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Hayling Light Railway Limited

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1197020
Status
Registered
Reporting
Filed late The latest return was filed 12 days late, on May 12, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 9, 2021
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
13452960

Address

Address
Hayling Light Railway Limited
Eastoke Corner Depot
Seafront
Hayling Island
PO11 9HL

Activities

The charity runs a light railway on the seafront of Hayling Island, Hampshire.

Objects: To Promote And Advance The Education Of Members Of The Public In The History And All Aspects Of Narrow-Gauge Light Railways And General Transport Heritage, With A Special Emphasis On Hayling Island And The Hampshire Area For All Charitable Purposes And Aims Which May Be Connected Therewith. To Preserve For The Public Benefit Railway Locomotives And Rolling Stock, Machinery And Equipment Of Historical Interest Including The Acquisition, Restoration, Preservation And Exhibition Of Railway Locomotives And Other Historic Equipment Used Or In Any Way Connected To The Operation And Running Of Railways. To Advance Education By Training In Craft, Engineering, Business And All Other Skills Pertinent To The Maintenance And Operation Of A Heritage Railway As The Trustees Consider Appropriate. To Develop A Heritage Centre With A View To Presenting And Displaying Information From A Variety Of Sources About The Local History Of Hayling Island And Also To Educate Young People, Visitors And The Local Community About Its Heritage.

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
General Charitable Purposes
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Hampshire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
June 30, 2025 May 12, 202612 days late £245,401 £245,175
June 30, 2024 April 30, 2025On time £215,904 £166,287
June 30, 2023 July 8, 202469 days late £212,019 £155,236
June 30, 2022 July 8, 2024435 days late £132,062 £90,117

Trustees

Name Appointed
Cliff Robinson (Chair) Sept. 28, 2021
Christopher Martin Sept. 28, 2021
Malcolm Harris Sept. 28, 2021
Neil Richard Read May 12, 2025
Paul George Barker B.sc Sept. 28, 2021