HAWTHORN ENGINE and CARRIAGE TRUST (Registered Charity No. 1199460} Registered address:_ 66 Norton Road, Heysham, Morecambe, Lancashire. LA3 IPG Annual Report of the Trustees for 2024125 l. Governance and Administration The business of the Hawthorn Engine and Carriage Trust. a Charitable Incorporated Organisation ICIOI, is managed by the trustees in accordance with a constitution approved by the Chartknes Commission and wa5 registered a5 a charitable Trust on th 27 June 2022. The Chairman is responsible forthe day to day management of the affairs of the Trust. with the assistance of the Secretary, Treasurer and other trustees. The current trustees were appointed at the formation of the Trust and have fixed durations of office from that date in accordance with the registration of the Trust with the Charities Comrnission. These are detailed in sethon 2 of this report. Following that duration one third of the trustees will stsnd down in rotation at the AGM in accordance with the constitution. The trustees meet on a number of occasions throughout the year to manage the Trust's affair5 and agree required courses of actions. These are normally face to fa￿ but electronic communication is also widely used. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Commission guidelines and are submitted as Receipts and Payments accounts. The Trusys Banker is Uoyds Bank, PO Box l(X)). Andover. BXI ILT The independent Examiner for these accounts is Mr Chris Walker. Finance Director at the Tanfield Railway. 2. Trustees The original Constitution require5 a minimum of three with a maximum of six trustees to administer the Trust. The following were apFiointed Trustees and in wsition when the Havrthom Engine and Carriage Trust was regISte￿d with the Chartties Commission on 2Ph June 2022. The initial fixed period in post for these first Trustees is also shown. On 4 October 2024 the Charities Cornmission approved a change in the Trust's constitution to raise the maximum number of Trustees from the original maximum of 6 to a maximum of 8. Two additional Trustees are to be voted onto the Trust at the 2025 AGM. S Waugh IChairmanl- for 4years E Martin IPresident}- for 4 years C Gilchrist ISecretaryl- for 3 years {for re-election 20251 M Pearce- for 3 years (for re-election 2025) D Watkins ITreasurerl - ft)r 2 years I re-eletted 2024) D Charlton - for 2 years (re-elected 2024) All of the above Trustees are volunteers and were responsible for the preparation and approval of this report. 3. Objectives and Activities The objects of the CIO are to advan￿ the education of the public in the history of the railway locomotive and general transport heritage of the United Kingdom. with specilic focus on the history of Tyneside locomotive builders, their contribution to the railway industry and industrial development of the North East of England, and through working demonstrations of restored steam locomotives. The Hawthorn Engine and Carriage Trust was initiated by the late Eric Maxwell as an organisation to manage hi5 collection of Railway locomotives. carriages, rolling stock and artifacts all of which were built or used in the North East of England. Unfortunately it was not formalised before his untimely death when the collection was bequeathed to his partner Eileen Martin. In June 2022 the Trust was registered with the Charities Commission, when, with the c￿OperatiOn of Eileen Martin, the six new Trustees formally accepted the donatFon of part of Mr Maxwell's collection to the new trust. The principle activities in the period 2024 to 2025 have been the continued consolidation of the Charitable Trust. ensuring all of the item5 of the collection a safely stored, outstsnding bills paid and any ongoing restoration work has continued. The long term objective is to ensure the collection is preserved. conserved and where ever possible restored to working order. In shaping the Trust's objectives the Trustees have given due consideration to the Charttie5 Commission Euidance on public beneh"t with the objert of advancing education through the work of conserving and restoring the item5 under its care. which all tell the history of the Railway industry in the North East. The Trustees are 3150 taking into account public accessibility to show off these historic itern5 through their restoration and use on host heritage ra11v￿ys. primarily the Tanfield Railway in County Durham. 