The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
Charity No. 1082564
Company No. 04040633
Trustees' Report and Audited Accounts
31 December 2021
The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Contents
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| Trustees' Annual Report | 1 to 5 |
| Auditor's Report | 6 to 8 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 9 |
| Summary Income and Expenditure Account | 10 |
| Balance Sheet | 11 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 12 to 24 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 25 to 27 |
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Trustees Annual Report
The Trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the audited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Company No. 04040633
Charity No. 1082564
Principal Office
Woody Bay Station Parracombe Barnstaple Devon EX31 4RA
Registered Office
Woody Bay Station Parracombe Devon EX31 4RA
Directors and Trustees
The Directors of the charitable company are its Trustees for the purposes of charity law. The following Directors and Trustees served during the year:
J. Barton I.P. Cowling P. Curson C.G. Duffell G.N. Hunt P. Miles
A.J. Nicholson (Resigned 12 November 2021) P. Snashall
C.E. Summers
M.E.G. Swainson
Company Secretary
A.J. Nicholson
Accountants
Accountancy Edge Limited 12 Culm Close Bideford Devon EX39 4AX
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Bankers
Lloyds Bank Plc 17 Cross Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1BE
Solicitors
Crosse Wyatt Solicitors 7 East Street South Molton Devon EX36 3BX
Auditors
Fawley Judge & Easton Chartered Certified Accountants 1 Parliament Street Hull HU1 2AS
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document are as follows: 1) To acquire preserve and restore for the public benefit items of historical, architectural, engineering or scientific value in connection with railways; and, 2) To advance the education of the public in the history, sociology and technology of narrow-gauge railways and railways in general by the acquisition, restoration, preservation, creation and exhibition of railway locomotives, carriages, rolling stock, equipment, artefacts, documents and records, together with any appropriate land, buildings and structures in particular but not exclusively those of the former Lynton & Barnstaple railway in Devonshire and to provide educational and training facilities to those engaged in the restoration and operation of the railway or railways generally.
The charity purchased further land and was able to secure ownership of more track-bed. It has also supported the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Community Interest Company in the operation of the railway line at Woody Bay.
As Trustees of the charity we have given due consideration to the Charity Commission's published guidance on the Public Benefit requirement under the Charities Act 2011.
The major activity of the charity has been work on the ongoing project to re-open the Lynton to Barnstaple Railway. The charity has expanded its landholdings, carried out work to improve its heritage rolling stock, and continued to reach out to stakeholders.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Through the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Community Interest Company, the charity has continued to operate a heritage railway for the benefit of the public. The charity provides the railway assets used in this operation. This attracted tourists to the Exmoor National Park area and directly and indirectly increased employment.
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The charity is delighted to be the new owner of 'The Halt' at Parracombe. Not only does this mean we own another station, but perhaps more significantly, for the first time in our history, we own all the track-bed from Woody Bay Station to and including Parracombe Halt. This joins up two of the railway's long-closed stations. This bring us even closer to being able to re-open an extended section of the railway for the first time.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Trustees considered the charity's financial position at 31 December 2021 to be satisfactory. Despite the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the charity was still able to generate an operating surplus of £700,568. We were pleased to overcome the challenges of the fundraising environment to be able to secure enough money to purchase land vital to our goal of the future re-opening the railway.
We were especially pleased to receive a donation of £30,000 from the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Community Interest Company, which has had a successful trading year despite national events!
The Board of Trustees has examined the charity's requirements for reserves in light of the main risks to the organisation. It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets or fixed asset investment held by the charity should be sufficient to cover administrative expenses, loan interest, and the servicing of membership commitments for a period of twelve months. This would indicate that unrestricted cash reserves of around £17,000 should be in place. The charity has designated £17,000 of funds for this purpose. However, the charity's unrestricted cash reserves fall short of this target because the majority of funds are tied up in fixed assets. The Trustees are aware that the charity needs to secure more unrestricted funds in the form of easily realisable assets.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The governing document of the charity is the Memorandum and Articles of Association establishing the company under company legislation. The governing document is dated 25 July 2000 as amended 4 October 2003 and 24 March 2007.
The Trustees are always trying to identify members whose skillsets and interests would make them a suitable Trustee. The Board of Trustees can co-opt new Trustees during the year, but such appointments are subject to ratification at the charity's Annual General Meeting.
