality of Ihe 8￿mmodatIOn can rneet changing
expe¢iations. partKul&1y as we seek Io C￿￿InUe to attract organised ￿0￿)$ 10 voknteer ￿ the ra￿waY.
The Sooety iemains ￿ a gc4)d fina￿jaI kwxrfiDn.
The Sooety's pol.cy is to maintain * *Jequ*e reserve so as ￿ enabk il lo diSCh￿e its objeclwes and
meei its onwing day to ¢Jay requirerrents. This beirrfj Ihe c3se. the trustees con5ide¥ Ihal tsvefve months ol general
fund expenditu￿ i% an appropriate ￿￿e1 ol reset¥e to rneel the day-io•ay running costs ol Ihe tharty induding
maintaiiiing production of Ihe iTrhouse magaZIr￿ and ihe running of ihe volunteer ￿ste15, with this
amovnling lo a sum 01 £142,(￿).
The rnain need ol course 15 to h￿d sufficient reserves for its core otiedwe of SUPF4Nting the FfeslinK4 Rai￿ay.
which inC￿deS collecting unrestrKled. des￿Jn3te￿ re$l￿ted lurvjs IOT a number of projects. administering and
collecting rnonies from Ihe annual appeals as well as iaisiThJ and maintaining sufficient general lunds to meet 11$
obIvJath￿S for commitled chantable objects. As al Ihe end 012025. Ihe S￿ells main htnds stood al.
Restricled lunds.. £2.106,79712024.. £2.356.939}
The restr￿ted ￿ndS heltj by ￿ chanty are avalab* lor use on speoffic projeus vthich are laken loNard as
sources become available to the FesiN¥og RaI￿aY Company. A anatysis of tr*se prLW is th"5dosed in
note 17 01 the fina￿181 slaten￿￿t5
General lunds. ￿83,819￿2O24.. £412,470)
The Sociells'free, reserve lor the year Èang a S￿￿tss of £2B3.81912024." a swpIu5 of £412.4701.

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT} (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Fundr8lSS
Imlh the re-eThtry into Se￿l¢e in early 2025 01 prin￿ foll￿1n9 oveihaul. the s￿tY switched the on tTrin envelope
appeal to suppori the lorthc(xniThJ overhaul ol ever powkr Blanche. This iassed nearly £10.¢Y)O including Gift
Aid despite ￿lY bwng in pla￿ for pJt of the year. It 15 to re￿1 that Petei MfiIAinson. been lookirrfj
after thi5 activity. passed away in SepleFnber 2025. and wtu be rThJch tnis5ed.
Fundraising forAkA) M￿j￿aIr￿er cont￿￿e5 vrith over £80.(XKI 50 far raised Ineaty £14.CO) in Ihi5 f￿an¢￿91 year) -
this has allowed the team aTra the raiK¥ay lo commit to the signifKant wc¥k5 to retvrn the loco to traffic after an
absenc£ ol fftnly years.
Gttt Aid In the year any)unted to £35.636. how Hnportanl lh￿ is lo ts SorAety.
Play)s for futurÈ periods
The major projects that will Contin￿ lo be 5UPF#Nled in 2026 a￿ Tan y Bwkh $tslw)n hcthjse and Ako Mountaineer.
In conjunction wilh Ihe Company. Ihe eXF40rati¢￿ ol twwjns lor B*nau Ffe5t￿*)9 ststion cwlinue.
Structure. governance and management
The charity Is wntrolled by ils govemwig ¢Jocvment. a menM)randum article5 of asswialion. and ￿n$t11uteS a
Itrniled cornparry. limiied by guaranlEe, as defi￿1 by CryniesAd 2(￿.
rhe truslees, are a150 the ¢th￿￿Or5 for the pU￿oSe of cwwny law. and who seNed t￿rif￿a ihe year and up to
the date of 5isnabJre of the financial stalement5 were..
rGP8ond
Mr G Cole
Mr R 0 Bentley
Mr C M Tucker
IAS C M Knowle5
Mr L Graharn-Tayknr
MrNCSmith
K4r P J Hawkins
MIèWFrth
MrAP De￿han
MrJJLeo
Mr T D Newhotjse
(Re&gfied 3 May 2025)
{Appynled 3 May 2W251
{Apwnied 3 k4ay 2￿￿5)
IApwnted 3 May 2025)
Rectvilmenl and appoinlmentof tnjstees
All trustees are elected for a period of 3 year5 and have to stand kn reeleLIK)D every lh￿ yeat5.rf continuing. This
election happens al Ihe AGM. Even rf someone Cwpted durirwj the yew, Ihey 51111 I￿t to forrnalty sland at the
nexl electicffi.
Indtsction training ollnsslees
As part of their induction. new Board members are made aware of their respons￿￿￿9 as board members. The
iThJuclion indu(ks an introducton lo the objedives. Sr￿ and pdicEs of the charitable lunds. Cbarity corntnis5iOn
inforrnalion on Iruslee responsI￿'11ty and copies of the pre￿ouS year's annual reFQrt and accounls are Pfovsded.
Relafionshw with thfftrdpart￿S
At the year end Ihe Society holds five ordinary sha￿$ ar¥J one Preferer￿ share in the Fesliniog Raih¥ay Company.
whth have all been bequeathed ¢0 the $￿iety. This con51ilutes a minority share and does not gr¥e any control to
Ihe Society. Sotiety makes grants to Ihe Fe￿In￿ Raihvay Company as parl of the pursuarjce ol the main
8ctivilie5 of the Soaety.
The Society also has the righl to norninale to Ihe FfeStIn￿ Rathvay Twustees for 8rpointmènl place on ihe
Board of the Festini09 Railway Company as part of a reC1w￿al arrangement.
