## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2024 Period start date To 31/03/2025 Period end date Charity name: LEEDS MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY Charity registration number: 1178071** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance public education, and foster**
**a general interest in model railways,**
**protype railways and allied pursuits, and**
**to encourage a high standard of railway**
**modelling – particularly amongst**
**members of the society**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The society provides facilities to**
**develop skills and knowledge to**
**construct working railway models and**
**to research prototype railways. It**
**provides educational instruction on the**
**methods and tools that can be used in**
**construction of the models.**
**The society organises a model railway**
**exhibition to promote and encourage**
**public interest in model railways.**
**Talks on aspects of model railway**
**construction and operation of prototype**
**railways are open to members of the**
**society and interested members of the**
**public.**
**Members of the society support other**
**model railway clubs/societies by taking**
**model railway layouts to exhibitions or**
**providing demonstration of skills and**
**activities in model making.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had due regard to the**
**guidance issued by the charity**
**commission on public benefit.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The society has held regular meetings**
**enabling members to further their**
**interest in model railway activities –**
**building and operating model railways,**
**and also interest in prototype railways.**
**An Open Day was held and advertised**
**on social media and in the Model**
**Railway Press to invite the public to**
**view the work of the Society.**
**A number of Junior members,**
**accompanied by a responsible adult**
**family member have continued to come**
**on a regular basis. This has provided**
**the opportunity to encourage them in**
**model railway activities.**
**The society has also supported other**
**Model Railway Societies by exhibiting**
**either Society layouts or members**
**personal layouts at their exhibitions.**
**The Society was able to hold it’s**
**Annual Exhibition, which is the main**
**opportunity for engaging with the wider**
**public.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**Encouragement of members of the**
**Society in model railway activities was**
**achieved.**
**The opportunity of showing those**
**activities to the wider public was**
**achieved through the ability to hold our**
**Annual Exhibition once again, after the**
**short notice cancellation of the 2023**
**Exhibition.**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Holding the Annual Model Railway**
**Exhibition enabled us to balance income**
**against expenditure over the year.**
**The recognition of the Charity by HMRC**
**for tax purposes has enabled Gift Aid to**
**be claimed on donations made during**
**the year.**| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** Description of charity’s |trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution supported by rules**
**(byelaws)**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Elected by members**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
**The policy for inducting new trustees**
**follows Charity Commission**
**guidance and is included in the**
**Constitution.**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**The Society has policies on**
**safeguarding, health & safety and data**
**protection (GDPR).**
**The trustees hold regular scheduled**
**meetings at which risks and risk**
**management measures are reviewed**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Leeds Model Railway Society| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1178071| |Charity’s principal address|22 Chandos Avenue
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2|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Andrew Ross|Chairman||| ||John Aldrick|Treasurer||| |3
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**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**1,005**
**5,136**
**327**
**1,003**
**11,668**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,139**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,139**
**9,000**
**883**
**131**
**7,774**
**288**
**769**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**18,845**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**18,845**
**294**
**-**
**-**
**294**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**1,005**
**5,136**
**327**
**1,003**
**11,668**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,139**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,139**
**9,000**
**883**
**131**
**7,774**
**288**
**769**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**18,845**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**18,845**

**294**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Members subscriptions|**1,005**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**1,005**||**1,493**| |donations|**5,136**|||**5,136**||**3,922**| |refreshments|**327**|||**327**||**336**| |HMRC Gift Aid|**1,003**|||**1,003**||**1,073**| |Exhibition Income|**11,668**|||**11,668**||**-**| |Miscallaneous|**-**|||**-**||**154**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**19,139**|||**19,139**||**6,978**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**||| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| ||||**-**|**19,139**||**6,978**| |||||||| |Rent|**9,000**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**9,000**||**9,000**| |insurance|**883**|||**883**||**176**| |Electricity|**131**|||**131**||**154**| |Exh74ibition Expenditure|**7,774**|||**7,774**||**-**| |Miscallaneous|**288**|||**288**||**590**| |Test track|**769**|||**769**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**18,845**|||**18,845**||**9,920**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**||| ||**-**|||**-**||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| ||||**-**|**18,845**||**9,920**| |||||||| ||**294**|**-**|**-**|
**294**||**- 2,942**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**
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behalf of all the trustees
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**charity’s own use**
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