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Volk's Electric Railway Association

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1186970
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 6, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 16, 2019
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
8 Oak Hall Park
Burgess Hill
RH15 0BX

Activities

Helps conserve the Volk's Electric Railway and educates the public about the technology and history. Encourages participation in maintaining, operating and improving this historic transport asset.Acquires and maintains for the benefit of the public historical artefacts linked in some way to the railway and its founder Magnus Volk.

Objects: (1) To Advance The Education Of The Public Through The Conservation And Improvement Of The Volk's Electric Railway For The Public Benefit And Through The Promotion, Training And Encouragement Of Voluntary Work In Support Of The Volk's Electric Railway.(2) To Acquire, Preserve And Restore For The Public Benefit Items Of Historical, Engineering And Scientific Value In Connection With The Work Of Magnus Volk Of Brighton And His Inventions In Particular, But Not Exclusively, Those Of The Volk's Electric Railway And To Advance The Education Of The Public In The History, Social Context And Technology Of Historic Transport In General.

Classification

How
Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
April 5, 2025 Aug. 6, 2025On time £9,096 £6,078
April 5, 2024 Aug. 6, 2024On time £11,893 £6,362
April 5, 2023 Dec. 1, 2023On time £9,380 £1,821
April 5, 2022 Aug. 25, 2022On time £4,645 £2,454
April 5, 2021 Aug. 19, 2021On time £21,145 £2,515

Trustees

Name Appointed
Michael John Mills (Chair) June 13, 2021
David Cecil Cowstick Dec. 16, 2019
Philip Hamerton July 1, 2023
Timothy Steven Dec. 16, 2019