# THE FOLKESTONE LEAS LIFT COMPANY CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1197324
- **Other names:** THE FOLKESTONE LEAS LIFT COMPANY, THE FOLKESTONE LEAS LIFT COMPANY CIC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 4, 2022
- **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=1197324


## Contact

- **Address:** The Workshop, 32-40 Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent
- **Postcode:** CT20 1JU
- **Phone:** 01303761892
- **Email:** hello@leaslift.co.uk
- **Website:** http://www.leaslift.co.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. TO RESTORE, PRESERVE, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE THE HISTORIC LEAS LIFT AND ITS ASSOCIATED ROLLING STOCK, BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENSURE THAT THE WATER POWERED CLIFF SIDE FUNICULAR RAILWAY CONTINUES TO OPERATE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND VISITORS TO FOLKESTONE AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORIC LEAS LIFT.

**Activities:** Our intention is to restore and then maintain and operate the Leas lift for the benefit of the local community and visitors to preserve this historic  water powered cliffside funicular railway and to introduce the history of the lift to the public.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £533563 | £133037 | £1254234 | 3 |
| Jan. 30, 2024 | £629774 | £73747 | £853708 | 0 |
| Jan. 30, 2023 | £316433 | £49096 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Catherine Mary Beare** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 4, 2022
- Adam Jay Coleman — appointed May 10, 2023
- Daniel Ward Hulme — appointed Jan. 4, 2022
- Edwin Wallace Wealend — appointed Jan. 4, 2022
- James Walker-Osborn — appointed Jan. 4, 2022
- Lewis Harold Biggs — appointed Aug. 28, 2024
- Peter William Oetzmann — appointed Jan. 4, 2022
- Rachel Louise Knight — appointed Feb. 28, 2024
- Thomas James McGarry — appointed April 28, 2025