THE FFESTINIOG AND WELSH
HIGHLAND RAILWAYS TRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND
ACCOUNTS
For the year ended 31 December 2024

TRUSTEES, REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024
PROFILE
A Festlnlog Railway Trust was crealed in 1954 when th8 late Mr. Aan Pegler provided funds lo
acquire a controlling interest in The Festiniog Railway Company (the 'Company°) and a￿anged
forstock to be Iransferred directly the Trust from previous shareholders. The aim was for the future
of thal r8nowned railway to be secure in well-disposed hands in perpetuity. The Trust was
subsequenuy reconstituted and registered as a charity on 10 November 1964 and has amongsl its
stated aims the encouragement arKI support of charitable purposes connected vmth railways.
particUla￿Y the Ffestiniog Railway {").
The Trustees are appointed under a scheme approved by the Charity Commissioners and
incorporated in an amended Trust Deed dated 30 September 1998. With the approval of the
Charity Commission, the Trust D88d was further amended on 5 October 2012 to change the name
of the Tru51 to The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways Trust (Ymddiriedo18eth Rh8ilffyrdd
Ffestiniog ac Eryn in Welsh) and to make a number of administrative changes; further
administrative chang8s were made on 15 April 2016. Running the Trust is an entirety voluntary
and unpaid activity.
Trust income is primarily from gifts and legacies and from the profits of avtholly owned trading
company. Ffestiniog Railway Holdings Limited. Th1$ 8xploits commercial opportunities, notably the
Ffestiniog Travel business, that are not possible for the Company.
The Trust owns the great majority of all classes of issued share ￿pital and debentures of the
Company and nominates the Company's Directors. The Company has operated the Ffestiniog
Rai￿aY since its inception in 1836. Under Trust ownership, the Company has also re-instated
and now operates the once d8relicl Welsh Highland Railway which shares the Ffestiniog Railway's
Harbour station at Porthmadog, runs to Dinas Junction and has been extended to Caernarfon.
The Twsl expects that Ihe Companws annual costs and some. but not all, major renewals will be
covered by ils annual revenues. Improvement projects are funded by the Trust, or one of the
supporting societies. and 8ach has their own project plan. Profits from the Ff8sllnlog Travel
business add to the Trusfs funds available for such development.
The Trust does not nomally Initiate charitable work bul responds to requests from other interested
bodies for grants to support 8ctivitses aligned with its charitable aims.
A consid8r8ble collection of artefacts, records and ephemera exists concerning the railways. No
longer required for the railways. op&ralion and rnaintenance, these constitute an importanl and
historically significant record and responsibility. Trustees seek to ensure that arrangements are in
place for the continued safe keeping of these items and their maintenance. Ffestiniog and Welsh
Highland Railways Heritage Limited IFtWHRHL}. with DIrectO￿ nominated by the Trustees. was
formed and is owned by the Company to overse8 the Ca￿ of these speaal Ilems, to ensur8 their
protection and lo enhancg their value to the community. Trustees and the Company have
consulted on whether this remains the most appropriat8 way to safeguard the raI￿aYS heritage.
As a result FIWHRHL wlll be wound up in 2025 and altemative arrangements put in place.
Constraints of finance and space mean il Is not curTenlly possible to mount a pemanent display
of historic artefacts. However. the complete pre-1954 archlve Is now available at Gwynedd
Archives in Caernarfon.
{ ) The spelling of °Festiniog° in the Company's name is legally cOr￿¢t and rgflects contempor8ry
Welsh usag9 in 1832 when (he Company w8s crealed by Act of Parfi8ment. However. the Tnist
and the Company have now adopted the currenl Welsh spelling of"Ffestiniog"in day to day usage
and this is used throughout the remainder of this Profile and the Trustees. Report.

