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Churchward County Trust Ltd

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1183514
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 14, 2026. Filing history
Registered
May 21, 2019
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
11151087

Address

Address
4 Green End Barns
Ramsey Road
St. Ives
Cambridgeshire
PE27 5RH

Activities

The Churchward County Trust Ltd continues to actively raise awareness of its goal to re-create a Great Western Railway 'County' class 4-4-0 steam locomotive using a mixture of new and original components. We continue to promote membership of the charity and raise funds to achieve our charitable aims through membership, sales and appeals.

Objects: To Advance Public Education In Railway History And Engineering Learning And Skills Development In Particular But Not Exclusively By:(i) The Construction, Display, Operation And Maintenance, Either Directly Or By Lending Out To Heritage Railways, A Full-Size, Working Example Of A Great Western Railway ‘County’ Class 4-4-0 Steam Locomotive.(ii) The Acquisition, Restoration, Preservation, Display, Operation And Maintenance, Either Directly Or By Lending Out, Heritage Railway Locomotives, Tenders, Coaches, Wagons And All Manner Of Railway Artefacts For Use On Or In Conjunction With The Aforementioned ‘County’ Class 4-4-0 Locomotive.(iii) Providing Arrangements For The Education, Training And Certification Of Individuals In The Practicalities, Techniques And Methods Of Heritage Railway Engineering.

Classification

How
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Gloucestershire, Leicestershire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Jan. 31, 2026 Aug. 14, 2026On time £75,609 £108,187
Jan. 31, 2025 July 14, 2025On time £53,878 £4,202
Jan. 31, 2024 Aug. 15, 2024On time £63,109 £6,129
Jan. 31, 2023 Oct. 10, 2023On time £68,764 £8,371
Jan. 31, 2022 June 28, 2022On time £95,282 £3,056
Jan. 31, 2021 Aug. 9, 2021 £72,580 £3,071

Trustees

Name Appointed
David Bradshaw (Chair) Sept. 9, 2023
Ian Townson Nov. 12, 2019
Richard Croucher Jan. 15, 2018
Stephen Davies Jan. 1, 2025