# MODERN ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1164157
- **Other names:** MODERN ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS, SEATON TRAMWAYS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 28, 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=1164157


## Contact

- **Address:** Seaton Tramway, Riverside Depot, Harbour Road, Seaton
- **Postcode:** EX12 2NQ
- **Phone:** 0129720375
- **Email:** info@tram.co.uk
- **Website:** www.tram.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ONLY OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:3.1.1 SECURE THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, ENHANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF FEATURES OF HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL INTEREST INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF AN ELECTRIC TRAMWAY AND NARROW GAUGE HERITAGE TRAMS;3.1.2 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC:(A) IN THE HISTORY, HERITAGE AND OPERATION OF TRAMWAYS AND NARROW GAUGE HERITAGE TRAMS; AND(B) MORE GENERALLY IN THE NATIVE WILDLIFE, FLORA AND FAUNA OF DEVON AND DORSET; AND3.1.3 ADVANCE THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; AND3.1.4 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES AS THE DIRECTORS, IN THEIR DISCRETION, DETERMINE.WHERE THE AREA OF BENEFIT MEANS THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND.

**Activities:** Seaton Tramway provides a link back to the heritage of branch lines and epitomizes the post-war development of domestic leisure and tourism. Today the Tramway has a unique role in connecting Seaton and the Jurassic Coast with the environmental assets of the Axe Valley.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Devon
- Dorset
- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £2049126 | £2269816 | £5969399 | 59 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £1955359 | £1888640 | £6190088 | 52 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £1621698 | £1861954 | £6123369 | 51 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2167918 | £1679732 | £6363625 | 50 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1460297 | £1191598 | £5875439 | 48 |



## Trustees

- **BRUCE CHARLES WARNES** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 28, 2015
- DAVID WILLIAM KEAY — appointed March 24, 2017
- Mark Andrew Horner — appointed Oct. 28, 2015
- Nicola Elizabeth Stone — appointed Dec. 14, 2018
- Wendy Louise Anita O'Neill — appointed Nov. 23, 2023