New Trustees are provided with training and induction as follows: they are provided with copies of minutes of previous meeting of the Board of Trustees; they are encouraged to seek help and guidance from any of the current Trustees; and, they are encouraged to read the Charity Commission publication, ‘The essential trustee’ (CC3).
The charity has a subsidiary company, The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Community Interest Company. This is controlled by the charity as its controlling shareholder, but day to day management of the company is delegated to its own board of directors.
Statement of trustees' responsibilities in relation to
the financial statements
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed,
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subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of information included on the company's website .
Statement of disclosure of information to auditor
So far as the trustees are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditors are unaware and each trustee has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a trustee in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime as set out in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102).
Signed on behalf of the board
P. Miles
Trustee
31 March 2022
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Audit Report Qualified
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
Opinion
We have audited the accounts of The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 December 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Summary Income and Expenditure Account, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and the Notes to the Accounts, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the accounts:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 December 2021 and of its profit/loss for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the accounts section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the accounts in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and the provisions available for small entities, in the circumstances set out below, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:
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the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the accounts is not appropriate; or
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the trustees have not disclosed in the accounts any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the charitable company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the accounts are authorised for issue.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the trustees' report and accounts, other than the accounts and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information.
Our opinion on the accounts does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Basis for qualified opinion
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We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard , and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
We were appointed as auditors of the company to carry out an audit on the financial statements to 31 December 2021. We were unable to satisfy ourselves by alternative means concerning the valuation of the land and rolling stock as at 31 December 2020 or 31 December 2021. Since the land and rolling stock enter into the determination of the financial performance, we were unable to determine whether adjustments might have been necessary in respect of the valuations for the year reported in the income statement.
Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
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In our opinion, based upon the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the trustees' report for the financial year for which the accounts are prepared is consistent with the accounts; and
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the trustees' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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adequate and proper accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the accounts are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
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the trustees were not entitled to prepare the accounts in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemptions in preparing the trustees' report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement found in the trustees' report, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purpose of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of accounts that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the accounts, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the accounts
We have been appointed under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.
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Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the accounts as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these accounts.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the accounts is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Use of this report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Jonathan Leathley FCCA Senior Statutory Auditor For and on behalf of Fawley, Judge & Easton Chartered Certified Accountants 1 Parliament Street Hull HU1 2AS 14 June 2022
Fawley, Judge & Easton is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a charity under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 31 December 2021
| Notes Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 4 Charitable activities 5 Other trading activities 6 Investments 7 Other 8 Total Expenditure on: Raising funds 9 Charitable activities 10 Other 11 Total Net gains on investments Net income 12 Transfers between funds Net income before other gains/(losses) Other gains and losses Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricte d funds 2021 £ 134,165 36,908 468 7,451 9,000 |
Restricted funds 2021 £ 764,839 - - - - |
Total funds 2021 £ 899,003 36,908 468 7,451 9,000 |
Total funds 2020 £ 414,949 17,974 371 7,573 10,000 |
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| 187,992 25,473 24,328 124,843 |
764,839 - - 77,618 |
952,830 25,473 24,328 202,461 |
450,867 25,879 15,148 253,225 |
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| 174,644 - |
77,618 - |
252,262 - |
294,252 - |
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| 13,348 767,409 |
687,221 (767,409) |
700,568 - |
156,615 - |
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| 780,757 | (80,189) | 700,568 | 156,615 | |
| 780,757 3,224,617 |
(80,189) 676,910 |
700,568 3,901,527 |
156,615 3,744,912 |
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| 4,005,374 | 596,722 | 4,602,095 | 3,901,527 |
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Summary Income and Expenditure Account
for the year ended 31 December 2021
| Income Interest and investment income Gross income for the year Expenditure Depreciation and charges for impairment of fixed assets Total expenditure for the year Net income before tax for the year Net income for the year |
2021 £ 945,379 7,451 952,830 227,884 24,378 252,262 700,568 700,568 |
2020 £ 443,294 7,573 |
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| 450,867 | ||
| 281,390 12,862 |
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| 294,252 | ||
| 156,615 | ||
| 156,615 |
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Balance Sheet
at 31 December 2021
| Company No. 04040633 Notes 2021 £ Fixed assets Intangible assets 15 120 Tangible assets 16 3,805,160 Investments 17 87,116 3,892,396 Current assets Debtors 18 4,021 Investments 19 115,000 Cash at bank and in hand 680,953 799,974 Creditors:Amount falling due within one year 20 (90,275) Net current assets 709,699 Total assets less current liabilities 4,602,095 Net assets excluding pension asset or liability 4,602,095 Total net assets 4,602,095 The funds of the charity Restricted funds 21 Restricted income funds 596,722 596,722 Unrestricted funds 21 General funds 2,846,033 Designated funds 17,000 2,863,033 Reserves 21 Revaluation reserve 1,142,341 1,142,341 Total funds 4,602,095 |
2020 £ 140 3,157,775 81,296 |
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| 3,239,211 8,261 115,000 625,616 |
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| 748,877 (86,561) |
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| 662,316 3,901,527 |
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| 3,901,527 | |
| 3,901,527 | |
| 676,910 | |
| 676,910 2,065,276 17,000 |
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| 2,082,276 1,142,341 |
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| 1,142,341 | |
| 3,901,527 |
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Approved by the board on 31 March 2022
And signed on its behalf by:
P. Miles Trustee
31 March 2022
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2021
- 1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts
There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.
