Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Penc4J start date
Period end date
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Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETY
Other names charfty is known by
Registered charity number Irf any)
1177413
Charity's prlncipal address
25, Byron Way,
Melton Mowbray,
LeI￿stershire
Postcode
LE13 1NY
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Oates acted if not for whole
Trustse name
Offio Irf any)
Namè of person lor bodyl entitled
toa
int trustee
ifan
lan R Bendall
Andrew C Smith
Chaiman
Treasurer
Huw Williams
Secretary
Colin Billinghurst
Robert Turner
Cliff Shepherd
Christopher G Down
John N Middleton
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Names of the trustees for the charity. if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optlonal infomiation)
e of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chièf executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infonnation)
no paid staff
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charity's trusts
constitution
Type of goveming document
'Ists'tution
How the charity is constrtuted
society i association
Trustee selection methods
elected annually at Society AGM
Additional governance issuès Ioptional inforniation)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about..
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees-
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
ne￿Ork with which the charty
works..
relationship with any related
parties",
trus*ees' consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
The publication of books. magazines and nevtsletters on all aspects of
industrial raI￿aYS and locomotives.
The provision of a comprehensive Archive Consisting of books. drawings,
pholographs and maps elc. covering all aspects of industrial railways and
locomotives.
Visits to industrial railway srtes.
The dissemination of historical infomation about industrial railways and
locomotives.
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
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The Trustees, wth due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefrt, make available to the public information
on all aspects of industnal railways and locomotives via..
general sale of its publications, including. where appropriate, donation
to local or county library servi￿$
arranging and publicising open days at its Archive and also allowing
access by personal a￿angement with the Archivist
- the sale of surplus copies of its magazines and newsletters at sales
stands, via its E-shop and by posl
- the sale of surplus copies of copyright photographs at sales stands
cooperating with like minded bodies. for example, within the Heritage
RaI￿vay industry by. inter alia," distributing flyers notifying events or
appeals appertaining to industrial rai￿aY locomotives etc.. advertising
within its newsletters events of industrial railway interest organised by
other bodies
making available ¢opies of technical documents from rts Technical
Library to interested partEs." for example those restoring fomer industrial
locomotives
the donation of material acquired by the Society which is nol core to its
aims and obiectives to appropriate bodies which may be charilable
institLrtions or public l)odies such as libraries or archives
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the ststutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
As well as the Offi￿rS and Trustees of the Society, a massive
contribution is made by members who volunteer to assist in many areas
to help the Society run smoothly. This work includes-.
- administration associated with the annual membership subscription
renewal
assisting on the Society sales stand at galas and open days
cataloguing maps, drawings and material in our Archive
providing labour and transport to collected materials bequeathed lo the
Society [usually several van loads per bequestl
scanning pholographs
identfying the subject matter of photographs
arranging visits to industrial railways
authorship andlor editorship of publications
producing maps for publications
- fomiatting and setting page layouts for publications
research to assist the authors and edrtors of publications
You may choose to indude
further stalements, where
relevant, about..
policy on grantmaking.,
policy programme related
inveslment-,
contribution made by
volunteers.
WrthoLrt this valuable contribution of time. energy and expertise. the
Society could not have achieved the reputation and standing which il has
and continues to hold.
A conservative estimate is thal some 75 members (8%) actively
contribute in this way.
Section D
Achievements and performance
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Section D
Achievements and performance
The Society has published four new books during the. year..
The latest in the 'County' Handbook series, Teesside, covering not only
the heavily industrialised areas around Middlesborough and Hartlepool,
but also the mines and other induslnes in the surrounding countryside
was published and has teen very well received.
Volume One of a two part book covering the Industrial Railways and
Locomotives of South Africa was published. The country was a major
market for British locomotive manulacturers. but also developed a
signtficant local locomotive manLrfacturing base. Much original research
has gone into the production of this book and Volume Two is expected to
be published in 2024.
