# VALE OF BERKELEY RAILWAY CHARITABLE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1176597
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 10, 2018
- **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=1176597


## Contact

- **Address:** Oldminster Sidings, Bridge Road, Sharpness, Gloucestershire
- **Postcode:** GL13 9UX
- **Phone:** 07866727743
- **Email:** valeofberkeleyrailway@gmail.com
- **Website:** VOBR.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE SHARPNESS RAILWAY BRANCH LINE, BY THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND OPERATION OF THE LINE OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF INCLUDING THE STATION AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS, LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK AS A WORKING MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

**Activities:** To advance the education of the public in the history and heritage of the Sharpness Railway Branch Line, by the restoration, preservation and operation of the line or any part or parts thereof including the stations and associated buildings, locomotives and rolling stock as a working museum for the benefit of the public




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Gloucestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £58105 | £72345 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £37173 | £39713 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £45076 | £41837 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £37030 | £20902 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £37722 | £12313 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **HOWARD PATTEN PARKER** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 20, 2018
- Carolyn Frances Jones — appointed Dec. 2, 2023
- Dr Andrew Woodhall — appointed Oct. 15, 2022
- Edgar Peter Foxton Craggs — appointed Oct. 20, 2018
- Francis John Wooldridge — appointed Oct. 29, 2025