Fund accounting
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Unrestricted funds These are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the charity.
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Designated funds These are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes. Revaluation funds These are unrestricted funds which include a revaluation reserve representing the restatement of investment assets at their market values.
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Restricted funds These are available for use subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or through terms of an appeal.
Income
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Recognition of Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity income becomes entitled to, and virtually certain to receive, the income and the amount of the income can be measured with sufficient reliability.
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Income with related Where income has related expenditure the income and related expenditure is expenditure reported gross in the SoFA. Donations and Voluntary income received by way of grants, donations and gifts is included in the legacies the SoFA when receivable and only when the Charity has unconditional entitlement to the income.
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Tax reclaims on Income from tax reclaims is included in the SoFA at the same time as the donations and gifts gift/donation to which it relates. Donated services These are only included in income (with an equivalent amount in expenditure) and facilities where the benefit to the Charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material.
Volunteer help The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value revaluation of fixed at the end of the year. assets Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments. investment assets
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Expenditure
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Recognition of Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis. Expenditure includes any VAT which expenditure cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
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Expenditure on These comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income, fundraising raising funds trading costs and investment management costs. Expenditure on These comprise the costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and
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charitable activities services in the furtherance of its objects, including the making of grants and governance costs.
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Grants payable All grant expenditure is accounted for on an actual paid basis plus an accrual for grants that have been approved by the trustees at the end of the year but not yet paid.
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Governance costs These include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the Charity, including any audit/independent examination fees, costs linked to the strategic management of the Charity, together with a share of other administration costs.
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Other expenditure These are support costs not allocated to a particular activity.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life:
Freehold property 0% straight line Leasehold property 0-20% straight line Plant & Machinery 0-33% straight-line Motor vehicles 20% reducing balance Track-work 5% straight line
Heritage rolling stock and locomotives are well maintained and their residual values are thought to be equal to or greater than their carrying values. Therefore they are depreciated at a rate of 0%. Freehold land and certain rolling stock are subject to revaluation and are carried at market value.
Intangible fixed assets and amortisation
Intangible fixed assets (including purchased goodwill, patents and trademarks) are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses. Patents and trademarks 10% straight-line
Trade and other debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Notes to the Accounts
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management.
Trade and other creditors
Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
Receipt of donated goods, facilities and services
All donated goods, facilities and services received are recognised within incoming resources and expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity.
2 Company status
The company is a private company limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital.