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Harbour Station
Porthmadog
Gwynedd
LL49 9NF
Registered Charriy Numb8r
239904
Secretary
R D Holton
Soprano
Fleecy Court
Chapel Green
Napton-on-th8-Hill
CV47 8PA
Legal Advisor
R J L Stones
91 Linden Way
London
N14 4NG
Tréasurer
S 8 Ch8etham
Daubentons
Staplow
Ledbury
HR8 1NP
Bankers
Na￿veSt Bank plc
PO Box 877
31 Cheapsid8
London
EC2V 6HT
CAF Bank (Charity Aid Foundation)
25 Kings Hill Avenue
W6St Mailing
Kent
ME19 4TA

TRUSTEES, REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
TRUSTEES
Dr J D C A Prideaux CBE (Chaimian): Mr R Broyd CBE: Dr D R Gwyn OBE;
Mr D R Jones.. Mr M L Smith
The Trustees present Iheir report and the accounts for the year ended 31 Decgmber 2024.
Statoment of Truslee$' Responslbllllles
The Trustees are re$ponsibl8 for preparing the Trustees, report and the financial stslements in
arKordance with applicatAe law and Unrted Kingdom Generally Acoepted ACC￿nting Practice.
Charity Law requires the Trustees to prepare financi81 statements thai glve a true and fair view of
the slale of affairs of the chanty and the group, of incoming resources and the application of those
resources within th8 group for each financial year. Trustees are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
observe th8 meth¢xls and principles of the Charities SORP.
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether appllcable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any malerial
departures disclosed and explained in thè financial statements and
prepare the financial ststements on the ongoing concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
presum8 that Ihe Trust will continu8 in operation.
The Trust88s are responsible for ensuring that accounting records are kept that disclose the
financial position of th& charity with reasonable accuracy at any time and enable Truslees to ensure
that thè statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made thereunder. They
are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and the group by tsking rèasonable
stéps for Ihe prevention and deteclion of fraud and oth&r irregularities.
Oblectlves and Actlvltles
The objectivès of the Ttusl are °such charitable purposes connected with railways as the Truste8S
detennine.. In selecling appropriate purposes, the Trustees are required to especially bear in mind
charitable purposes Connected with the Company.
The Trustees fulfil these aims through activities aimed at the charitable purpose of advancing
heritage. These indude..
providing funding to support the continued operation of the Ffestiniog Rai￿aY and the
reconstructed Welsh Highland Railway and
holding a controlling inlerest in the Company lo ensure that it continues to operate in
accordance with the Trnst's objectives and to enable it to oversee the preservation of
historic rolling stock, archrves and other artefacts ￿lating to the railways.
Principal Actlvities and Rovlew of the Year
The Trust's income was again primarily from donations and18gacies (with gift aid on these where
applicable). donations from Ffestiniog Travel and from investrnent income. In 2024, income from
legacies was £181,615 (2023.. £832,486) and from all gifts and donations {including from Ffestiniog
Travel) was £531,211 (2023 -£593,126). Total income in 2024 was £829.887 {2023:£1,452.3901.
Total income in 2024 was in line with that of the last several years, total income in 2023 having
been boosted by a particulady large and generous legacy.

Annual governance cosls over the lastflve years have averag8d £16,302 of vhlich about thirds
are fundraising costs and the bulk of the remainder audit costs. Administration costs are minimal
as all Trustees and Officers of the TIu5t are unpaid and decline to Claim expenses.
In response lo requests for the funding of projecls from the Company, new commilmenls totalling
£470,000 12023.. £1.120,000) We￿ made. Commilments in 2024 induded a very sizeable
commitmentfor remodelling at Dinas. Commitmenls were also made to fund work on the upgrading
of facilities at Boston Lodge, locomotive refurbishment, conversion of WHR service cars to more
environmentally friendly battery operation. a nèw lool van for PW operatsons, major overhaul of
Pulman observation car Glaslyn, scoping for improved facilities al Beddg8lert station and purchase
of a historically important building adjacent to our facilities at Minffordd. These commitments will
be drawn down by the Company a$ grants over time as the work Is completed.
