# FESTINIOG RAILWAY HERITAGE GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1199296
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 14, 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=1199296


## Contact

- **Address:** 9a Bold Lane, Aughton, ORMSKIRK
- **Postcode:** L39 6SG
- **Phone:** 07843934725
- **Email:** secretary@frheritage.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.frheritage.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS (?THE OBJECTS?) ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE PRESERVATION OF THE HERITAGE OF THE FESTINIOG RAILWAY (?THE RAILWAY?) IN SUPPORT OF THE FFESTINIOG AND WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAYS TRUST, THE FESTINIOG RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY BY:? PROMOTING AND PUBLISHING RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY OF THE RAILWAY, ITS ARTEFACTS, CUSTOMERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, ENVIRONMENT, EQUIPMENT, OWNERS, SUPPLIERS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED SUBJECTS.? CREATING, OR SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF, REPLICAS OF HISTORIC ARTEFACTS THAT HAVE BEEN LOST OR DESTROYED.? PROMOTING THE CRAFTS AND CRAFTMANSHIP HISTORICALLY USED BY OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE RAILWAY.? PRESERVING OR RECREATING THE HISTORIC APPEARANCE OF LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES, WAGGONS, BUILDINGS, SIGNALS AND OTHER ARTEFACTS USED IN OPERATING THE RAILWAY.

**Activities:** We publish the results of research and may provide funding. We give grants for creating replicas of items that have been lost or destroyed and to support groups using the crafts historically used by the Ffestiniog Railway. We give grants to preserve the historic appearance of artefacts used by the FR. We encourage education of the railway's staff in heritage matters.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £49050 | £13681 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £17332 | £9989 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £13907 | £12811 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Glenn Williams** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 6, 2021
- Alasdair Duncan Charles Williams BA LLDip — appointed May 25, 2024
- Bethan Gloster — appointed Oct. 4, 2025
- Christopher John Edward Hoskin — appointed Jan. 22, 2022
- David Boughey — appointed Jan. 22, 2022
- David Robert High — appointed Feb. 6, 2021
- Graham Anthony Wright BSc — appointed Jan. 22, 2022
- Jonathan Taylor B.A. — appointed Jan. 22, 2022
- Norman Bond CEng, FIET — appointed Feb. 6, 2021
- Peter Jeremy Tarver MEng — appointed Jan. 22, 2022
- Peter Roger Harrison — appointed Feb. 6, 2021