Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Penod start date
Peri&J end date
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Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity n•m•
INDUSTRIAL FiAILWAY SOCIETY
Oth•r namH charlty ￿ kn¢>wn by
Rogistorod charlty number Ilf anyl
1177413
Charlty'• prlnclpal address
16, Whrtborn Cbse,
Malvem,
Worc8Stershire.
Postcod•
WR14 2SP
Namm ol th• charlty trustom who manago th• charlty
D•t•• •ct•d11 not for T*hol•
Trwtw n•m•
Offlc• IW ary)
N•m• ol p•rnon lor body) •ntttl•d
Int tru•t••
an
lan R Bendall
Andrew C Smith
Chaimian
Treasurer
Huw Williams
Secretary
Colin Billinghursl
Robert Tumer
Cliff Shepherd
Christopher G Down
John N Middleton
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Names of tho trust008 for the charlty, H any. Ifor examplè. any custodlan trustse8)
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Dat•s a¢t•d rf not for whole
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Names and addresses of advlsers Ioptlonal Infomiatlon)
of advlser
Nam•
Addro
Name of chlof axecutlve or names of sonlor staff memb•rs Iopiional Informatlon)
no paid staff
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Ducrlptlon of lh• ¢harlty'$ tnists
constitution
Type of governing document
HIY￿ the charity is ¢onstitut8d
society i assoaation
Trustee select￿n methods
elected annualty at Soc* AGM
Addltlonal gov•rnanc• ￿SU•9 (Optlonal Infomiatl¢)n)
You may choose to indude
addrtional information, where
levant, aboul..
poliae8 and procedure8
adopted for the induction arKJ
training of trustees,.
the charity's organisational
structure and any wder
netsvork with which the charty
relationship with any related
parties;
trustees. constderation of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
The publication of books, magazines and nwwsletters on all aspects ol
Industrial railways and locomotives.
The provision of a coMp￿hen9ve knhive consisting of books, drawings,
photographs and map8 etc. covering all asFeGts of industrial railways arKI
l¢)comotives.
Vistts to industrial railway sites.
The disseminats'on of historical information about industrial railways and
locomotives.
Summary of the objects of the
charlty Sot out in its
governlng documant
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Th8 Trustees, wrth due regard to the guidan￿ issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit, make available to the pulJi¢ infomation
on all aspects of induslrial rai￿raYS and locomotives via:
- general sale of its publications. induding. ￿ler@ appropriate, donation
to local or county library servi￿S
- arranging and publicising open days at its Archt¥e ar￿ also allowing
a¢¢8ss by personal arrangement Nmth the ArchNist
- the sale of surplus co￿eS of rts magazineg and r*Ws￿erS at sales
stands, via rts E-shop and by post
- the sale of surplus cop￿$ of copyiight photographs at sales stands
- cooperating with like-minded bodies. for example, within the Heritage
RaiNvay industry by, inter alia,. dislnbuting flyers notrfying events or
appeals appertaining to industrial raI￿vaY locomotives etc., advertising
within Trts ne￿letter$ events of industrial rai￿aY interest organised by
other bodies
- making available copi88 of technical documents from its Tethnical
Library to interested parties; for example.. those restoring fomier industrial
locomotives
- the donation of material acquired by ihe Society which18 not core to its
aims and objecliv88 to appropriate bodbes whith may be ¢hantsble
instrtutions or public t*>a￿ such as libraries or archive8
Summary of the maln
actlvltles undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these obiects (include wlthln
thls sectlon the statutory
declaration that trusteas hav•
had regard to the guldanc•
1$8ued by the Charlty
Commlsslon on publlc
ben8fft)
Addltlonal detalls of obAectlvo8 and actlvltlos (Optlonal Infomwti¢>n)
As wdl as the Officers and Trustees of the Society, a massive
contribution is made by members who volunteer to assist in many area8
to help the Sooety run 8moolhly. This work includes..
- adminislration associated wth thg amual membership subscn'ption
renewal
- assisting on the Society sales stand at galas and open day8
- cataloguing maps, drawings and material in our Archive
providing labour and transport to collected materials bequeathed to the
Society lusually several van loads per Wuostl
- scanning photographs
- bdentfying th8 subj'ect matter of thotograph8
arranging visits to industrial ra1￿y8
. aulhorship andlor edrtorship of publutions
- produang maps for publications
- fonnatting and setting page layouts for publication8
- research to assist the author8 and edilors of pubfications
You may choo8• to indude
rther statements, where
relevant, about..
policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related
investment.,
contribution made by
volunteers.
Wrthout this valuable contribution of b'me, energy and exp8rtise, the
Society could not have a¢h*¥ed the reputation and standing which it has
and continues to hold.
A Conservative estimate is that 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 five new books during the year.
Industrial Railways & LocomotNes of South Afiica. volume 2,
Industrial Railways around Penistone.
Sheffield Sewage Works Raitrrtays,
The Locomotives, Rai￿aY & History 191&1919 of the National Filling
Factory No.14, He￿f0rd,
Industrial Railways & Locomotives of Fumess, Vlestmoreland & the I￿8
of Man
Summary of tho main
achievements of tho charlty
during the year
Four issues of the SOCW magazine, the Indu•trlal Rallw•y Record,
numbers 260 to 263. were published during the year and di$tribLrte(I to
members as part of their annual subscn'ption.
