# Wensleydale Railway Trust

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1088324
- **Other names:** WENSLEYDALE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION (TRUST) LIMITED, WENSLEYDALE RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 5, 2001
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1088324


## Contact

- **Address:** Wensleydale Railway Assoc&#x27;tion Trst, Leeming Bar Station, Leases Road, Leeming Bar, NORTHALLERTON
- **Postcode:** North Yo
- **Phone:** 01969 623265
- **Email:** nigel.park@btinternet.com
- **Website:** www.wensleydalerailway.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE WENSLEYDALE RAILWAY BETWEEN NORTHALLERTON IN THE COUNTY OF NORTH YORKSHIRE AND GARSDALE IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA (HEREINAFTER CALLED &quot;THE RAILWAY&quot;) AND RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN GENERAL AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT IN PARTICULAR.(2) TO ADVANCE AND CONSERVE THE HERITAGE OF THE RAILWAY, AND RAILWAYS IN GENERAL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

**Activities:** We have completed the restoration of Scruton and Leeming Bar Station building. We have donated to assist in the restoration of  Bedale signal box, which is a listed building of heritage interest.  We have spent money on in-house training and specialised training courses for volunteers. We are involving the Trust in contacts with schools, through two specific projects.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria
- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £377923 | £219752 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £318362 | £249547 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £279697 | £220614 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £454160 | £481335 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £732951 | £391651 | £895617 | 1 |



## Trustees

- Alex Dudiak — appointed Oct. 15, 2022
- Christopher David John Williams — appointed July 2, 2024
- DAVID WALKER
- John Ralph Smithson — appointed Oct. 14, 2019
- Neil Stuart Guest — appointed Oct. 7, 2024
- Phillip Harrison — appointed July 19, 2021
- Richard James Holt — appointed Oct. 31, 2022
- Richard Thomas Leathley — appointed July 13, 2020
- Wendy Jane Shepherd — appointed Sept. 9, 2019


