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The Ashover Light Railway Society

Alrs

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1129958
Status
Registered
Registered
June 3, 2009
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Derbyshire

Address

Address
9 New Lumford
BAKEWELL
Derbyshire
DE45 1GH

Contact

Activities

To acquire preserve and restore for the public benefit items of historical, architectural, engineering or scientific value in connection with narrow-gauge railways in general and The Ashover Light Railway in particular, and to restore and then operate a section or sections of that railway.

Objects: (A) To Acquire Preserve And Restore For The Public Benefit Items Of Historical, Architectural, Engineering Or Scientific Value In Connection With Narrow-Gauge Railways In Generaland The Ashover Light Railway In Particular, And To Restore And Then Operate A Sectionor Sections Of That Railway.(b) To Educate The Public In General Of The Industrial Heritage Of North East Derbyshire Andthe Part Which This Railway, And Its Operators The Clay Cross Company, Played In Thedevelopment Of The Communities, And Of The Social History, Of The Amber Valley Andclay Cross..(c) To Advance The Education Of The Public In The History, Sociology And Technology Ofnarrow-Gauge Railways And Railways In General By The Acquisition, Restoration,preservation, Creation And Exhibition Of Railway Locomotives, Carriages, Rolling Stock,equipment, Artefacts, Documents And Records, Together With Any Appropriate Land,buildings And Structures In Particular But Not Exclusively Those Of The Former Ashoverlight Railway In Derbyshire And To Provide Educational And Training Facilities To Thoseengaged In The Restoration And Operation Of The Railway Or Railways Generally.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Derbyshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Jan. 31, 2025 £3,479 £3,741
Jan. 31, 2024 £3,197 £11,619
Jan. 31, 2023 £13,319 £13,582
Jan. 31, 2022 £8,606 £16,655
Jan. 31, 2021 £29,507 £12,778

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alexander Peat Jan. 1, 2026
Andrew Eyre Nov. 12, 2013
Christian Peat Jan. 1, 2026
Christopher Goodwin May 11, 2019
David Willmott
Jonathan Keith Green
Luke Renshaw Jan. 1, 2026
Michael James LAWTON May 9, 2015
Russell Prince
Stephen Alfred Westbury May 9, 2015