# THE GELERT TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1171674
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 17, 2017
- **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=1171674


## Contact

- **Address:** 38 Woodbourne Road, Smethwick
- **Postcode:** B67 5LZ
- **Phone:** 01214291017
- **Website:** https://gelert-trust.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** 1.TO HOLD AND PRESERVE HISTORIC NARROW GAUGE STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE LOCOMOTIVE ÔGELERTÖ (BAGNALL WORKS NUMBER 3050 OF 1953) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUCH ITEMS.2.TO PRESERVE MAINTAIN OPERATE DISPLAY AND EXHIBIT THE TRUSTÆS ARTEFACTS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, APPRECIATION, INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS, STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT.3.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PRESERVING AND PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN THE TRADITIONAL OPERATIONAL AND ENGINEERING SKILLS INVOLVED IN RUNNING AND MAINTAINING IN SERVICE NARROW GAUGE STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT, AND BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN THOSE ACTIVITIES.

**Activities:** The Gelert Trust is an educational charity dedicated to  preserving and sharing the traditional skills involved in operating and maintaining steam locomotives and associated equipment. It owns steam engine Bagnall No 3050 (?Gelert?), currently resident at Welsh Highland Heritage Railway Porthmadog




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1060 | £60 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £1597 | £60 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £910 | £60 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £880 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £948 | £144 | — | — |



## Trustees

- ANDREW GOODWIN — appointed Feb. 17, 2017
- DAVID ALLAN — appointed Feb. 17, 2017
- GRAHAM FARR — appointed Feb. 17, 2017
- JOHN KERR — appointed Feb. 17, 2017
- LEWIS DITTRICH — appointed Feb. 17, 2017
- MARTYN OWEN — appointed Feb. 17, 2017
- Mark Seale — appointed Jan. 1, 2018
- Myles Jones — appointed Feb. 21, 2021
- NEIL EVANS — appointed Feb. 17, 2017
- Nigel Watkinson — appointed July 11, 2017
- Robert Menzies — appointed Aug. 30, 2022