In 2024 the Company drew dovm £893,389 (2023: £354,095) against earlier commitments. This
included the Trusvs contribution towards the match funding of the NLHF'S Boston Lodge project.
enhanced facilities 81 Boston Lodge oulside the scope of the NLHF project, repair and
refijrbishment of the tollgate steps, refurbishment of Pulman car Bodysgall8n, creation of a PW
tool van. conversion ofthe WHR service cars to battery operation, the major overhaul of tsyo steam
locomotives, inslallation of micro ETS on the WHR, the commencement of remodelling al Dinas
and construction of replica NWNGR Ashbury brak8vans.
In 2024 the Board of Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Raifways Heritsge Lld IFIWHRHL), wholty
owned by the Company, continued to be responsible for appraisin9 and advising the Company on
proposed heritage projects. Monitoring the condition of heritage rolling Stock was conlinued during
Ihe year. Trustees and the Company have consulted on whether this remains the most appropriate
way to Safeguard the railways, heritage. As a result. FfWHRHL will be wound up in 2025 and
alternative arrangements put in place.
Theskillsand qualityofdesign and craftsmanshipoftheworkshop staff at Boston Lodge are known
far and wide and are a long-tenn benefit to Ihe organisation. Extemal work ovethauling
locomotives and building carriages for other na1row￿aUge railways provided welcome income to
help defray the Company5 Costs in 2024.
At the Company AGM 2024, Trustees las majority shareholder) support8d a resolution that Jo
Charles. Colin Lea and Henry Noon be ap￿Inted Direclors of the Company.
During the year work continued on the -Interpretaton and Boston Lodge Projecf supported by the
National Lottery Heritag8 Fund {NLHF}. This is a substantial {£5.2millionl project which has be8n
delivered on budget and with only minimal delay. The Trust (along with Th8 Festiniog Railway
Society) have provided substantial grants lo match the NLHF conlribution. Restoration of heritage
buildings was completed during 2024. Intefprelation aspecls of the project. which indude guided
tours of Boston Lodge and workshops leaching heritage skills. were initiated during 2024 and will
ntinue through 2025.
he Regenerative Railway., published towards the end of 2022. sets out the vision, strategy and
foadmap for the railways over the next decade or so. The title of this document reflects our intent
to develop the rai￿aY sustsinably without losing that whith is excellent and which we have
inhented frorn previous generations. As a consequence we aim to pass on to future generations
a railway which is thriving, rewarding to supporters. neighbours and customers and well positioned
for its Ihird century of operation.
During 2024, the Company continued and 8xtended efficiency m8asure8 introduced originally to
combat the effects of the pandemic. Traffic receipts were essentially flat versus 2023 but there
wère increases in the costs of employm8nt and the c£sst of coal remained very high. Nevertheless
the Company was 8ssenlially at breakeven in 2024 having made a surplus of £34,444 in 2023.
Any surplus is always reinvested into basic expenditure on maintenance or routine projects on the
infrastwcture for the railways.
Ffesliniog Travel, operated by Ffestiniog RaiNvay Holdings Ltd, continued to enjoy very
considerably improved trading conditions in 2024 having recovered the ground lost during th8

pandemic. A profit of £365,334 {2023.' £382.088) was used to maintain reserves (essential for a
Iravel business) and to resume payment of charitsble donation5 to Ihe Trust. A donation of
£310,000 was paid to the Trusl by Ffestiniog Holdings Ltd in 2024.
Public Beneflt
In planning their activities, the Trustees gave due regard lo the guidance on public benefit issued
by the Charity Commission.
Tho Ffestiniog Raimfay is ofenormous significance lo both the world-wide devel¢)pment of narrow-
gauge railways and the industri21 history of North Wales. Much of the original infrastructure and
architedure, including the original works al Boston Lodge, has been retained. Motive power and
other rolling stock of oulslanding historical and technical interest CA)ntinue to be operated and,
together with historic artefacls on display in Porthmadog. are visible lo all. The réstoration of the
Welsh Highland Railway has reconstituted amther major part of the narrow4auge nehvork
historically proposed for the region.