The Society inleract5 wilh area fundi￿31 group5. have the aims of svr4)DrtiN4 the Ffestiniog
Ra1￿JaY.

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
TRUSTEES, REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REI>ORT) IcoMfiNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Risk m8nageffienl
The twstses have a duly to identify aryl re¥iw* ts risks to the i8 eylthed aThJ to ensur8 appmpriate
R&lahonship vnlh Trlat8dpartt8s
7he tru5t8e$ o)nsider the only key rwem8rrt p￿sc￿ olthe lo be Ihe bJwd ofirust88s. are in
chaTge of thr¢¢bng. ¢￿￿r￿J. nmnir¥J and O￿Tat￿vj the (*arity of a d￿.t￿ basis. Detsis 0Slhetru5tees'
remuneratw)n. expenses related pwty transathons are thsdosed in a rwjte tts the auwnts.
A￿11101
In a¢rKJrdance the compan*s art￿(1&5, 3 ￿$t4U￿￿ propogr¥J tF•t AttoJ)tants LLP l)e reapptynt8d
as audiw ofthe company pul at a Ger*rnl Meelirvj.
MrG
an
Date..

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
The trustees. who a￿ 2Lso Ihe dbrectiNs of Ffe$￿ R*kny SW for the purw of o)mpany law. are
sponsible lor prepaftng the TwsteÈs' Report and the finwai stalemenls in accordance wrth aPp￿"¢aMe law
United Kingdom Aca)uniing Standards {Uniled ￿n9￿orn Generalty AC￿ptedAcCOuntin9 Prauicel.
Company18w reouires the Iru$tees lo prepate fmanoal slatefflents tor each f¥)anoal year whKh 9ive a true and fair
view of Ihe slate ot affairs tsf the Charity and ol Ihe incomin9 resovrce5 and application d reSOu￿e$. indudw)g Ihe
income and expenthture. ofihe charitabk oyyyny lor that year.
In preparing Ihese financial slalemenls. the Injstees 3re required lo".
- selecl sulta￿e accwntirMJ polKies and Ihen aF*￿ them consistentty:
- obserye the melhods and principles in Ihe Charit￿S SORP..
make jud9efnents and e51imates thal are reasonable and pntdenl".
state whelher applic*Ae UK Acc￿n￿￿9 StaThJards have been fc4knved. SL￿led lo any material éepartures
disclosed and explained in Ihe finaroal stateff*nts." and
- Pfepare the finznLial 51atemefrts cfi the going concem basis un￿$ it ￿ wwpropriale to Presu￿* Ihat Ihe charity
11 Contin￿ in operalMw.
The trustees are re5ponsibk lor kee￿Th9 adequate accountirvJ recotds that disclD5e wilh reasonable ¥cuT￿Y
any lime Ihe financial position of the t￿￿lty arwj ￿ble Ihem to enswe thal financial slalernenl$ Comply wilh Ihe
Companies Acl 20[￿ They are also iespOnwb￿ for safe9uafding the 35seis of the tharty and hence fr)r tÈkin9
reasonable steps for the preven1￿ and deteL￿￿O of fraud atLd olhw 11regu￿[1￿es.

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
Opinion
We have audited the finènch81 slaternent5 of Flestiniog Raihway S(K¢ty Ilhe 'chaiity'l fLY the year ended 30
Seplember 2025 which comprise Ihe st*emenl ol financial actNilies. the balance sheel. the slalemeni of cash fflows
and notes lo the finanual slalements. including svJnificanl 8¢￿u￿11nY ￿￿4e$. 7he finanoal rewrtiTrg Ifamev40rk
Ihal has been 3pplied fft Iheir preparabon is applicab￿ law aftd Unrted KiThJdom AC￿n¢t￿9 S￿ndardS. induding
Financral Reporting S13ThJard 102 The Finénci81 Re￿rtIng Slandartl gpplKaNe ift the UK and Republic of Irel8nd
(United Kingdom GeneraltyAwted Ac¢ovrbtin9 pra￿l¢e).
In oUropw￿n, the financial slaiements".
give 8 true and fair view of thÈ slate of Ihe Charitab￿ compan￿$ affays as at 30 September 2025 and ol rts
incoming resources an(J applicatKJn of resoUr￿S. the year Ihen ended".
have been pr¢)pety prepar*J in a(E0Tda￿e wlh Unrfed Generally Ac(tpled A¢￿Un11n9 pr￿lce..
and
have been prepared in accorda￿ wilh the reqU¥err￿ls of Ihe cOmw￿&sACl 2Cth.
8asis for OF#nion
We ¢ondu¢ted our audit in ac￿rdanCe ￿th Inlemati(x￿I Stsndat<ls on Audiling (UK) IISAS IUKII and aWi¢ab
law. Our re5FK)nsibililies unde¢ IIK)se $landatds are furthÈr dewibB(l in Ihe Audilorfs ￿SPon￿o{l11{eS lor Ihe 8udil ol
the financial statemenls Sett￿)n ol our fek*rt. We are irKlependent of Ihe charrty In a¢CDrdance wilh Ihe eihtcal
requiiemenls that are relevant io our au¢Jit of Ihe financial slatemertis in the VK. indud1￿ the FRC'S Elhi¢al
Slandaid. arKI we have fulfilled other eth￿¥ rewgbilities in aCC￿￿8￿e wlh these requirement$. believe
that the audil eviden￿ we have obla4ned 15 suffK*nt and appfopriaie to provK1e a basis for Our opinK)n.
Conelusii)ns r*latin9 to going ¢on¢em
In audrting the finanoal slatwnents. we have conduded Ihat 1he Trustee$, use of g)ing Cont￿ bèsi5 of
accounting w the pffeparation of the fina￿131 $laterr*nts is appropriale.
