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Glen Tramway Preservation Company Limited

Shipley Glen Tramway

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1094288
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed April 6, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 22, 2002
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
04345459

Address

Address
19 Ashfield Drive
Baildon
Shipley
BD17 6JE

Activities

Preservation of a cable hauled Tramway opened in 1895 giving passenger rides on a 350m twin 20" track with a tram carriage on each track. Has a museum displaying the history of the Tramway and of the local area including Shipley Glen at the bottom station & at the top station traditional Sweet Shop. A short walk from the World Heritage Site of Saltaire Run entirely by volunteers.

Objects: To Preserve The Glen Tramway And To Maintain And Protect The Structures, Buildings, Plant, Trams And Equipment Connected With The Tramway As Craftsmanship Worthy Of Preservation And To Educate The Public About The History And Operation Of Funicular Tramways And The Glen Tramway In Particular..

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Bradford City

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 April 6, 2025On time £60,947 £44,213
Dec. 31, 2023 July 19, 2024On time £50,853 £46,866
Dec. 31, 2022 Oct. 30, 2023On time £29,226 £26,737
Dec. 31, 2021 Aug. 10, 2022On time £23,235 £34,069
Dec. 31, 2020 Sept. 6, 2021On time £20,611 £23,607

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dale Smith (Chair)
Alexander Albert Copland June 8, 2022
Babara Jane Hitchman June 9, 2025
Fiona Julie Lidstone-Green Aug. 5, 2024
John Noel Pitcher April 5, 2013
James Norman Hay June 12, 2023
Letitia Anne Lawson May 22, 2017
Peter Anthony Coles Nov. 25, 2019
Peter Joseph Ashton June 8, 2022