# EAST SOMERSET SOCIETY OF MODEL AND EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEERS (LTD)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1122635
- **Other names:** ESSMEE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 6, 2008
- **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=1122635


## Contact

- **Address:** THE ROYAL BATH AND WEST SHOWGROUND, SHEPTON MALLET, SOMERSET
- **Postcode:** BA4 6QN
- **Phone:** 01749840368
- **Email:** info@essmee.org.uk
- **Website:** www.essmee.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF MODELS OF ENGINEERING IN PARTICULAR THROUGH PROVISION OF TALKS, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND FACILITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT AND RUNNING ENGINEERING MODELS.

**Activities:** Design, building and upkeep of the railway's infrastructure. Construction and maintenance of  various locomotive types and rolling stock. Educational talks for members. Education and training of young people in the building and running the railway. Public running days for members of the public. Open Weekends for members of other model engineering societies.

**Area of benefit:** SOMERSET




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £27063 | £24733 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £24040 | £23416 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £24292 | £25805 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £16098 | £8715 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £9995 | £5467 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Alan Leslie Hutfield — appointed April 27, 2024
- George White — appointed Jan. 11, 2025
- Graham Hayman — appointed Sept. 15, 2023
- Kevin John Grimes — appointed May 14, 2025
- Simon Neath — appointed April 27, 2024
- Stuart Graham Bond — appointed May 14, 2025