Based on the work we Ilave performed. we have pjentified any maI￿la1 uncertainties relating to ever)ts or
condstions thal, i￿1￿￿luallY Of colledively, may casl signifjcant doubl on Ihe charity's a￿litY lo conlinue as a going
toncem for a period ofat least ts¥e￿e rnonths frcffj when the fin￿K•a1 statements are aulkjrised lor issue.
Our responsibilities and the re5pcffl$ibdth$ ol Ihe trustees ¥Alh resped to go¥¥J concem are described in the
elevant sections of this ￿POrt.
Other information
The other informalicxi comprises Infl*￿￿￿$n in the annL¢I rewjrt olher than Il* fina￿181 stslemenis
and our audi10rf5 report thereon. The truslees are res[K)nsib￿ for the olher inltrmaiion coniained within the annual
report Our tynwjn on Ihe finanual 51aternent5 does nDI cover the other inf(*matiDn arKI we do nol exp￿$$ any form
ol as5ufance conduson if*reon. Ou¥ respw5iix.lity is lo read the cther 1nftymatl￿ armj, in 50. consider
byhelher the other infom)ation is mateiiamy in¢on5islent vrith Ihe ffinaTrial State￿￿nIS or our knowled9E obtained in
the course of the au¢Jfl. or otheTh¥ise aFpears to be maieriany rrK5Stated. If we ￿entty such rnaterial iDconsislenues
ts¥ 3pparent maleii31 trysstalernenls, we are reqLllred to ¢Jelermire whelher this gives rise lo a material rni5Stalement
in the financial stalements theMse￿e$. If. based on Ihe ￿rk we have pertormed. we cfjndude Ihal there is
rnalerial rnisstalement of thi5 Other in1ormati￿. we are requiied to report Vial faLI.
We have rKJthin9 to report in thi5 regard_
Matters on whith we are required to report by excèption
We fvave nothing lo rekKNI in respecl of the foll￿11ng malters ￿ relation lo whKh Ihe Charitses (Accounts and
Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us lo report lo you if. in our opinion."
the ￿fOrrnaI￿n given in Ihe financial staiernenls 15 ificLXlSiStent in ary malerkgl respect wth Ihe TnJslees'
report., or
suffiu.ent accovnlir*J reccwtts have nol been kept: or
Ihe financial stalernerts are noi in agfeemit with the &(thJnlw¥J wxyds:
we ha¥e rnl ieceived am the informaliM and exF4anation$we require for our audi(.

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
Responsibilities ol trUSt¢es
As explained more fulty in the 51atement of Truslees. resKthgbifil*S. the trustee5. who are also the directors ol the
¢hatity for the purpDse ol company law. are responsible foi the preparatw)n of the financ43151alery*nls and foi Èeing
sa115fied Ihai trey give a tn&e and fair view. and for such iniemal control a5 the Iruslees delewmine is necessary lo
enable the prepa¥31ion of financial 51aiements Ilwt ale free from materi81 mi5St3lemenl. whelheF due lo fraud or
error. In preparing the fina￿la1 slaiemenls. the Iruslee5 a￿ responsible for assessing Ihe ¢hanty'S ability lo
continue as a going concern. disdosin9. as applicatAe. maltefS related 10 9owwJ concern and usng Ihe goi
concern bass of ar￿unlI￿j unles5 the tru51ees •lher intend to I￿uld31e the charitable company or to cease
oper81ions. or have no [ealist￿ amemalive bvt to do so.
Auditorfs responsibilitie5 for the audit of the financial statements
We have been appointed as auoilty Lm(kr se¢b"Th) 144 of ihe Chawrties Atl 2011 and rep)rt in acrxJrd*)r* with the
Ad and relevant regulations made or havirva effect thereundef.
Our obiectNes are to obtain reasonabk assurarte abovl Whell￿r the ffinaroal staternenls a5 a w￿e are free In)m
material mi5Stalement. whelher due to fratyJ of err(￿. and 10 issve an au¢Jrtorfs rep￿ that indLJdes our op¢nion.
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but Is nol a 9uaranlee that an a￿￿t conduded in ￿Ordance
w(th ISA5 IUKI will always deteu a rnalerial tryS5tatement when il exists. Mi5Stalemenls can ar6e from fraucl or
error and are considered maletial rf, indivKlv31ty or in the aggregate, Ihey could reasonatty be expeded to itfflvence
the econornK decisons of users taken on Ihe basts ol Ihe5e finarKial stalemenls.
Irregularities. including fralhl, are instan￿$ of n[￿-CO￿)I1ance with laws and ¥egulèlions ￿ deygn procedures in
lirÉ with ouf respX)nsibilil￿s, oullsned above, lo detect material misslalemenls in respecl of iffegularitie5. including
fr8Ltd. The extent to which our prcttdu¥es are Capab￿ of deieckng irrwAali￿$. rnclLM*NJ fraud. 15 delaw below.
Extent to which the audbt is considered capable ol detecting irregulaiities, including fr*ud
The ￿sp¢)nsibllity for the prevention and delectwjn of irwularrf*$. induding fravd. lies with Ihe Iruslees and with
those charged wilh gO¥emar￿e. The objec￿Ve$ of ouc aLxlil in resped of irregularities and f¢aud are to assess the
risk of material misstaiemenl ol the f￿ancial slatements due to fraud. to obtain sult￿•ent. apwopriale audit evHlence
regarding ￿ assesseil risks and to respoTrJ appror#iately to fra￿) ￿ suspected fravLI identthed during the audit.