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Notes to the Accounts
3 Statement of Financial Activities - prior year
| 3 Statement of Financial Activities - prior year |
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| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Charitable activities Other trading activities Investments Other Total Expenditure on: Raising funds Charitable activities Other Total Net income Transfers between funds Net income before other gains/(losses) Other gains and losses: Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 4 Income from donations and legacies Donations Legacies receivable Sponsorship Subscriptions |
Unrestricted £ 47,919 12,404 402 73,440 134,165 |
Unrestricted funds 2020 £ 151,609 17,974 371 7,413 10,000 187,367 25,879 15,148 112,641 153,668 33,699 7,516 41,215 41,215 3,183,402 3,224,617 Restricted £ 359,372 405,467 - - 764,839 |
Restricted funds 2020 £ 263,340 - - 160 - 263,500 - - 140,584 140,584 122,916 (7,516) 115,400 115,400 561,510 676,910 Total 2021 £ 407,290 417,871 402 73,440 899,003 |
Total funds 2020 £ 414,949 17,974 371 7,573 10,000 |
| 450,867 25,879 15,148 253,225 |
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| 294,252 | ||||
| 156,615 - |
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| 156,615 | ||||
| 156,615 3,744,912 |
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| 3,901,527 | ||||
| Total 2020 £ 305,780 40,649 - 68,520 |
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| 414,949 |
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Notes to the Accounts
5 Income from charitable activities
| Draw tickets and 100 Club Magazine adverts 6 Income from other trading activities Sale of scrap metals and woods 7 Income from investments Property rental income Dividends Interest receivable 8 Other income Government grants 9 Expenditure on raising funds Costs of generating voluntary income Donations Subscriptions |
Unrestricted £ 36,908 - 36,908 Unrestricted £ 468 468 Unrestricted £ 7,374 7 70 7,451 Unrestricted £ 9,000 9,000 |
Total 2021 £ 36,908 - 36,908 Total 2021 £ 468 468 Total 2021 £ 7,374 7 70 7,451 Total 2021 £ 9,000 9,000 |
Total 2020 £ 17,659 315 |
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| 17,974 | |||
| Total 2020 £ 371 |
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| 371 | |||
| Total 2020 £ 7,380 - 193 |
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| 7,573 | |||
| Total 2020 £ 10,000 |
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| 10,000 | |||
| Unrestricted £ - 25,473 25,473 |
Total 2021 £ - 25,473 25,473 |
Total 2020 £ 65 25,814 |
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| 25,879 |
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Notes to the Accounts
10 Expenditure on charitable activities
| Expenditure on charitable activities Draw tickets and 100 Club Magazine adverts Governance costs Trustees expenses Trustees Indemnity Insurance AGM costs Companies House fees 11 Other expenditure Repair and refurbishment of charity assets Motor and travel costs Premises costs Amortisation, depreciation, impairment, profit/loss on disposal of fixed assets General administrative costs Legal and professional costs 12 Net income before transfers This is stated after charging: Depreciation of owned fixed assets Amortisation of intangible fixed assets Auditors' remuneration |
Unrestricted £ 15,639 759 28,574 24,378 1,380 54,113 124,843 |
Unrestricted £ 15,115 240 223 - 8,362 388 24,328 Restricted £ 5,225 - - - - 72,393 77,618 2021 £ 24,358 20 2,675 |
Total 2021 £ 15,115 240 223 - 8,362 388 24,328 Total 2021 £ 20,864 759 28,574 24,378 1,380 126,506 202,461 |
Total 2020 £ 10,559 - 203 2,211 2,162 13 |
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| 15,148 | ||||
| Total 2020 £ 35,785 - 18,952 12,862 3,552 182,074 |
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| 253,225 | ||||
| 2020 £ 12,842 20 2,500 |
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13 Trustee remuneration and expenses
One or more of the trustees has been paid expenses in the current or prior periods.