The company has business and technical 8￿h1VeS dating from its 1832 inception as a statutory
company. These are deposited with Gwynedd Archives in Caernarfon and freely available as a
resource for researchers. Preservation of this heritage provides an educational and recreational
resource which benefits the community as a whole.
The railways run through land provide access to) the Gl8slyn Landscape of Historical Significance
and the Snowdonia Nalional Park. Recognilior) of the contribution to public benefit has come from
the inscription of the Ffestiniog Rai￿aY as a UNESCO Worfd Heritage site (part of The Slatè
Landscape of North West W81es).
The Company supports the local community by sponsoring and participabng in local events and
by providing reseurces and work experien￿ for local schools. It is not easy lo find high quality
jobs in Gwynedd- particulady outsid& Ihe public sector. The railways are not just one of the largest
employers in Ihe area. bul have become a noted centr8 of excellen¢e in areas such as carriage
building and mechanical engineering, and so offer local people an OPF¥)rtunity to develop skills
which would not otherwise exist in such a remote area.
A majority of our pemianent staff are recruited locally and over half speak Welsh as a first
language. The Trustees will continue to sponsor established members of our permanent staff who
do nol currently speak Welsh but would like to do so.
The NLHF project at Boston Lodge has included provision of d8dicated resources to further and
enhance volunteer activity in interpretation of the railway's impact on the community (currently and
historically) and has created apprenticeship positions covering works administration, project
management and interpretation.
Our local community, whith is classified as an economically disadvanlaged area, benefits direcuy
from the railways, activities but also indirecuy from benefits accruing to local employers and other
businesses. The overall benefit to the region has been the subject of academic sludies and is now
estimated to be over £20m pèr annum and to support around 400 jobs. This level of economic
contribution is recognised as common ground in discussion with Government and local interests.
Structure. Governance and Managomont
Relationships be￿een the Trust and the Company are governed by the Trust Deed supplemented
by a Relationship Agreement dated October 6th 2023. This replaced earlier Memoranda of
Understanding be￿een the TNst and the Company dated 26 July 2010 and 31 Juty 2003.
Trustees are appointed for five years (and may be reappoinled for furthèr terms) under a scheme
approved by the Charity Commissioner and which 15 refleded in the Trust Deed.

Dr D W Roberts MBE retired as a Trustee and Mr D R Jones was appointed his successor with
effect from 23 February 2024. Mr Jones will sérv8 the remainder of Dr Roberts tern until 31
Décèmber 2027.
A retiring Trustee may be appointed as an Emeritus Truslees for a perfod ofthree yéars. They are
not Trustees but attend me8tings of the Trustees by invitation in order lo make their experience
avallablè to the Trust. In February 2024 Dr D W Roberts MBE became an Emeritus Trustee.
Julian Scarisbrick. previously Trust Treasurer, b8came a Diredor of The Company during 2023.
Trustees appointed Stephen Cheetham 89 Trust Tr8asurer with effecl from February 2024.
The Trustees met formally on three o￿as1onS In 2024. Individual Truslees and Officers attended
numerous other meetings and functions throughoul Ihe year.
The Trust has no employees and work by Trustees and Officers is voluntary. The Trustees are
grateful that approximately fity percent of Ihe hours worked on the railways is undertaken by some
1000 unpaid volunteers.
The General Fund of the Trust supports the Trusys general charitable purposes including the
Trust's heritage and archive responsibililies. In addition to the General Fund. the Trust mainlains
several restricted funds for various more specific charitable purposes where donor3 wish to support
a particular project.
The Trustees confim that the charity has complied with current statLrtory requirements, its Trust
Deed and the principles of the Charities SORP IFRS 102).
Rlsk Managemenl
In October 2022 Trustees conducted their a review of the
principal risks and uncertainties that affect the charity and
measures in pla￿ to mitigate the risks identified and measures to minimise or manage (as
far as reasonably practicable) any impact on the charity should those rtsks malerialise
The Charity's rfsk register was updated as a result of this review. Subs8quent annual reviews have
confimied that the risk register remains appropriate.