As part gf planning proces$
- We enguired ol m3na9emÈni Ihe $y$tems and conlroLs Ihe tharilable comp3ny has in place. the areas of t
finanual Slaiemenls that are mostty susceplible to Ihe risk ol iriegvL7nties and fraL￿. and whether there was ary
known, suspected crf aleged fraud. Mana9ernenl did nol inform us of any knrrwn. suspecled or alleged Iraud.
- We obtained an underslaThJiThJ of the kg31 aimj Teguklory trawewoTk5 aFp1Ka￿e lo the charrtable company.
deterrnined that the fdlowing weve mD51 relevanl.. FRS 102. Comw￿S Act 2CK6. Charibes Aci 2011 aryj
compliance wrth hearth and safety Law5.
We wnsidered the irKentives and opp)rtLmilEs that exisl in the company. induthr￿ the exlent ol managernenl
bias, which present a potential for irregularit*s and fraud to be perpÈtraled. and tadore(l our risk asses5rnenl
BrLordin91y.
- Usin9 our knowledge ol Ihe charilable compary. tO9elher ￿TIh Ihe Os(thsions I￿￿1 wilh man*Jement at the
planning stage. we fr>rmed a ￿uSIon on Ihe risk of rTh$slaten￿I due lo itwulaiilies indudin9 fraud pA)d lailored
our procedures ac¢tsrding to Ihis rtsk assessn*ni.
The key procedures w¢ to (letect irregularities includin9 fraud during the cours¢ of the audit
inclLJdÈd-
Identifying and testing jouwnal eniries irTr ovefall ar￿￿ntir￿j cecords. In partiwlar those that were s¥Jnificanl and
UllU5ual.
Re¥￿Ing the financial staternenl discloswes aThl (letemNrwng whether ac(a)unbng k￿lC￿eS have been
appropiialety appl*d.
- Reviewiw and thallenging Ihe assumptws and MJd9ements used by manage￿ftt in their sismifrart accounlin9
estimates.
- AssessiThJ Ihe extent of compliarts. or bck ol. the relevant L3ws and regu13tions.
- Dowmenting and verfy*ig all signffjcant related party balances and tr3nsaclk)ns.

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIErY
There we inherent limilations in wr avdit w((8dures dESC￿bed at￿Ve. The more removed Ihal laws and
re9ulatiotbs are from financial transadions. the less likety it is Ihat WÈ w￿jId become aware of non-compliance.
Audrting Siandards a150 limrt Ihe audil pr(￿dureS required to identify non-cAMmpliarre wilh laws and regulal¢Dns lo
enquiry of the Iruslees and other management and the inspe¢lion ol regvlalory and le9al ¢orresponden¢È, if any.
M8leria1 rnissiaiements thal arise due lo fraud can be harder to deleci Ihan IfM)se Ihat arise from error as ihey may
involve delibefale concealmenl or cdlusw.
A further description ol ovr resp￿1￿.1111es is a¥ailab* Financial Rewling Cwnul's website ai.. hitps.'Il
Vo￿.fr¢.Or9.ykjaudrtOrsresp0￿sibIll1ies. This de5CriFlw)n fovrn5 part of our aLKhto¢s repjvl.
Use of our report
This reporf 15 made 501ety to Ihe chariws truslees. 35 a ljoty, in accordarre wrth P3rl 4 of the Ch3rilies (Account5
and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work h85 been undertaken so Ihal we might siale to Ihe charity's trustees
those rnallers we are required to state lo them in an audilw's weF¢Jrt and no other purpose. To the fvllesl exlenl
perrnitled by law. we do not accept or aSs￿me res￿n&b￿1ty to anyone olher than the charity and the charit￿$
InJ51ee5 as
bc*. lor our audil Wc￿, thi5 reFtyNI. or lor the (ynM?ns have kffi￿d.
Susan Harris MA ACA (ser￿Or Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Champm)nA￿0UTrtWts LLP. StaiLAory Auditr
Charte￿￿ Accountants
2nd Floor Refvge Hotsse
33-37 Wdlef9ate Row
Chester
CH12LE
14 March 2026
Champion Accountants LLP is eltgiN2 apwnknienl as auditor ol thÈ cha(ity by virtue of ils ehgibilty for
aptx)intmeni as audrtof of a company mjer section 1212 01 the Compar¥esAa 20(￿.
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FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
STATEMENT OF FINANCIALACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Unrestricted Restricied
funds
funds
Total Unrestrictèd Restricted
fund5
funds
2024
2024
Total
2025
2025
2025
2024
Note5
Income from..
Oonations and legac￿$
Charitable activithe5
Investments
79.271
166,415
42.764
$3.194
132.465
166.415
125.880
183.572
139.955
43,237
62.188
245.760
139,955
118.115
83.116
74.878
Total inc¢)m¢
288.450
136.310
424.7e4)
3e6.764
137.IA
503.830
Expenditure on..
Charilable aclivities
417.101
386.452 803.553 ￿.205
259.881
766,086
Total Èxpenditure
417.101
386.452
803.553
s￿.205
259.881
766.086
Net expenditure
1128.651) 1250.1421 1378.793)
1139,441) 1122.8151 (262.2561
Transfers beh¥een
314
13141
Net m¢vem¢nt in
tunds
{128,6511 {250.1421 1378,793)
{139.12n 1123,1291 1262,2561
Reconciliation of lund5-.
Fund balances al 1 October
2024
412.470 2.356.939 2,769.409
551.597 2.480.fth 3.031.665
Fund b8lan¢es at 30
SeptÈmb¢r 2025
283.819 2.1¢￿.797 2.￿1.616
412.470 2.356.939 2.769,409
The staterrent offinanaal ac¢ivilies indudes all gains aTrJ tosses reco￿ in yew. AJI incorre aN1 expenditure
derive from conltnuw acJi¥ibes.
