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The 2807 Freight Locomotive Association

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1124785
Status
Registered
Registered
July 2, 2008
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Undefined. In Practice, Local

Address

Address
14 Orchard Road
Hockley Heath
SOLIHULL
West Midlands
B94 6QR

Activities

Fund-raising activities at events connected with Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway and other heritage railways in order to publicise the 2807 restoration/preservation project being carried out by Cotswold Steam Preservation Ltd. Provision of loans to Cotswold Steam Preservation Ltd to fund specific aspects of the restoration/preservation project on ex-GWR locomotive 2807.

Objects: The Charity's Objects (the Objects) Are:(3.1) To Provide Financial And Other Support Towards The Preservation, Exhibition And Operation For Publicbenefit, Education And Instruction Of The Oldest Surviving Example Of The Great Western Railway28xx Class Heavy Freight Locomotive Number 2807.(3.2) To Support The Restoration Of Any Related Historic Railway Rolling Stock Or Freight Vehicles Undertakenby The Not-For-Profit Company Cotswold Steam Preservation Limited.(3.3) To Educate The Public And Demonstrate To Them The Development Of Heavy Freight Locomotives Andthe Part They Played In The Movement Of Coal Traffic Over The Period 1900-1960.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Gloucestershire, Worcestershire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £6,897 £967
Dec. 31, 2023 £9,847 £30,517
Dec. 31, 2022 £11,922 £90,469
Dec. 31, 2021 £13,911 £34,616
Dec. 31, 2020 £15,065 £11,506

Trustees

Name Appointed
John Mayell Nov. 30, 2019
Stuart Farrimond July 16, 2019