The Trust's operating subsidlarles maintain their own annually reviewed risk assessments. The
Trust receives regular reports from all its subsidiarie5 highlighting areas of concem. Safety, which
is the principle operational risk for the Company, is subj'ect to an annual, independent third-party
review.
Grant Award Policy
Grants are made in support of specrfic approved and budgeted projects and must be approved by
the Twslees. Grants payable are aG¢ounted for when a constructive obligation has been entered
into. The value of such grants unpaid ai year end is accrued.
Invo$tmonl Pollcy
Apart from its holdings of shares and stock of the Company, tha Trust's inveslrnents are limited to
securities donated to the Trusl which are held to generate income andlor the opportunity for gain.
Pay Policy for Sonior Staff
No Trustee, or Trust official. receNed any remuneratlon In 2024.
Impact of Corona Vlrus
Any residual impacts from the corona virus pandemic have been consolidatgd into Trust and
ompany 0￿rating procedures.
N8itherthe Company nor the Trust has any outstanding loans resulting from the recent pandemic.

R8seNes
The Trustees have reviewed the reserves of the Trust and consider that unrestrict8d furKls are
sufficient to meet the Trusys commitments and otherforeseeable calls on ils funds. Reserve levels
of the charity are monitored on an ongoing basis to ensure that they remain sufficient.
Al 31 Dècember 2024. totsl consolidated reserves were £10,159,012 (2023: £10,109.856> ofwhith
£184,432 (2023: £203,962) were in restricted funds.
Dr J D Prideaux
On behalf of th8 Trustees
13 June 2025

The Ffeslinh)g and W81sh Highland RaiK¥8￿ Trust
Consolidated StaternBnt of Flnandal ActNiti85
ncluding cgnsdidated income and e¥p8Th1iture account)
for year ending 31 Docen*)er 2024
Unrestrl¢t•d
Funds
Restrlcted
Funds
Total funds
2024
Totsl fund¥
2023
Note
Income:
Donations aThd
InGome from otherlrading aclivitses..
Commercial tradlng ope￿￿on¥
Inv85trnent income
Other Income
711,946
879
712.825
1,425.611
10,369,157
153.219
1,709.686
10,369.157
153,451
1,709,686
10,051,737
49,287
1,661,363
232
Total Incorne
12￿4￿,008
12.945,119
13.187,998
Expèndlturt
Cost5 ofrdising fvnds..
Commerclal tradlng operations
Expen6th1￿ on chant8ble 8ctivtb6$.'
Grants committed
8110
12.083.967
12.083.967
11,460.547
892.308
1,281
893,389
355,376
Totsl •xp•ndltur•
12.976.075
1,281
12,977.356
11.81S,923
N•t Incornel(exp•ndfturn) and net
movem•nt in funds for thè y•ar
(32,067)
(170)
(32.23T)
1,372.075
Transf•rs bgtwe•th funds
othèr ￿tOon1$ed galnglOosses1
Gathslllosses} on investment assets
(19.360J
(19,360)
(238.348J
Actuarial gainslllossesl on defined bengfft
pension schemes
96.000
96,000
109,000
Net movernent li fuTrJs
63,933
(19,530)
44,403
1,242.727
Reconclllatlon otlunds
Total funds broughl forward
9.905,894
203.962
10,109,856
8,867.129
Toial fund$ ¢arrlod forward
9,969.827
184A32
10.154,259
10,109 856
The slatew￿t of financial aetwities includ8s all gains and losses recogni8ed in the year.
All Income and expendttur8 derive Irom continuing ACtI￿t￿.