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FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIErY
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
2025
2024
Tan￿ble a55ets
lllvestments
11
12
Debtors
Cash at bank in hwKI
13
176,lJ96
2,539,550
104,074
2.877.849
2.715,646
1981.923
¢rediloTr: amounts fallirva duo
one year
14
(221.8161
1124,0521
1493,830
2,857.871
T4)tal assets 1888 ¢urv•nt W>ilibes
2,493.839
2.857.880
cred￿18. amwntsfalliTr3 thio after
morè onè year
15
1103.223)
188.4711
Net as8•ts
2.3S¥),616
2.769,409
Tho funds ofth• clwity
Re5tn'ded inroTne frjnds
17
2.11%.797
283.819
2,356.939
412.470
2.39).616
2.769.409
The fman
MrGC
ch
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FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
2025
2024
Cash Ilows from oper•ting •ctivilie5
Cash absorbed by oper2iws
21
1464.1791
(321,2681
Investing acdvities
Inve5trnent incorne recewed
125.880
118.115
Net cash generated from investing
activities
125.880
118.115
Net cash used in financing actiwties
Nel decrease in cash and cash equivalents
1338,2991
(203.1531
Cash and cash ewi¥alent5 al beginrwn9 of year
2.877.849
3.081.1)02
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
2,539,550
2.877,849

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
A¢¢*)untiny pollcies
Charity infomiation
Ffesliniog Rai￿aY Society is a pThte cLryany limile(I by 9uaranlee infxwwated n En9land arKI Wales The
registered Offi￿ is Harboui SI8￿)n. Porfhmadog. G￿nethJ. LL49 9NF.
1.1 Basi$ of preparation
The financial Staler￿￿t5 have been prepared in accordance wth Ihe charitys governin9 doDJment. ihe
Companies Ad 2￿. FRS 102 Vhe Financial Reporting Standard applicab￿ in the UK and Republic of
Ireland" I-FRS 102.1 and Ihe CharilE5 SORP -Ac£ounlin9 and Rewjrting by Charilies.. Slalemenl of
RecOmme￿Ied Practice aP￿Kable lo charilies preparin9 Ihwr accounts in act0rdan￿ with the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in Ihe UK aTrJ Rep￿trA￿ of Ireland {FRS 1021- leffecli¥e 1 Jan￿ry 20191. The
charity is a Public Benefrt Enlity as defined by FRS 102.
The financial slalerrents a￿ Fyepared in slerfin9. whith 6 Ihe fundional wrrew ol the charity. Monetsry
amounts in these financial slalements are rounded to Ihe nearest £.
The financial s¢alement$ have been prepa￿ under Ihe histLwi¢al cost corwention. The printspal accounling
pdioes ad¢)pled are set out telow.
1.2 Going concem
Al the tirTE ol approving the finantsal staiefflenls. the trustees have a reasonab￿ expectatK)n that the charity
has adequale resources to cOnt￿lE in operalional exisIen￿ the loreseeable future. Thus Ihe trustees
conlinue to &*)pl the corKem basis ofaCCo￿￿￿9 preparry ts finawal staierrents.
1.3 charitab￿ lunds
Unrestricted funds are avaik7ble lor use disr>etic￿ of Ihe truslees ￿ furtheran￿ of the￿ charitable
objectives.
Reslrtled funds are subjecl to speofK ¢(￿lIK￿￿ by or granlor5 as to they rvay be v5ed. The
purposes and uses ofthe re$tri(ied we sel (Krt in the notes lo the fvanc431 statements.
End￿fflenl lunds are subieci lo speok Cr￿dI10n$ by thjnors Ihai the ca￿101 must be mainlained by the
charity.
1.4 Income
Income is recognised when IhÈ tharity is Wlty entilled tt) il after any perf(mn¢e have been mel,
the amwnts can be meagwed reliatAy. il is wobaue thai iwjme wai be re￿[￿e0.
Cash th)nati￿$ a￿ Tecognised on re￿191. Other <kwplK)rts are rec￿L￿ed rmce the charity has been no11f￿r
of the dOnat￿Tr, unless perforrn3n￿ ¢￿dIbOnS require defeiral of the aNK)unt. In(x)me tsx Tr￿Ve￿a￿le #7
rela￿.On lo donath)ns received under Gth or deeds of o)venanl is re(0gntsed al the time ol the donatioTh.
For legacies. enlitlement is laken 85 the earher of Ihe date on whtth either. the charity ts 8warÈ that prrt>ate
has been granted, the estate has been fioalised an¢J notifiraiiDn has been made by the executorlsl to Ihe
sC￿letY thal a distribution will be made. or when a disltibution is receNed frotn the esiale. Receipt of a legacy,
in whole or in part. is onty ￿)ns￿ered probable when Ihe atnounl be tpea5ured reliably, the charity
has beerb noIrf￿￿ of li￿ execulorfs tntenb.on lo make a distrit￿iOn. ￿ere legaaes have been notif12d lo the
charity. oi Ihe tharity ts awa￿ of Il* grant¥vJ of pr¢>baie. and the uileiia for income recy*ilk)n have not been
met. then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disdosed rf malerial.
Income from govem1T￿l anij other grants. whets*r'capitaf granls or'revenue. 9rants. is recognised when the
charity h35 enkn"lJemenl lo Ihe funds. any perforrnan￿ oyrtliti(￿s amafthed to the grants have been tnel. it 15
obable that the ino)me will be received. arm1 the artsjnl caTr be measured felkibly and is not defe￿ed.
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FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ICONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Accounting policies
Icontsnuedl
Subscription and SOC￿ n*mbership income a￿ reccgni5ed according to Ihe above r￿leria wilh Ihe
except￿n of arnounls ieceNed and deewth to be received in advance. %%thich are deferred urtil Ihe income
recognrtion criteria are rnet".
