# WORLD WAR TWO ESCAPE LINES MEMORIAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1148116
- **Other names:** 'WW2 ESCAPE LINES MEMORIAL SOCIETY', OR 'ELMS'
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 16, 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=1148116


## Contact

- **Address:** 5 Tansy Road, Harrogate
- **Postcode:** HG3 2UJ
- **Phone:** 01423508667
- **Email:** ROGERSTANTON.ELMS@TPIZ.CO.UK
- **Website:** http://www.ww2escapelines.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE WW2 ESCAPE LINES, THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND REMEMBRANCE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING:• THE MAINTENANCE AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION HELD IN THE COLLECTIVE ARCHIVES OF ELMS MEMBERS;• TALKS AND VISITS TO SCHOOLS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS; AND• THE STAGING OF REMEMBRANCE SERVICES AND COMMEMORATIVE TUTORIAL WALKS (WALKING MEMORIALS) ALONG ESCAPE LINE ROUTES.(2) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF ANY PERSONS WHO ASSISTED MEMBERS OF THE ALLIED ARMED FORCES TO ESCAPE OR AVOID CAPTURE FROM ENEMY ARMED FORCES IN WW2 WHO ARE NOW IN NEED THEMSELVES THROUGH POVERTY, DISABILITY, SICKNESS OR OTHERWISE SUFFERING FROM ILL HEALTH AS A RESULT OF THEIR WARTIME ACTIVITIES.

**Activities:** EDUCATE AND INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS ON THE ROLE OF WW2 ESCAPE LINES. PROMOTE THE RETRACE OF WW2 ESCAPE LINES.RECOGNISE THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL HELPERS WHO ASSISTED ALLIED SERVICE PERSONNEL AND OTHERS WHO HAD EVADED CAPTURE OR ESCAPED FROM CAPTURE AND GUIDE THEM BACK TO FREEDOM.PROVIDE RELIEF FOR HELPERS WHO ARE NOW IN NEED THEMSELVES.PROMOTE HUMANITY AND INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Andorra
- Belgium
- Denmark
- France
- Greece
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Spain



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £17429 | £22812 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £23736 | £30067 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £15657 | £10710 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £8637 | £6555 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £13187 | £4489 | — | — |



## Trustees

- JEREMY PEARCY — appointed May 23, 2011
- JOHN MORGAN — appointed May 27, 2013
- MAJOR BORIS SPENCE — appointed May 23, 2011
- MAJOR JONATHAN WHITE — appointed April 25, 2015
- ROGER STANTON MBE — appointed May 23, 2011
- STEPHEN JAMES SIMS — appointed April 25, 2015