# THE RAILWAY CORRESPONDENCE AND TRAVEL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1169995
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 2, 2016
- **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=1169995


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 Daylesford Close, CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire
- **Postcode:** GL51 6DH
- **Phone:** 01242 516747
- **Email:** secretary@rcts.org.uk
- **Website:** www.rcts.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF HISTORIC AND CURRENT RAILWAY OPERATION AND RAILWAY HERITAGE, INCLUDING BY: 1. THE PUBLICATION OF A REGULAR MONTHLY MAGAZINE, THE RAILWAY OBSERVER; AND ASSOCIATED WEBSITES 2. THE PUBLICATION OF BOOKS CONTAINING DETAILED HISTORICAL RECORDS RELATING TO RAILWAYS, INCLUDING LOCOMOTIVE CLASSES, TRACTION EQUIPMENT AND RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE;3. THE FORMATION AND SUPPORT OF LOCAL BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY WITH A VIEW TO PROVIDING A PROGRAMME OF SPEAKERS AND VISITS SO AS TO ENABLE THE PUBLIC TO STUDY AND UNDERSTAND VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PRACTICE OF HISTORIC AND CURRENT RAILWAY OPERATION AND RAILWAY HERITAGE; 4. THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OF AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY/ARCHIVAL CENTRE SO AS TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORIC AND CURRENT RAILWAY PRACTICE AND RAILWAY HERITAGE; 5. THE DISSEMINATION TO THE PUBLIC OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES OF HISTORIC AND CURRENT RAILWAY OPERATION AND RAILWAY HERITAGE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS OBJECTS CLAUSE ‘RAILWAY’ INCLUDES: 1. STANDARD, BROAD, NARROW AND MINIATURE GAUGE RAILWAYS 2. URBAN, METRO, LIGHT RAPID TRANSIT AND TRAMWAYS 3. MAINLINE AND PRESERVED RAILWAYS 4. ANY RAILWAY IN THE WORLD THOUGH PRINCIPALLY IN GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.‘SOCIETY’ MEANS THE RAILWAY CORRESPONDENCE AND TRAVEL SOCIETY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008

**Activities:** To advance the knowledge of the public on historic and current railway operations via the publication of a monthly magazine, its website, library/archive centre, photographic collection and the publishing of informative railway books on all railway aspects. To organise localised meetings covering presentations of railway related subjects and visits to railway establishments.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £98208 | £91923 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £77460 | £89122 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £81695 | £76444 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £89522 | £86070 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2020 | £76331 | £73131 | — | — |



## Trustees

- ANDREW PAUL DAVIES — appointed Nov. 2, 2016
- ARTHUR REGINALD WOOD — appointed Nov. 2, 2016
- Andrew James Milne — appointed Oct. 10, 2020
- DAVID PETER GODDARD FMAAT — appointed Nov. 2, 2016
- David Bird — appointed Dec. 1, 2018
- David Michael Cross — appointed May 22, 2023
- Dr Jeremy Russell Segrott — appointed May 9, 2025
- JOHN REDGATE — appointed Nov. 2, 2016
- MICHAEL STANLEY ROBINSON — appointed Nov. 2, 2016
- Paul John Chancellor — appointed May 20, 2024
- Richard Leslie Morris — appointed May 7, 2022
- Stewart Douglas Jolly — appointed May 9, 2025