In a departure to riormal Practi￿ and seeking to broaden its base a little,
the Society partnered with the author to produce Iwo small volumes
dedicated respectively to the history of the Oxford City Gas Works and
the railway wnich served it., and to the construction, development and
operalion of His Majesty's Explosives Factory Stratton, Swindon,
covering the years 1916 to 1919. Both books go beyond the areas of
specific industnal railwai interest and cover the history of the works
themselves in some detail r.ght up to dosure.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
Four issues of the vociety magazine. the Industrial Railway Record,
numbers 252 to 255, were published during the year and distnbuted to
members as part oftheir annual subscription.
Additional copies of each issue are printed for sale to the general public
and there is a continuous demand for back issues which the Society
sales team endeavour to meet.
Six 36 page Bulletins with UK and Society domestic news and four
Bulletins of Overseas News were distributed to members. Spare copies
of ihese are offered Igr sale to the general public at the various Society
sales stands throughoLrt the year.
Fourteen visrts to indiAStrial and private railway sites took pla￿ during the
year and were well patronised. The category of Day Membership,
introduced dunng 2022 to allow non-members to participate in these
visits. subject to availability of places. has proved popular and a number
of Day Member participants have subsequently joined the Society.
Many enquiries for information from the general public come in to our
volunteers whilst staffing our sales stand at galas and open days. These
are followed up and passed lo the appropriate officer lo respond to.
When postal and e-mail quenes are added in, some 35 historical
enquiries were received and dealt with during the year from members of
the public in the UK. GeThany, Australia and the USA. Many of these are
on-going and, after the initial response, if further infomation becomes
available, it is sent on.
The Societri gave assistance to volunteers at the National Trust,
Dolaucolhi Gold Mine. providing identification and histories of the railway
exhibits at that site and explaining how the underground railway
operation would have been run.
In planning our activities for the year V￿ are mindful of reaching a greater
i audience than just our membership and bringing information into the
I public domaifj regarding industrial railway topics. both historic and
current.
Section E
Financial review
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Surplus funds from the sale of publications go to funding the production
of the next publication.
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
None
Further financial review details (Optional infomiation)
You may choose to include
additional infomiation. where
relevant about-
the charity's principal
SoUr￿S of funds (including
any fundraisingl..
how expenditure has
supported the key objectp4es
of the charity.,
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted
Section F
Other optional infomiation
In planning our activities we are mindful of encouraging the younger generation {leenage and upwards) and
making them aware of our industrial history. the part played by the industrial railway and locomotive,
mechanical engineering, the industrial processes that required these raihvays to move raw materials, semi-
finished and finished goods and of what is still available to see and visrt today.
We also wish to educate Ihe wder public on the part played by industrial railways. especially in their local
communty. It can be very rewarding when a communty refers to llheirf old engine that worked in the local
mine, quary or power station.
The Annual General Meeting was held at the Chasewater Rai￿VaY, an organisation with which the Society
has long had links through both their origins in the Bimiingham Locomotive Club. All members were
circulated. as usual, with Offi￿r$, reports via the nomal bi-monthly distribution, both postal and electronic.
Members were encouraged to vote by proxy, both via post and electronically and the total number of proxy
votes cast was 47 whilst 43 mernbers attended in person.
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signaturels)
Full namels)
Position (eg Sècretary, Chair,
etc)
lan Robert Bendall
Huw Williams
Chaimian
Secretary
Date
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||**Period**|
|---|---|
|**Sales**||
|Donations Received|2564.44|
|Sales of Books etc|52956.34|
|Investment Income|756.31|
|Other Income|2269.00|
|Membership Fees|25228.22|
|Bad Debts written of|-0.30|
|Sales Stande Fees|-50.00|
|**Purchases**||
|**Direct Expenses**||
|IRS Books Production & Printing|32952.00|
|IRS Bulletin Productiion & Printing|6875.21|
|IRS RECORD Production & Printing|7039.40|
|Other Publishers Books|7128.64|
|Advertising & Publicity|125.00|
|**Gross Proft/(Loss):**||
|**Overheads**||
|AGM & Visits Expenses|1865.00|
|Posting - Membership Items|8524.21|
|Postage & Packig - Sales|7103.82|
|Telephone Calls|8.70|
|Computer & Software|2299.75|
|Premises Expenses|5700.00|
|Archve Purchases|834.83|
|Committee Expenses|145.32|
|Mileage Claims|836.00|
|Insurance|1076.44|
|Donations Made|4.50|
|Management & Admin - Bank Charges and Interest|3036.19|
|Suspense & Mispostings|-1807.65|



## **Net Profit/(Loss):** 



83724.01
0.00
54120.25
29603.76
29627.11
-23.35

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