4. Achievements and Performan Following Registration on 2W June 2022 the Hawthom Engine and Carriage Trust IHE&CT) took ownership of two steam locorrtrotives and a NER carriage body as a donation from Eileen Martin from the late Eric Maxwell's collection. The Trust also took ownership of a second NER carriage body as a donation from the owners David Watchman ènd Stewart Waugh. The original Steam locomotives around which the Hawthorn Engine and Carriage Trust was formed was an 04-0 ts¥o foot gauge Black Hawthorn 748 of 1883 Escucha/Portuguesa and a standard gauge IH-O Black Hawthorn 266 of 1873 Wellington, The carriage bodies were NER 70 3 family Saloon of around 187¢Ys build and NER 868 3 three compartment brake of around 1880's build. The Hawthorn Enwne and Carriage Trust have also taken over the ￿SpOnsIbl11ty of CUStodiar75hip of the rest of the late Eric Maxell's collection, bequeathed to Eileen Martin. and is actively working to conserve, ￿$t0￿ or. in the (3se of items that are inappropriate to the collection, move on to new owners for restoration. Since Juty 2023 HE&CT have signed a 30 year loan ag￿ement with the Statfold 8arn Narrow Gauge Trust lon 24 January 20241 for Escuch3 for re5tordtion and use at Statfold. The loco Is now at Statfold undergoing assessment. Discussions on Wellington's restoration are well advanced with the Tanfield Railway, wtth a proposal to carry out the mechanical work at Marley Hill, with the boiler sent off stte for contract overhaul. The restoration of NER 70 was already quite advanced at Stanegate Restorations. Outstsnding invoices are all paid and it was agreed that the Trust would take on payments for its Continued restoration. That restoration is nearing completion but is still~on hold- at present awaits.ng 5tanegate completing other carriage contract work. A suwtable chassis has been sourced and is now stored at Stanegate being prepa￿￿ to take the carriage bo￿. NER 868 is currently stored at Stanegate Restorations, sheeted over outside. awaiting grant funding for full restoration as a fLElly accessible disabled Carriage. In addition the 0-4-0 R&W Havrthom 2009 of 1884 Enterprise/R Y Pickering No3 has had a 15 year loan agreement signed with Israel Newtons & Sons Ltd (signed 29 May 20241 for restoration and use. The loco is now at Israel Newtons boiler work%. Ownership of the locomotive fomially passed to HE&CTfrom Eileen Martin on 29 May 2024 as part of this loan 3greemerrt. Two additional carriages ex GNR five compartment six wheeler No 836 and ex MS&LIGCR saloon N01906 We￿ formally donated to HE&￿froM Eileen Martin on 18" March 2024 as part of a form31 donation by HE&￿ to more appropriate charitable railway societies. Neither of these carriages have North Eastern connections such that the Trustees decided they should be donated to more appropriate locations for ￿$tOratiOn and use. GNR 836 is t)ow at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (with thanks to the Great Northern Railway Society for funding to move). GCR 19)6 is currently stored at Ribble Steam Railway. Unfortunately the offers of donaD"on to the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre or GCR Rolling Stock Group at Ruddington were both tumed down and after no response from advertising to other charitable trusts or railways the Trust has been approached by Fox and Edwards for the purchase of the carriage for ￿Storation and Use. The insulated fish van which the Trust was donated as a possible chassis for NER 70 became redundant with the acquisition of the current chassis. A5 it is a more modem van it was deemed inappropriate to retain so was sold to a private purchaser for use on another rnilway. The trust alw secured the sale of the late Eric Maxwell's steam roller and an ex GWR wan to a priwdte purchaser. The proceeds of which are to be donated to the Trust. The Trust a150 assisted Eileen in donating an ex North British Railway 4 compartment first cla55 ￿rriage to the Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust for eventual restoration. Another part of the late Eric Maxwell's collection which was not appropriate for the TrusL The Trust continues funding of secure storage at S&G Storage to safely store the removed smaller items of railway equipment from Erids house. The Trust continued to Co-operate with the Tanfield Railway for the storage, presentation. and eventual use of its stock on the railway. Thi5 has induded to disposal of some of the "inappropriateitems of the late Eric Maxwell's collection on behalf of Eileen, as requested by the Tanfield Railway Trust and the relocation of the RSH built 3,6" gauge ex Tasmanian Government Railways Pacth"c, Number M2. to a different location on site to allow the Tanfield Railway to construrt a new storage shed. 5. Financial Position The Hawthorn Engine and Carriage Trust bank account ha(1 f2LXK) deposited by Mr Maxwell which he opened prior to his death. This account remained dormant during the period of Probate but was ￿-actiVated by S Waugh and E Martin Iwho were original signatoriesl prior to the Trust being registered with the Charities CoMmi￿10n. S Waugh deposited £6025 into the account on an interest free loan" basis in order to pay outstanding bills etc. on the collection. Following registration the trustees agreed that this should continue to allow further restoration work on carriage NER 