The Fleslnl¢yJ and Wdsh Hlghland Railvtays Trust
Consolldated Balance Shget
for year ending 31 D•c8mber 2024
Group
2024
Group
2023
Charlty
2024
Char1ty
2023
Note
Fixed a8set$
Tanglble A$8ets
Invesbnents
16
17
37,480,OB7
37,217.525
19,365
37236.890
93,519
31,351
124.870
94,800
50.711
404.580
Tglal Ilxed assets
37A80,092
Current a$$ets
stock and WIP
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
18
19
515,581
1.649.258
5,052,896
7.217,73S
770.865
875.760
4.689,866
6.336A91
26,259
2.711.691
2.737.950
46.1eO
2,563,172
1A74.819
Totsl currBnt aS8•ts
Llabllltle*
Credrtors tslling dug wlthln 1 year
Not Current ass•t$
20
2,567.382
4,650,353
1,748,273
4.588,218
355,678
2.382.272
153.458
1.344.674
Total a￿¥t* Iws culront Ilabllltl•s
41130,445
41,825,108
1507.q42
1,749.280
Cr•dlts)rs.' falllng due after than 1 ￿&r
22
30.470.343
30,115.588
Defined benefft pension ￿h&rne
25
791,000
695.000
N•t o$••ts
12
12A04 520
2.$07,142
1749 260
Th? f4Tnd8 of thè eharfty:
Unre$tricled incomè lunds
Restricted IncL)me funds
Non-controlling interest
26
9,969,827
184,432
2,296.843
s,￿5,894
203.962
2,294,664
2.322,712
184,430
2.397.42S
203.960
Total ¢harfty fvnd$
12 451102
12A04 520
1749 260
Th• trust8•s have prepar8d group accounts In ac¢￿dance wilh sedon 398 of th8 Companies Act 2￿6 8nd
sect￿￿ 138 of the Charitle$ Act 2011. These accounts are in aceordance wth the $pecial provlsions of Part
15 of the Comp8nvdS Att relah.ng to 8m811 comp#n￿$ and con$titiJte th8 annual a¢courts required by the
Companies A¢t 2006 and are lor cir¢ula¢kJn to mernb8rs ol the company.
Th8 notès at page 15 to 29 fomi part oflhase aecounts.
Slgned..................
Dr J D Prideaux on betsqm of thg Irust88
Date:........
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The FfèstiThog and Welsh Hlghland Railways Trust
Slalernènt of Cash Flows and Consolld8ted Statement of Cash Flows
for year ending 31 2024
Yèar èndod
3111212024
Year end•d
3111212023
Nel incoming rèsources beforè rèvaluations
Investment inwne less intèrest Payable
DÉpreua1￿n
Release of grant against depreclathon
Pension fund non-cash movement
(Profill l Lo$s on disposal of a5$0ts
Loss on Inveslmgnts
Ilrb¢reasel / decrease in dèbtors
Ilncre8sel / decrease in stock
Increase I (dec￿8$e) in credltors
In¢wse I Idecreasel In long temi cr8ditors
44,403
1153.451)
1,536.488
1288.604}
96.000
1,242.727
149,2871
1.503,828
1288,6041
109,000
238,546
66,298
66.915
176,631
1186,0971
1773.498}
255,284
819.109
354.755
Cash from oporatltsns
1,890.486
2.879,957
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
Net C4sh Inflow from oFeratiThJ activities
Relums on investments and seNicing of finan¢¢
Cash Flows from Invostlng activitiès
IGainyLoss on invèstments
Purchase of inveslments
Disposal of invèstments
Capital expenditure and fftnancial Investrnent
Proceeds on disposal of assots
Taxatlon
Tax paid
Cash flows from fIna￿ing actlvttl•s
Repayment tsf intèrèst free loan
R&paym&nt of bank loan
Canc•llathon of Debenture Sto¢k
Increasellde¢r•as•l In cash and ¢4$h •qulvalonts In the year
1,890.486
2.879,957
19.3601
238.546.00
119,2481
11.634,2891
12,213.0981
18.801
28,583
1100,0001
323,171
1,393,549
Ro¢onclllatlon of cash flow to movement in nèt cash and liquld
r•sour¢•$
IncreasellDe¢reasel In cash in the year
Cash Ilquid resourcgs at
1 January
Cash and liquid r•sour¢es as at 31 De¢•mb•r
1323,1711
1,393,549
4.889,870
4,366,699
3,296,321
4,689.870
RKoneillatlon of net cash Ilow to movomtrnt In not d•bt
Change in Cash in yèar
Net movomenl on loans
Nel debt at 1 January
N•t d•bt at 31 ￿¢•mber
1323,1711
1.393,553
4,200,086
3.876,915
2,806.533
4,200.086
Analy$i$ of not ¢ash and Ilqutd r￿Our£08
At 01101124
Movement
in y•or
At 31112124
in year
C￿h al bank and in hand
Bank overdraft
4.689,875
1323.1711
4,366.704
4,669.875
323,171
4,366.704
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Notes r*n the a¢¢ounts
1 Aeeountlng Policieg
The prfncipal accounting polic￿$ 8dopted, judgements and kay sources of estimation uncertainty in th& preparation of
the financial stalèmenls are a$ follows..
