# BABBACOMBE CLIFF RAILWAY CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1182292
- **Other names:** BABBACOMBE CLIFF RAILWAY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 4, 2019
- **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=1182292


## Contact

- **Address:** Babbacombe Cliff Railway, Babbacombe Downs Road, TORQUAY
- **Postcode:** TQ1 3LF
- **Phone:** 01803328750
- **Email:** chairman@babbacombecliffrailway.co.uk
- **Website:** www.babbacombecliffrailway.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PRESERVE, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE THE HISTORIC BABBACOMBE CLIFF RAILWAY ("THE RAILWAY") AND ITS ASSOCIATED ROLLING STOCK, BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ENSURE THAT THE RAILWAY CONTINUES TO OPERATE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND VISITORS TO TORBAY.

**Activities:** The day to day running of a funicular railway built in 1926




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Devon
- Torbay



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £335030 | £321562 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £143158 | £467695 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £308358 | £221360 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £368764 | £229132 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £195772 | £203463 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Lindsay John Yelland** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 1, 2012
- Andrew Gibbs Ripley — appointed Oct. 2, 2025
- David Alan Cooper FCIBSE — appointed Aug. 1, 2009
- Judith Norma Ayres — appointed Sept. 19, 2018
- Robert David Newman — appointed Dec. 1, 2024