# VOLK'S ELECTRIC RAILWAY ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1186970
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 16, 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=1186970


## Contact

- **Address:** 8 OAK HALL PARK, BURGESS HILL
- **Postcode:** RH15 0BX
- **Phone:** 07970049921
- **Email:** tim.steven@hotmail.com
- **Website:** http://volkselectricrailway.co.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £9096 | £6078 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £11893 | £6362 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £9380 | £1821 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £4645 | £2454 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £21145 | £2515 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Michael John Mills** (Chair) — appointed June 13, 2021
- David Cecil Cowstick — appointed Dec. 16, 2019
- PHILIP HAMERTON — appointed July 1, 2023
- Timothy Steven — appointed Dec. 16, 2019