70 and payment for the Secu￿ storage unit. Further loans from S Waugh of £33,(K)O continued in the period 2022123 with a further £20(Kg loaned in the period 2023124 to all¢)w thi5 to continue. In addition a donation of £IO(M) was given by Mr E lawson towards the restoration of Wellington. This has allowed the bank account to stay in credit for storage payments, restoraDon work etc. to conDnue. This loan will be paid back by the Hawthom Engine and Carriage Trust in f￿U[e years once the funds are available through the sale of Mr Maxwell's property and the donation of some of Mr Maxwell's substantial savingslinvestment money via Eileen Marbn. Followtrng the sale ol Eric Maxwell's property. some more of this money has nbw been donated by Eileen Marknn in the period 2024125 8iVtng a healthy bank account at the end of this period to allow the carriage and locomotive restordtion work to proceed. There are no fixed timescales on this repayment. S Waugh has suggested repayment wtthin 10 years if possible, though in fart the arrangement will remain in place as long as is required. Once fvlly estsblished the Trust will also receive an income from the hire of its stock to heritage railways. It is expetted that the Trust will build up a financial reserve in fvture years from thi5. 6. Looking Forward Following the establishment of the Trust in 2022, and the safe storage of Mr Maxwell's collection allowing the sale of his property. the Trustees are now actively looking at working with other Trusts and Heritage based organisation for the restoration of the collection. Grant funding is being considered where appropriate and the Trust is working with the Tanfield Railway for continued co-operation for the display and future operation of the collection. The Trust is also looking at the item5 and artifarts currently in storage at both the stordge facility or with E Martin/S Waugh. They will be 50rted through and catalogued with the aim to put some of the items on display, archive some of them properly. or keep them safely stored until they are required (locomotive parts, spares etcl. The Trust is also assistlng E Marrin in i(lentrfying itern5 of rolling sto(k or artifacts from Mr Maxwell's collecrion that are not appropriate for the Hawthorn Engine and Carriage Trust, so they can be 501d or donated to other Heritage organi￿￿onS or private owners. These items have not been transferred over to the Trust's ownership and are still under the private ownership of E Marbn. Work is currently progressing on NER 70. The thassis is almost ready to take the carriage body. Work will re-5tasrt on the carriage body in the near future with the aim to have an operational carriage by 2026. tt is also hoped that the work on Wellington will r&stsrt soon with the priority to remove the boiler then the cracked right h3nd cylinder to allow a new one to be cast machined and fitted. The Trustees of the Hawthorn Engine and Carriage Trust decla￿ they approve the Trustee's report above. The accounts have been independently examined by Mr Chri5 Walker, ffinan￿ Director of the Tanlield Railway. I have reviewed the attached and l am satisfied that your summary of accounts accuratety refleLts using the eviden￿ provided. Stewart Waugh, C irman David Watkins. Trea Sign:_ Sign:. Date:_ Date.'_ CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES l¥Alhorn ETh9￿ CarvlagÈTvi*t 11199WI Receipts and payments accounts CC16a To 2?￿￿24 2etrJu￿25 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted nd5 Endowment lund5 Totsl funds Last year A1 Recei 65AW)D ARJ (see tsblel- Blue Spot van A3Pa ents 58G Storwje Trdnsp)rtofass*s 7.158 7,158 J F### Curietstvolu• Detai15 83 Invéstment assets CurT￿l¥al DÈt211s 84 A¥sets retained fortt ¢harity's own us• 25,(￿0 NER 70 10,000 Fu￿t0￿1*h DÈtails BS Li•bilities 41N25 10y•ar4 S(qned ty ￿ or trlthesc tehalf of all theknjsiees Date of roval Print Name li) Dav*J Wal(ins 11.10. Z CCXX R2 acc(￿￿ts ISSI 1011012025 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** |**Section A**
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
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1199460| I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to **examiner's statement** undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. _Delete_ [ ] _if not applicable._ I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:  the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or  the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or  the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ |**Signed:**
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**qualification(s) or body**||01/10/2025| |---|---|---| |||| ||Christopher S Walker|| |||| |||| **Oct 2018** 1 **IER** ## **(if any):** > **Address:** 39 Hallgarth, Consett, Co. Durham, DH8 8BJ ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **Oct 2018** 2 **IER**