Annual MeMbe￿IP relalirwj to 3112 of Ihe mernbe￿hp irKorne is deferred un14 Ihe slthequent
peri￿.
Advwed membership ￿￿1￿$ are deletted ￿leaSe￿ in Ihe p￿￿)0 to which Ihey rdale.
DiamTrMI JubTlee Appeal in¢oTY* is re(tTrved a &year membership period and is defenEd and
app¢)rt*oned a¢o)rdirKJly.
LrfÈ and 3sswated hle rnembetship #Kome is deferred aThJ amorti5ed over a 1￿year period, which
is cormnensurale to the wlicy ad¢JNed by othef.gmilar orwisabon5.
Interest on fund5 held on deposit is inchjded when receNable and Ihe arfvjvnl can te measured reliabw by the
ch•,. this 15 upth) noifftalion ofthe inlerest P3*J of payable ty U)e Bank.
1.5 Expenditure
Expenditvre is Tecogn%sed ¢)nce tt￿re is a legal w constructive oWKJaiN)n to Ifarsfer econorn￿ benefit to a
Ihir<J party. it Is probable that a Iransfer ol ecoThJmic tenefils will be required in sett￿me￿I, and the amounl ol
the obligalion can be rnea5ured reliably.
Expendituie is classified by 3dNity. The ¢osls of each 2cti¥ty are made up ¢>f Ihe lolal of dired cosls
shared costs. induding support costs invO￿e￿ in undertaking each actNity. Direct costs attributable to a single
aclivity are allocated direclly lo thai ￿￿rty. Shared costs wh￿h contribule.to more Ihan one activity and
support cost$ which are not altrttxrtabie to a $u)gle adivty are appwlioned btheen those aCt￿lI1e$ on a basis
consistent wilh the use of resoLwces.
In order lor dfy)alK)ns lo meet Ih15 recognrtion (Jiieria. agreements in principle to wovKle lurnling for proposed
projects ale not recognised ￿til valKI expense cbins are made to the knety. dis¢vs$ed by Ils board and
approved lor rdease.
1.6 Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are inthalty measured at cou and subsequenlty measured al cost or Valua￿0Th. nel of
depreciatK)n and any impaim)eni ￿sSeS.
Depreciation is recogni5ed so as to write oll Ihe (x)sl or valuat￿￿ of assets ￿s$ thew ￿S￿l￿al values over their
useful lives on the foll¢￿1n9 ba5es'.
Plant aThJ eouipmenl
Office equipment
Sooety films
2¢Yh per strawJhl line.
20% per annum slraight lire.
20% per annum Stra￿h114"n￿.
The gain or h)ss on Ihe disposal of an asset is dete￿IDed as the difference befv¥een the Sa￿ proceeds
the G8rrying value of the assel. and 1$ re¢oJnised in the slaternent of finar￿181 a¢twities.
1.7 Fixed a55et investmtnts
FiKed asset investment5 are initially ff*asured 21 Irans2clion pl￿e exthdin9 trans2clion costs, and are
subsequently ￿￿sSured at laif Val￿ al each ￿￿rtir￿j date. Charoes in tsir value are recognised in net
incomellexpenditurel lor the year. TransactK)n cosis a￿ expensed as incurred.
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FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Accounting policies
(Continued)
1.8 Impxirmenl of fixed as$¢ts
Al each reporiing end dale, Ihe charity re¥tews the c3rryir*J aryv)unts 01 it5 t3rKJible assets its determir
V4helhef there is any indicatMM Ihat those assets have suffered an impairn￿nt Ioss. 11 any such indication
exi51s. the recoverabk amount ol the assel is eslimaled in order to determlne Ihe extenl of Ihe impabrment
ss lif any).
1.9 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and (ash equivaknts indude cash in hand. detKJsilS held al call wilh banks. olher short-lerrn IK)uid
invesifflenls with Orig￿#4 matuiit*s of t￿ee mnihs or ￿S8. and bank overdrafts. Barth overdrafts are 5howTh
within boryowin9s in ¢Xl￿ni liabilit*$.
1.10 Taxation
The chafty is exempl from CL¥PLKaliDn lax ort it5 thaiitabk actryities.
1.11 Ctyneessionary loans to the Festiniog Railviay Company
Thesè loans were Ireated as being repayabk on demand and ￿ Inle￿S1 Iree. Since their initkil drwthvn by
Ihe Company. repayments have been rnade erthef throtyh con¥efspon ol balances to nolional donaiions
for Work carried an certain projects. or IhifMN3h 'cash' repayments. There is a separate loan advan¢ed to
Festin109 Rai￿¥8Y Company 01 £27.(XX) lo cover Gqshfltrw drflerences btheen projects bw'ng
ndertaken a[￿ hJn¢J5 bein9 claitr*d from ihe Sttiety.
In line wtth the wvis￿n$ wilhin Ihe xcwnt1r￿ slandar¢ts. these bans ￿ recognised initialty al ￿5t. with
repayments or ¢onvefsion$ 10 9ranls being re¢o9nised in Ihe relev8nl peTh)ds.
1.12 Volunl¥ry assistance
The charitable company has no employees and many of ils members gNe Ireety of their twne to carry tyJi al of
Ihe activit*s of the cfjrnpany. These volunlary rnntritrMJtions are not induded in the ac(yJunlS.
Crilical accounting estimates and ivdgements
In the application of Ihe charily s accounlin9 p&￿eS. Ihe trustees afe required 10 make judgements, esl¢mates
and assumptions abo¢Jt Ihe carrying ar￿UnI of assets armj liabilities that are not readity apparenl ffom other
sources. The eslimales and assooaled assumpth￿S are based on hislorical experience and olhef laclors that
a￿ consiisered to be relevant. Aclual results rn3y differ ffom these eslwrwtes.