| 2021 Number Number of trustees paid expenses 2 The nature of the reimbursed expenses The nature of these expenses was reimbursed travel expenses. £ Total expenses reimbursed to trustees 223 14 Staff costs No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000. 15 Intangible fixed assets Patents and trade-marks £ Cost At 1 January 2021 200 At 31 December 2021 200 Amortisation and impairment At 1 January 2021 60 Amortisation charge for the year 20 At 31 December 2021 80 Net book values At 31 December 2021 120 At 31 December 2020 140 Intangible fixed assets comprise the patent of Manning Wardle & Company. |
2021 Number Number of trustees paid expenses 2 The nature of the reimbursed expenses The nature of these expenses was reimbursed travel expenses. £ Total expenses reimbursed to trustees 223 14 Staff costs No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000. 15 Intangible fixed assets Patents and trade-marks £ Cost At 1 January 2021 200 At 31 December 2021 200 Amortisation and impairment At 1 January 2021 60 Amortisation charge for the year 20 At 31 December 2021 80 Net book values At 31 December 2021 120 At 31 December 2020 140 Intangible fixed assets comprise the patent of Manning Wardle & Company. |
2020 Number 2 postage and £ 204 Total £ 200 |
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| 200 | ||
| 60 20 |
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| 120 | ||
| 140 | ||
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Notes to the Accounts
16 Tangible fixed assets
| Tangible fixed assets | |||||
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| Cost or revaluation At 1 January 2021 Additions At 31 December 2021 Depreciation and impairment At 1 January 2021 Depreciation charge for the year At 31 December 2021 Net book values At 31 December 2021 At 31 December 2020 |
Land and buildings £ 1,283,605 628,708 1,912,313 7,425 2,070 9,495 1,902,818 1,276,180 |
Plant & Machinery £ 1,884,167 28,181 1,912,348 59,519 9,661 69,180 1,843,168 1,824,648 |
Motor vehicles £ - 14,854 14,854 - 2,971 2,971 11,883 - |
Track-work £ 193,135 - 193,135 136,188 9,656 145,844 47,291 56,947 |
Total £ 3,360,907 671,743 |
| 4,032,650 | |||||
| 203,132 24,358 |
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| 227,490 | |||||
| 3,805,160 | |||||
| 3,157,775 |
A professional valuation of the charity's freehold land and buildings was carried out in April 2008 by R J Smith FRICS of Phillips Smith & Dunn, professional valuers. The value of the property held at that date on an existing use basis was £325,000. The Trustees do not believe that the valuation of this freehold land and buildings has changed materially since that date.
The equipment donated by the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Company Limited in 2007 were revalued on receipt by the Trustees at open market value. The Trustees do not believe that the valuation of this equipment has changed materially since that date.
Land at Blackmoor Gate donated to the charity in 2010, was valued by Roger Ladbury FRICS, Chartered Surveyor and Land Agents, at £23,000 in March 2011. All other land is held at purchase price. The Trustees do not believe this land has materially changed in value since its purchase.
In 2015 the four heritage coaches were revalued by the Trustees with a valuation of £250,000 each, a total of £1,000,000. The Trustees do not believe that the valuation of these coaches has changed materially since that date.
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Notes to the Accounts
17 Investments
| 17 | Investments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment | Other | Other | ||||
| in | investments | investments | ||||
| Subsidiaries | - Listed | - Unlisted | Total | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Cost or revaluation | ||||||
| At 1 January 2021 | 81,240 | 26 | 30 | 81,296 | ||
| Additions | 5,820 | - | - | 5,820 | ||
| At 31 December 2021 | 87,060 | 26 | 30 | 87,116 | ||
| Net book values | ||||||
| At 31 December 2021 | 87,060 | 26 | 30 | 87,116 | ||
| At 31 December 2020 | 81,240 | 26 | 30 | 81,296 | ||
| Investment in Subsidiaries | ||||||
| The company has the following subsidiary undertakings: | ||||||
| Capital and | ||||||
| reserves at | Profit/(loss | |||||
| Country of | end of the | ) for the | ||||
| incorporation | Class of | % age of | relevant | relevant | ||
| Name of company | (if not UK) | shares held | shares held | year | year | |
| % | £ | £ | ||||
| Lynton and Barnstaple | Ordinary A | |||||
| Railway Community Interest | England & | and Ordinary | ||||
| Company | Wales | B | 100 | 564,239 | 132,217 | |
| Manning Wardle & Company | England & | |||||
| Limited | Wales | Ordinary | 100 | 453 | - | |
| England & | ||||||
| L&B Blackmoor Company Plc | Wales | Ordinary A | 100 | 12,500 | - | |
| The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust owns | 100% of the Ordinary A shares | in the Lynton and | ||||
| Barnstaple Railway Community Interest Company. The enhanced voting rights | of these shares give it | |||||
| control of that company. | ||||||
| 18 | Debtors | |||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Trade debtors | 1,800 | 5,800 | ||||
