# THE E.F. HOWLDEN CHARITABLE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1096851
- **Other names:** HOWLDEN TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 4, 2003
- **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=1096851


## Contact

- **Address:** 49 REDSTONE HILL, REDHILL
- **Postcode:** RH1 4BG
- **Phone:** 01737772811
- **Website:** www.gnsaloon.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. THE PRESERVATION CONSERVATION AND PRESENTATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF HISTORICAL CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN HERITAGE OF RAILWAY VEHICLES IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY DIRECTORS SALOON NO 706E DESIGNED BY E F HOWLDEN TOGETHER WITH ANY CONTENTS HELD THEREIN.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE TECHNIQUES AND METHODS PROPERLY APPLICABLE TO THE  PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE SAID RAILWAY VEHICLES.3. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ASSOCIATED PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

**Activities:** The Howlden Trust owns Great Northern Railway Directors' Saloon No. 706E designed by E.F.Howlden.  The Trust's volunteers crew the saloon and present and interpret it in its historic context to the public (usually on the Bluebell Railway, but occasionally elsewhere), and raise money to fund the vehicle's conservation and maintenance.  The conservation work is also undertaken by our volunteers.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- East Sussex
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £3432 | £1046 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £5628 | £2109 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £5583 | £1468 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2673 | £644 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £15 | £7836 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **GRAHAM WARD** (Chair)
- ALAN MICHAEL PRAGNELL
- Deborah Salmon — appointed Oct. 28, 2017
- Gordon John Dudman — appointed Oct. 28, 2017
- HELEN TERESA COLLEN-JONES
- RICHARD AUBREY SALMON
- ROGER TERENCE PRICE
- Tony Hayllar — appointed Nov. 3, 2013
- Trevor Michael Summerfield — appointed Oct. 26, 2019