The eslimaies and undetyir#J assvmplM)ns are revTewed on an Ong￿ng basis. Revisions lo acD)unting
eslifflales are recognised in the pef*od in which Ihe eslimate is re¥ised where the revis*)n affects onty Ihat
period. or in the period of Ihe wisM)n futwe where the re¥isifm allecls both ￿rfeTht and lulvre
pwK)ds.
Intome Irom donatYODS and leyttGies
Unrestricted Re$tri¢ted
"funtls
Total Unrtstri¢ted Re$tri¢ted
fut)ds
nds
2024
Totsl
202S
2025
2025
2024
2024
Oona*ons arKJ grfis
Leg£oes
Gift Aid
37.348
12.(KX)
29.923
47.481
84.829
12.frtKI
44.214
103.030
36.328
55.919
100.133
103.030
42,597
5.713
6.269
79.271
53.194
132,465
183.572
62.188
245,760
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FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
In¢ome from dtsnatytyns and legacies
Icontinuedl
Income fr¢)m charitable activities
Charitable Charitable
activstses
activitiès
2025
2024
Subse￿p￿)n ¢nc(ffie
H05tel income
Magazine inrjjme
Sundry In¢ome
134.523
25.662
5.190
1.040
112.424
21,179
5.679
673
166.415
139.955
Analysis by fund
un￿stricted lund5
186.415
139.955
Income fr¢Mn investments
Unfy$tricted Re5triGtÈd
fund5
funds
2025
2025
Tothi Unrestrtd¢d R¢stri¢ted
fursds
funds
2024
2024
Tot*1
2025
2024
Interesl re￿IV3b1e
42,764
83.116
125.880
43.237
74,878
118.115

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Expenditure on charitable activit￿5
Charitsble
activitie$
Charitsble
a¢itvitio$
2025
2024
Direct costs
Donations to Ffestii¥og Railway CLvYpany
Hoslel expenses
Magazine produclion c051s
Re9lStry expenses
Sundry eypen5es
Postage and prinliny costs
Olher raI￿aY suppxt
661.989
60.616
34.214
2.072
8.771
4,357
651.849
54.419
40.027
1.415
4.559
1,567
792,019
7S5,892
Share of 5UPPOrt and 9ovemance costs (see note 71
Supp)rt
GovefTTr3rKe
3.194
7,000
803.553
766.086
Analysis by fund
un￿sIn￿e￿ lunds
Restricted fund5
417 101
386.452
506,205
259.881
803.553
766.086
Support costs allocated to a¢tiviiie5
2025
2024
Bank ¢harge5
Audrt fees
3,534
8,CX)O
3,194
11,534
10,194
Analysed between".
Charilable activities
11,534
10,194
Trustees
None of the Irustees lor any perscmis connected wih recei¥ed ary ￿munefallon or beneffils from the
charity during the year.
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FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEJWBER 2025
Employees
The average monlw numbwol empbyees dwirvj ihe year vR$'.
2025
2024
Number
Nurnber
Totsi
There were no empbyees whose annual Femunefation was th￿ £60.CKO.
10 Taxation
The ¢h81ity is exempi trom its actwrties because all ils In￿Me is apphed for Ch￿ilable purposes.
11
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and
Office Soci*ty ffiIM5
Totsl
Cost
Al 1 Odobef 2024
3.045
AI 30 Seplemi*r 2025
3.045
Depreciation and irnpatmient
Al 1 October 2024
3,042
At 30 Seplember 2025
3.042
Carrying amount
AI 30 Seplernber 2025
At 30 Sepiember 2024
12 Fixed asset investments
Unlisted
investments
Cost or valuation
At 1 Odober 2024 & 30 September 2025
Carrying amount
At 30 September 2025
AI 30 Septentrr 2¢X4
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FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
13 Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts frdlling viithin one year_
Gift aid debtors
Other debtors
35.387
140.709
47.587
56,487
178.096
104.074
14 Creditors.. arnounts falling due withtn one year
2025
2024
otes
Deletred income
Trade creditors
Olher ¢reditoYs
Accrua15
16
51.129
147.432
15.255
55.188
47,219
14.145
7,5Q)
221.816
124,052
15 Creditors". amounls falling dtse after mort than otte ye*r
2025
2024
Delerred incr*ne
16
103223
88.471
16 Deferred income
20Z5
2024
Aiising from Sub$crir4KJns in Ad¥an
154.352
143.659
Oefeffed income bs inC￿ded in fffianiial $￿eMentS as fo1(r￿..
2025
20Z4
Deferred income is irthled ￿￿kn1￿-.
Currenl liabihlies
Non-current lia￿"&11es
51.129
103,223
55.188
88.471
154.352
143.659
Movements in the year

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
16 Deferred income
Icontinuedl
Oeleired income al l October 2￿14
Released from prewous perirxys
Resouices ijeferred in Ihe year
143.659
155.1881
65.881
112.693
141.1091
72.075
Delerred irthme al 30 Seplember 2025
154.352
143,659
17 Restricled fund5
The reslrKted funds of Ihe ¢harity CoM￿lSe the unexpended balances ol th)nati￿$ èTKS grants hekj on Irusi
subject lo specifK conilD"on5 by d(wr5 as to they may be used.
