# TARKA VALLEY RAILWAY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162632
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 13, 2015
- **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=1162632


## Contact

- **Address:** Silver Mist, Pump Lane, Abbotsham, Bideford
- **Postcode:** EX39 5AZ
- **Phone:** 01237420946
- **Email:** tarkavalleyrailway@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.tarkavalleyrailway.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE TARKA VALLEY RAILWAY LINE THROUGH THE TORRIDGE VALLEY.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE TORRIDGE VALLEY AREA, AND RAILWAYS IN PARTICULAR.

**Activities:** Rebuilding the railway from Torrington towards Bideford in Devon.Educating people about the transport and economic history of the area.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Devon



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £34804 | £17539 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £48961 | £65867 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £53325 | £27850 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £41180 | £41713 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £59838 | £43457 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Bruce Ashley-Martin — appointed March 14, 2026
- DOUGLAS MICHAEL SMITH — appointed May 27, 2022
- David Lambert — appointed March 17, 2023
- JAN WELCH — appointed Nov. 15, 2017
- MARTIN WILSON — appointed Nov. 15, 2017
- Michael John Ellis — appointed March 14, 2026
- Ralph Chapman — appointed Oct. 24, 2018