# OLD KILN LIGHT RAILWAY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1201028
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 16, 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=1201028


## Contact

- **Address:** Old Kiln Light Railway, near to Rural Life Living Museum, Tilford, FARNHAM, Surrey
- **Postcode:** GU10 2DL
- **Phone:** 0
- **Email:** trustees@oklr.org
- **Website:** https://oklr.org



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF INDUSTRIAL, RURAL PASSENGER AND MILITARY LIGHT NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAYS INCLUDING BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PRESERVING, RESTORING, EXHIBITING, AND OPERATING INDUSTRIAL, RURAL PASSENGER AND MILITARY NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK AND BY MAKING ACCESSIBLE OTHER SIMILAR ITEMS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST.

**Activities:** The Old Kiln Light Railway (OKLR) aims to maintain the industrial, cultural and military heritage of how local railways brought about transformation during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This includes how steam power enabled new ways of transporting goods and people faster and over longer distances than was previously possible by horsepower and barges, leading to the growth of towns.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Surrey



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2024 | £37747 | £17321 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2023 | £23454 | £10941 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Alexander Holt — appointed Dec. 1, 2024
- Dr Ian Poyner — appointed Oct. 8, 2022
- John Cooksley — appointed June 12, 2023
- Joshua Helman — appointed Aug. 31, 2025
- Peter Smith — appointed Oct. 8, 2022
- Simon John Bayard Parton — appointed Nov. 30, 2025