# EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1190609
- **Other names:** ELRPS, ELRPS LTD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 28, 2020
- **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=1190609


## Contact

- **Address:** 33 Croft Meadow, Bamber Bridge, PRESTON
- **Postcode:** PR5 8HX
- **Phone:** 07966177421
- **Email:** chair@elrpsltd.org.uk
- **Website:** www.elrps.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, HERITAGE CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND OPERATION OF THE EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY IN SUCH WAYS AND BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE AND BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE WORK OF EAST LANCASHIRE LIGHT RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1186648), AND IN PARTICULAR ITS WORK TO: A) PRESERVE THE WHOLE OR PART OF THE EX-BRITISH RAILWAYS BRANCH LINE BETWEEN RAWTENSTALL AND CASTLETON JUNCTION THROUGH BURY TOGETHER WITH ITS CONNECTION TO THE NATIONAL RAIL NETWORK; B) OPERATE, RESTORE, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALL OTHER OBJECTIVES OF THE SAID RAILWAY;C) ENCOURAGE VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY IN THE FURTHERANCE OF ITS AIMS.

**Activities:** The preservation of the ex-British Railways branch line between Rawtenstall and Castleton Junction via Bury together with locomotives, rolling stock and buildings.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bury



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £56019 | £53308 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £99036 | £44619 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £59854 | £27258 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £60215 | £28389 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ian David Aspey** (Chair) — appointed March 1, 2023
- DAVID ALAN WRIGHT — appointed July 28, 2020
- DONALD VAUSE — appointed July 28, 2020
- GERALD ATHERTON — appointed July 28, 2020
- Glen Newport — appointed Jan. 19, 2025
- John Garton Tate — appointed July 28, 2020
- Keith Michael Shilton — appointed May 3, 2022
- Louise Newport — appointed Jan. 19, 2025
- Michael John Wood — appointed Feb. 27, 2025
- Nigel Frank Barnes — appointed April 22, 2022
- Peter William Colpman — appointed Feb. 17, 2022