| Other debtors | 1,463 | 1,703 | ||||
| Prepayments and accrued income | 758 | 758 | ||||
| 4,021 | 8,261 | |||||
| 19 | Current asset investments | |||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Unlisted investments | 115,000 | 115,000 | ||||
| 115,000 | 115,000 |
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Notes to the Accounts
20 Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
||
|---|---|---|
| Other loans Amounts owed to group undertakings Loans from trustees Accruals and deferred income |
2021 £ 14,800 36,943 32,032 6,500 90,275 |
2020 £ 14,800 35,229 32,032 4,500 |
| 86,561 |
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Notes to the Accounts
21 Movement in funds
| 21 Movement in funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 1 January 2021 464,663 12,044 95,207 34,600 3,575 436 41,904 24,481 676,910 2,065,276 17,000 17,000 1,142,341 1,142,341 3,901,527 |
Incoming resources (including other gains/losses) £ 641,783 31,318 16,563 - 41,056 1,633 - 32,486 764,839 187,992 - - - - 952,830 |
Resources expended £ |
Gross transfers £ (839,741) (14,441) 2,385 - - - (41,904) 126,292 (767,409) 767,409 - - - |
At 31 December 2021 £ 265,978 23,696 114,155 34,600 12,264 2,069 - 143,960 |
|
| Restricted funds: Restricted income funds: Track bed appeal Locomotives and heritage coaches OSHI Land purchase fund All Aboard General Manager's equipment fund TWAO Reserve Other small funds Total Unrestricted funds: General funds Designated funds: Contingency fund Total Revaluation Reserves: Revaluation fund Total revaluation reserves Total funds |
|||||
| (727) | |||||
| (5,225) | |||||
| - | |||||
| - | |||||
| (32,367) | |||||
| - | |||||
| - | |||||
| (39,299) | |||||
| (77,618) (174,644) - - (252,262) |
|||||
| 596,722 | |||||
| 2,846,033 17,000 |
|||||
| 17,000 | |||||
| 1,142,341 | |||||
| 1,142,341 | |||||
| 4,602,095 |
Purposes and restrictions in relation to the funds: Revaluation reserves Represent the amount by which investments exceed their historical cost.
Restricted funds: Track bed appeal The Track bed appeal exists to raise funds for the purchase of the track bed of the former Lynton and Barnstaple Railway. Locomotives and heritage The Locomotives and Heritage coaches fund exists to finance the coaches operation and maintenance of the Kerr Stuart build locomotive No 2451 , known as "Axe" and the heritage coaches. OSHI The OSHI (Old Station House Inn) fund represents monies received to finance the plans and corporate structures required to expand the railway at Blackmoor Gate.
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Notes to the Accounts
| es to the Accounts | |
|---|---|
| Land purchase fund | The land purchase fund represents funds held for future purchases of land, |
| and comprises shares in the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Community | |
| Interest Country which were exchanged for shares previously held in | |
| Exmoor Associates Limited. | |
| All Aboard | The All Aboard fund exists to finance the planning permissions and |
| Transport and Works order required to reinstate the railway between | |
| Lynton and Barnstaple. | |
| General Manager's | The General Manager's equipment fund finances the purchase of tools and |
| equipment fund | machinery needed by the General Manager. |
| TWAO Reserve | This fund is held to finance preparations for obtaining a Transport and |
| Works Act Order. | |
| Other small funds | These funds financed the purchase of various small fixed assets for the |
| charity's general purposes. | |
| Designated funds: | |
| Contingency fund | The purpose of these funds is to represent the cost of servicing |
| membership obligations for one year in the event of the charity's income | |
| sources declining. |
22 Analysis of net assets between funds
| Analysis of net assets between funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets Investments Net current assets Reconciliation of net debt Cash and cash equivalents Borrowings Net debt |
Unrestricted funds £ 3,805,280 35,296 74,142 3,914,718 At 1 January 2021 £ |
Restricted funds £ - 51,820 635,557 687,377 Cash flows £ |
Total £ 3,805,280 87,116 709,699 |
| 4,602,095 | |||
| At 31 December 2021 £ |
|||
| 625,616 | 55,337 | 680,953 | |
| 625,616 (14,800) (14,800) 610,816 |
55,337 - - 55,337 |
680,953 (14,800) |
|
| (14,800) | |||
| 666,153 |
23 Reconciliation of net debt
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Notes to the Accounts
24 Related party disclosures
| Related party disclosures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | ||
| Transactions with related | parties | £ | £ |
| Name of related party | C.E. Summers | ||
| Description of relationship between the parties |
Trustee and member of the charity | ||
| During the year Mr C.E. Summers continued | |||
| Description of transaction | to extend a loan to the charity. The loan is | ||
| and general amounts | interest free and has no fixed date for | ||
| involved | repayment | ||
| Amount due from/(to) the | related party | (32,032) | (32,032) |
| Controlling party |
The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital; consequently there is no one individual in control of the company.
