# KEIGHLEY & WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1136853
- **Other names:** KWVR
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 13, 2010
- **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=1136853


## Contact

- **Address:** THE RAILWAY STATION, HAWORTH, NEAR KEIGHLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE
- **Postcode:** BD22 8NJ
- **Phone:** 01535645214
- **Email:** admin@kwvr.co.uk
- **Website:** www.kwvr.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.  THE CHARITY'S OBJECT (THE "OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:3.1.1  THE PRESERVATION, OPERATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF SUCH OF THE STRUCTURES, BUILDINGS, PLANT, LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK, RAILWAY TRACK AND EQUIPMENT ON OR ADJACENT TO OR CONNECTED WITH THE RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN KEIGHLEY & OXENHOPE, WEST YORKSHIRE (THE "KEIGHLEY & WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY") AS ARE OF HISTORIC, CULTURAL, ARCHITECTURAL, CONSTRUCTIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST OR EXHIBIT CRAFTMANSHIP WORTHY OF PRESERVATION.3.1.2  THE PRESERVATION OF ARCHIVES, HISTORICAL RECORDS AND ARTIFACTS RELATING TO THE KEIGHLEY & WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY.3.1.3  THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE OPERATION OF HERITAGE LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK ON THE KEIGHLEY & WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY.3.1.4  OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE KEIGHLEY & WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY.

**Activities:** The core activities of the railway is operating public train services on all weekends during the year and on weekdays during school holidays and a shoulder summer season. In addition the railway offers supporting activities to both generate additional funds and offer the public opportunities to experience different aspects of the railway.

**Area of benefit:** WEST YORKSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bradford City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 30, 2024 | £4238546 | £3685726 | £6007101 | 21 |
| Dec. 30, 2023 | £3448459 | £3149627 | £5429236 | 23 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £2494098 | £2358717 | £5130404 | 16 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2237446 | £1867431 | £5003161 | 13 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1557659 | £1607802 | £4633146 | 34 |



## Trustees

- **Dr Matthew John Stroh** (Chair)
- Andrew Brown — appointed Nov. 21, 2020
- David Pearson — appointed Jan. 28, 2026
- John Hinchcliffe — appointed March 10, 2021
- Kieran Pilsworth — appointed March 25, 2026
- MICHAEL TARRAN — appointed Jan. 25, 2013
- Nicholas Bennett — appointed Nov. 30, 2017
- Oliver Harrison — appointed July 22, 2022
- Ruth Wilson — appointed July 20, 2024
- Steve Daly — appointed Aug. 1, 2025
- Thomas Ruddock — appointed Oct. 6, 2018