# THE THOMAS BRASSEY SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1195546
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 18, 2021
- **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=1195546


## Contact

- **Address:** 12A Fornalls Green Lane, Meols, WIRRAL, Merseyside
- **Postcode:** CH47 9RJ
- **Phone:** 0151 632 2871
- **Email:** tbsoc@hotmail.com
- **Website:** http://www.thomasbrasseysociety.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF THOMAS BRASSEY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE TOPIC OF THOMAS BRASSEY AND THE FIELD OF RAILWAY ENGINEERING MORE GENERALLY.

**Activities:** Our aim is to raise awareness and educate the public about the life and works of Thomas Brassey - the World's most prolific builder of railways in the 19th Century, but still relatively unknown.  We do this by giving talks and lectures, distributing literature, attending public exhibitions, maintaining a publicly available web-site, and erecting information panels and plaques at key locations.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £22378 | £38003 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £15702 | £6346 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £29306 | £2220 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £4017 | £561 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **John Stephen Scott Langtree MBE** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 18, 2019
- David John Hooley — appointed Nov. 18, 2019
- Ian Frederick Walker — appointed Oct. 11, 2022
- Jean Fortune — appointed Nov. 4, 2021
- John Parton Whittingham — appointed Nov. 18, 2019
- John Violet — appointed Feb. 15, 2024
- Keith James Stoops — appointed Jan. 22, 2024
- PETER WILLIAM COCKER — appointed Nov. 18, 2019
- Peter Charles Bolt — appointed Nov. 18, 2019
- Richard James Coackley CBE — appointed Nov. 18, 2019