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 31 December 2021
| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Donations Legacies receivable Sponsorship Subscriptions Charitable activities Draw tickets and 100 Club Magazine adverts Other trading activities Sale of scrap metals and woods Investments Property rental income Dividends Interest receivable Other Government grants Total income and endowments Expenditure on: Costs of generating donations and legacies Donations Subscriptions Total of expenditure on raising funds Charitable activities Draw tickets and 100 Club Magazine adverts Governance costs Trustees expenses Trustees Indemnity Insurance AGM costs |
Unrestricte d funds 2021 £ 47,919 12,404 402 73,440 134,165 36,908 - 36,908 468 468 7,374 7 70 7,451 9,000 9,000 187,992 - 25,473 25,473 25,473 15,115 240 15,355 223 - 8,362 |
Restricted funds 2021 £ 359,372 405,467 - - 764,839 - - - - - - - - - - - 764,839 - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds 2021 £ 407,290 417,871 402 73,440 899,003 36,908 - 36,908 468 468 7,374 7 70 7,451 9,000 9,000 952,830 - 25,473 25,473 25,473 15,115 240 15,355 223 - 8,362 |
Total funds 2020 £ 305,780 40,649 - 68,520 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414,949 | ||||
| 17,659 315 |
||||
| 17,974 | ||||
| 371 | ||||
| 371 | ||||
| 7,380 - 193 |
||||
| 7,573 | ||||
| 10,000 | ||||
| 10,000 | ||||
| 450,867 65 25,814 |
||||
| 25,879 | ||||
| 25,879 10,559 - |
||||
| 10,559 | ||||
| 203 2,211 2,162 |
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
| Companies House fees Total of expenditure on charitable activities Other expenditure Repair and refurbishment of charity assets Motor and travel costs Fares Premises costs Rent Rates Light, heat and power Premises insurances Premises repairs and maintenance Other premises costs General administrative costs, including depreciation and amortisation Amortisation Depreciation of land and buildings Depreciation of Plant & Machinery Depreciation of Motor vehicles Depreciation of Track-work Bank charges Equipment expensed Subscriptions Sundry expenses Legal and professional costs Audit/Independent examination fees Accountancy and bookkeeping Consultancy fees Solicitor's fees Other legal and professional costs Total of expenditure of other costs Total expenditure |
388 8,973 24,328 15,639 15,639 759 759 16,296 388 217 542 6,963 4,168 28,574 20 2,070 9,661 2,971 9,656 797 - 563 20 25,758 2,425 1,995 - 2,422 47,271 54,113 124,843 174,644 |
- - - 5,225 5,225 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 727 71,666 72,393 77,618 77,618 |
388 8,973 24,328 20,864 20,864 759 759 16,296 388 217 542 6,963 4,168 28,574 20 2,070 9,661 2,971 9,656 797 - 563 20 25,758 2,425 1,995 - 3,149 118,937 126,506 202,461 252,262 |
13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,589 | ||||
| 15,148 35,785 |
||||
| 35,785 | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| 16,296 1,726 930 - - - |
||||
| 18,952 | ||||
| 20 959 2,287 - 9,596 1,041 2,444 67 - |
||||
| 16,414 | ||||
| (1,643) 2,000 1,469 1,500 178,748 |
||||
| 182,074 | ||||
| 253,225 | ||||
| 294,252 |
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The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
| The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust Detailed Statement of Financial Activities |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net gains on investments Net income Transfers between funds Net income before other gains/(losses) Other Gains Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
- 13,348 767,409 780,757 - 780,757 3,224,617 4,005,374 |
- 687,221 (767,409) (80,189) - (80,189) 676,910 596,722 |
- 700,568 - 700,568 - 700,568 3,901,527 4,602,095 |
- |
| 156,615 - |
||||
| 156,615 - |
||||
| 156,615 | ||||
| 3,744,912 | ||||
| 3,901,527 |
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