# SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1092723
- **Other names:** SVR ROLLING STOCK TRUST COMPANY LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 1, 2002
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1092723


## Contact

- **Address:** Number One, Comberton Place, Kidderminster, Worcestershire
- **Postcode:** DY10 1QR
- **Phone:** 01562757940
- **Email:** fundraising@svrtrust.org.uk
- **Website:** www.svrtrust.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND OPERATION OF HERITAGE RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, STATION BUILDINGS, TRACK AND OTHER ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE; (2) ESTABLISHING BUILDINGS TO HOUSE AND PRESERVE THE CHARITY'S ROLLING STOCK COLLECTION; (3) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE DISPLAYS FOR THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC; AND (4) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING USED IN THE RESTORATION, REPAIR AND OPERATION OF HISTORIC RAILWAYS TO ENSURE THEIR LONG TERM SURVIVAL.

**Activities:** Owning, repairing and preserving railway heritage, coaching stock and associated artifacts for use and appreciation by the public on the Severn Valley Railway.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Shropshire
- Worcestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1336903 | £817993 | £3393755 | 1 |
| June 30, 2023 | £1576437 | £1281175 | £2689945 | 8 |
| June 30, 2022 | £856313 | £1380507 | £2286193 | 8 |
| June 30, 2021 | £1491826 | £846356 | £3015157 | 7 |
| June 30, 2020 | £1420746 | £2267859 | £2095853 | 7 |



## Trustees

- **Judith Meredith** (Chair) — appointed April 27, 2023
- Christopher Wareing Walton — appointed April 27, 2023
- Dr Dhushyanthan Surendra Kumar — appointed April 27, 2023
- Hugh McQuade — appointed June 18, 2025
- Martin George Leontine Creese — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- Michael Allan Howard — appointed April 27, 2023
- PAUL CHRISTOPHER FATHERS — appointed April 8, 2019
- Paul Anthony Hobson — appointed March 6, 2024
- Rachel Helen Heath — appointed June 18, 2025