Addrtional cowes of each issue are printed for Sa￿ to the general public
and there is a continuous demand for back issues which the Soc
sales team endeavour to meet.
Six 36 page Bullets'ns with UK and sO￿ety domestic newa and four
Bulletins of Overseas News were distributed to members. Spare copies
of these are offered for sale to the gentral public at the various Soc
sales stands throughout the year.
14 visits to industrial and private railway sites look place during the year
and were well patronised. The category of Day Membership, introduced
during 2022 to allow non-members lo parttcipate in these visits, subject to
availakn'lrty of places, has proved popular and a number of Day Member
parti¢tpants have subsequently joined the Society.
The Society Archive has been consolidated in its new home. still in the
same location. but in another building. A number of bequests army other
donations have be8n receNed during the year and work is ongoing to
Catalogue tr*se and wepare them for the use of researcher8.
Many enquiries for Infomiation fr<)m the general public come in to our
volunteers vthilst staffing our sales Stand at galas and open days. The8e
are followed up and passed to the appropriate officer to respond to.
ien postal arKI e-mail queries are added in, some 18 historical
enquiries Were received and dealt with during the year from members of
the publbc in the UK and overseas Many oflhese are on-going and. after
the initial response, rf further infomalion becomes available. it 18 sent on.
In planning our activities for the year we are mindful of reaching a greater
audience than jusl our membership and tKinging infomiation into the
public domain regarding industrial rai￿aY tOPiC8, both historic and
current.
Section E
Financial review
Surplus funds from the sale of publicatKJns go to funding the woduction
of the next publication
Brlol •talem•nt of th•
charlty'• pollcy on merv•8
Detalls of any funds materlally
In deficit
None
Further flnanclal rnvitrw details (op￿Onal information)
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You may choose to indude
additional information, where
relevant about..
the charity's principal
sources of funds (incfudiThJ
any fundraising)..
how expendrture has
supported the key objectives
of the charity;
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethi&il investment policy
adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
In planning our activrties we are mindful of encouraging the young8r generation (teenagè and upwards) and
making them aware of our industrial history, the part played by the irKlustnal railway and locomotive.
mechanical engineering. the industrial processes that required these raiKvays to move raw materials, semi-
finished and finished goods and of what is still available to see and visit loday.
We also wish to educate the wider public on the part played by industrial raj￿¥4y8, especially in their local
communrty. It can be very rewarding when a communty refers to Iheirf old engine that worked in h local
mine, quarry or power ststion.
The Annual General Meeting wa8 held at the Cha8ewater Railway, an wJani8ation with which the Society
has close links through their common ongins in the Bimiingham Loc¢)motive Club. The t4VO Soci8tb88 share
many members.
All members were circulated, as usual, with Officers. reports via the n¢xmal kn'.monthly distribution. both
postal and electronic. Members encouraged to vote by proxy, both via post arKI electronically and
total number of proxy vote8 ca8t was 39 whilst 47 m8mb8rs attended in pef80n.
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declaro that they ha¥e approved the trustees, report abo¥e.
Slgn•d on behall of tho chartty'8 tru8te••
Slgnaturnls
1£F￿1￿1.
Full name(s)
Posltlon (•g Secr•tary• Chair,
etc)
lan Robert Bendall
Huw Williams
Chairnian
Secretary
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INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIEfY ACCOUNTS for 2024 & 2025
2024
2024
2025 2025
RECEIPTS
Sales o18ooks etc
Membership Fees
Donation5 Received- Gift Aid
Donations Received- Non Gift Aid
Gift Aid reclaimed for 2023 lin 20251
Investment Income
Other Income- Visits etc.
62971.84
26410.81
4671.50
25034.LN)
155.08
1980.21
3765.
57059.39
25016.45
3403.19
662.50
663.17
2077.03
1385.40
RECEIPTS
124988.44
90267.13
PAYMENTS
IRS Books Productlon & Printing
Other Publishers Books purchased
Postage & Packing- Sales
COST OF BOOK SALES
23866.
4369.96
7673.26
31573.99
7418.28
7225.06
as￿.22
46217.33
IRS Bulletln Produrtion & Prlntln8
Ills RECORD Production & Printi
Posting- Membership Items
C05T OF SERVICING MEMERSHIP
10649A9
6374.90
12162.66
8460.07
6182.25
12232.11
29187.45
2687Q43
Management & Admin- Bank Charges & Eshop
Comp¢Jters & Software Char8e5
Premlses costs Irental.Insurance, electicbtyl
Ilnclude5 once off costs in 20241
Archive purchases (refit expenses- once off In 20241
AGM & Other Visits Expenses
Committee Expenses
Mlleage Clalms
Insurance
2053.98
2074.38
16809.18
2099.77
2042.87
6996.03
6479.30
3415.CX)
142.12
533.88
1187.59
120.
2968.20
82.97
311.94
1219.29
OTHER COSTS
32695.43
15841.07
EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS
271%.34
1334.30
Andrew Smlth, Hon. Treasurer
Malvern. 41112026

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Industrial Railway Society
Charity
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Industrial Railway
Society Charity for the year ended 31" December 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under
section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all
the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515>lb) of
the Act
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no ￿aterIal matters have come to
my attention in connection with the examination givhJ me cause to believe that in
any material respect..
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section
130 of the Act., or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed..
Name.. David Kitching
Address.. 30 Carleton Road. Poynton. Cheshire, SK12 1TL
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Date.. 24 February 2026