# HELSTON RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1146711
- **Other names:** HRPS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 30, 2012
- **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=1146711


## Contact

- **Address:** Helston Railway, Trevarno Farm, Prospidnick, Helston, Cornwall
- **Postcode:** TR13 0RY
- **Phone:** 07836794799
- **Email:** peter.kennan1@btinternet.com
- **Website:** www.helstonrailway.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO FACILITATE THE RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION OF ALL FORMS OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE POWER, ROLLING STOCK AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT, PLATFORM, BUILDINGS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRACK AT THE HELSTON RAILWAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND 2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE RAILWAY HISTORY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE HELSTON RAILWAY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A HERITAGE CENTRE.

**Activities:** The Restoration of the Helston Railway Branch Line




## Classification

- **How:** Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cornwall



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £38423 | £34602 | — | — |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | £74759 | £37795 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £47569 | £43278 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £31949 | £11965 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £55712 | £24722 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Tim Childs** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 2, 2017
- Anthony Gilbert — appointed Nov. 18, 2025
- Christopher Saint — appointed Nov. 18, 2025
- Cyril Eustice — appointed Nov. 18, 2025
- John Macknelly — appointed Nov. 18, 2025
- Kenneth Moore — appointed May 21, 2024
- PETER KENNAN — appointed Oct. 23, 2023
- Peter Woods — appointed Jan. 27, 2026