At l October
2024
Incoming
resources
Resource5
expended
Translers
At30
September
2025
Herilage Fund
Minffordd Station
Tan y Bwkh Slati
815
191
776
349
73
9.480
4.261
795
1,332
1.617
18.724
20.286
79.838
21.319
43.004
28.351
1.123,706
15.071
3.366
150.783
227,418
326.iX)4
31,442
4,070
3.314
13.2YSI
Hugh Nap￿[
En9land Locos
Linda
Mountaineer
Kerr Sluart diesel 4415
James Spooner
Vintsge Carriages
SlatifX)S
Archiv85
Waggon Trar*$
Permanent way
Heritage Buildings
Intra5truclure
Health & Safely aThJ Ot
76,398
9.382
64,354
15.809
70.$22
53.372
1.172,YJ8
19.$26
1.239
144.014
163.629)
10.9)4
19.216
9.059
13.7321
{3.5491
133.9861
126.8731
I80,0￿)
16.0311
1.852
30.708
1.576
2.127
6.769
17.504
16.993
4,975
1138,1361
125.9451
11,276)
334.
27,743
2.356,939
136.310
1386.452)
2.106.797
21

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
17 Restricted funds
(Continued}
previo￿ year.
At 1 O¢tober
2023
In¢oming
resources
Resources
expended
Tron$fers
At30
Septernber
2024
Heritage Fund
Volunteer H051els' Fun(1
Minffordd Slatson
Tan y Bwlch Ststion
Kids Week
Lineside Vehide
Hugh Napie¥
England Locx)$
Linda
Mounlaineer
Kewr Siuart ¢JEsel 4415
James Spooner
Vintage c￿r￿ge$
Slalions
LAG drains
Archive5
Waggon Trath$
Perrnanenl way
Herila9e Buildings
Infrasirudvfe
Heakn & Safety aNI Oth8
7.615
1.567
3.913
834
7,017
32.414
1.485
82.865
42.562
51.505
10.T26
64.072
79.124
1.245,019
11.567)
157
2.875
4.070
3.314
983
16.302)
132.4021
112)
14.217
818
19.451
8.208
6.49)
2.922
29.155
(20.6841
133.9981
16.6031
13.1251
76.398
9.382
64.354
15.809
70,522
53.372
1,172,998
{28.6741
1101.1761
(1.3421
10.280
19,526
1.239
144.014
348,050
334.956
27,743
138,465
356.261
321,588
21.281
5,549
15.274
13.4
6.776
123,485)
11281
13141
2.480.(68
137.066
1259.B811
13141
2.356.939
18
Unrestricted fund5
The unTestriLyed funds of the charity cwpnse the unewded baances ofdonatit)ns and grants which are
not subj'ec¢ lo speryft conditi(ms by do[￿)[S and grant0￿ as to hc*w they may bÈ vsed These indudÈ
designated fvnds whth have been set aswje oul of Un￿tr￿ted fuThJs by the Iwsiees for speufic purposes.
At 1 O¢itsber
2024
In¢oming
Resourres
resourc¢s expended
Transfers
At30
Sepiemb¢r
2025
General funds
412.470
288,450
1417.101)
283.819
Previoys year:
At 1 October
2023
Incoming
resource5
Resources
expended
Transfers
At30
September
2024
Geneol funds
551.597
366.764
15C6.2051
314
412.470

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
q9 Analysis of net a$$ets between funds
iltsrestritted
funds
2025
RÈstrtcted
lunds
2025
Total
2025
At 30 September 2025-.
Tzngible assets
Investments
Cu￿en1 aSSet￿lI1a1￿Iitt$)
Lony term liakn'lrties
387,033
1103.2231
2.1C6.797
2,493.830
1103.2231
283.819
2.IC6.797
2.3￿.618
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
2024
Total
2024
2024
At 30 September 2024-.
Tangible a$5els
Investments
Curfent a5se1511liats-liliesl
Lon9 tefm liabilitles
4).932
188.471)
2.356.939
2,857,871
188.4711
412.470
2.356.939
2.769.409
Related party tr3￿ctIOnS
As slated In Ihe winapal actmlies seclion of the trvslees. report. the purpose ol Ihe company is 10 SLtpwt the
feslo¥ation ol the Ffesliniog Ratlway. FCK many years. thefe has been an arrangement whereby the company
minaled one director onlo Ihe boa¢d of The Fe51InK￿ Rathvay Company and that corvpany nominaled a
person to 511 on Ihe board ol Ihis c(xnpany. At the siart end of Ihe year. Graham Cole wès the Soc
ntyn¥)ee. Graharn Cole has Th)t received any benefl frcth the Sou"ety dunn9 ye*.
Ourin9 the year. Ihe Flesiinw Raikny SL**ty made th)nati(x￿ totallng £661,989 12024.. £651,849) lo The
Festin￿9 RaiK¥ay Company
The Sooety also had IFarwdKins ￿1h rdaled gTOUP$ 3wKI Ihe Festinw Rafiway CcThpany dumg the year
and, al the year en%J. balance due from Festiniog Raihmay Company was £117.00012024: £27.000} This
amounl is i￿￿tle￿ wilhin deblws on Ihe balance sheet and is ￿terest-free. The Soc*ty also retained fun(Is
on behatr ol the FR Herilage grwp, with Ihe lotal hekl wthin creditors arrwitir¥J to £15.25512024.. £14,094).
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FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
21 Cash generated from operations
2025
2024
Oeficiifoi Ihe year
{378.793)
(262.2561
Adjustments lor.
Investment income reco9nised ￿ 51atemenl of fmanoal activi1￿5
1125,8801
1118.1151
Ilovernenls in vthing captal..
Ilncreasel in debt￿$
Increase in ueditcrfs
Increase in defe￿￿ income
112.0221
101.823
10.693
111.2331
39,370
30.￿6
Cash absotbed by operation$
1464.1791
1321.268)
22 Anatysis of changes in nel fLbnds
The charity had no material debl thjring the yew.
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