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The Weardale Railway Trust

The Weardale Railway Trust Ltd

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1088897
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 10, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 12, 2001
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
03226401

Address

Address
The Weardale Railway Trust
Stanhope Station
Station Road
Stanhope
Bishop Auckland
DL13 2YS

Activities

The members of Weardale Railway Trust support the educational activities, operation and preservation of the railway infrastructure and rolling stock on the railway line which operates between Stanhope and Bishop Auckland in County Durham.

Objects: The Trust Is Established For The Purpose Of Purchasing, Restoring And Preserving Buildings And Land Of The Railway And Other Artefacts Of Historical Interest And Buildings Connected Therewith And In Particular But Without Prejudice To The Generality Of The Foregoing To Restore The Rail Link Between Signal Number S36 Cockton Hill Bridge Bishop Auckland And Wearhead In The County Of Durham For The Benefit And Education Of The Public And The Preserving Of Books, Drawings, Records, Documents, Sound And Visual Recordings, Cinematograph Films And Photographs Relating To Such Land And Artefacts Their History And Their Development

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
County Durham
Local Authority
Durham

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Jan. 31, 2026 Aug. 10, 2026On time £62,378 £54,887
Jan. 31, 2025 June 18, 2025On time £27,645 £42,676
Jan. 31, 2024 July 30, 2024On time £22,213 £18,202
Jan. 31, 2023 Oct. 6, 2023On time £26,633 £21,982
Jan. 31, 2022 Oct. 4, 2022On time £28,891 £32,903
Jan. 31, 2021 Oct. 19, 2021 £66,253 £37,117

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr David Smith Oct. 14, 2024
Dr MICHAEL RICHARD DUNCAN WOOD
Dr Peter Hoare Nov. 11, 2024
Dr Robert John Dingle Aug. 20, 2018
Gerald Christopher Mudd
Jean Clarke July 17, 2019
Kevin Kimber March 9, 2026
Logan Smallwood May 11, 2026
Mark Woodhams Nov. 30, 2015
Thomas John Hatton Oct. 2, 2021