al B•$l$ of pr•paratlon
The financial statements have bèen prepared in ac¢ordan¢e ￿th Accounb'ng ar￿ Reporting by ¢harft￿s.' Slalement rA
Recommended Pr8Ctice applicable to Cha￿￿9$ preparing their awunts In accordance with the Financial ReportSn9
Stsnd8rd applScable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 leffective 1 January 20151- Ichallties SORP IFRS
10211, the Financial Roportlng StandaTd applicable In thè UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Companiès Act
2006.
Thè FfÈstlniog and Welsh Highland Railways Trust meet$ the definition of a public b&nefit entity under FRS 102. Assets
and liabilities ats initially reco9nised at historical ¢ost or transaction value unless otherwise ststed In the relevant
ac¢ouniSng poliey notels).
b) Group fln*n¢Sal $tatom•nts
The results of thÈ trusfs subsidiary undertakirrfJs, all ol which are in¢orporated in the United Klngdom and have ygar
ends of 31 Dècember, are cgnsolld8te(l on a line by line basis In the Stalemerbl of Financial Acknvities ISOFAI. Detail
infomiation on their trading is incorporated in note 6 to ihese accounts. Capltel grants made by th& Trust to subsldiary
companlès are expenses in the SOFA and dlsclosed within dÈf8tTad capSlal ContribU￿.0n$ In the balanee shaat as the
TNstees do not regard such sums as being Properly funds of the charsty.
cl Incomlng R•sourco9
Income is recognised when Ihe ¢harfty has the entillernent te the funds. any perfomanee condltlons attad)ed lo the
itsmls} of income havè bèan met. it is probable that the income wll be reethved and the amount L¥n be rneasured
reliably.
Incomè from govemrnenl and olher grants, ￿eth￿r,CaPIta1. grants or'rgvonue, grants. Is recognisad ￿en the d)aiity
has gnlillèmènt to the funds. any performance condillons attached to the grants have begn m81. il is probable that Ihe
income will be received and tha amount Gan be measurod re1￿bty and is not dgferr•d.
For legacles, enlillem*nt is taken as the earfigr of tha dal& on which either. tho charity is awar8 that probate has been
granl•d, the estate has been finalised and notrfication has be9n mado by Ihe executor{sl to the Trust that a distribution
11 be made. or when a distribution Is recebved from th8 ostsle. Recèipt of a18gacy. in whol• or In part. is only
considgred ptobable when the 8mounl can be measured rÈli8bly and Ihe charity h#$ been notified of the executorfs
intentbn to make a di51ribulion.
d} Donat•d s•rYtc•s and faeilitiès
Thè charfty received help and support in the fomi of volLJntary assistance. Voluntary asslstan(* is not Induded in the
accounts. It Is not s)ossible lo quantfy the amount of such asslslan¢&.
•) Intèrèst recelvabl•
Interest on funds held on deposit is included th8n r•c•Svable and amunt can be measured reliably by th• ¢hority.'
this is nomally upon notification of thè int8rgst paid or PAy8ble by the Bank.
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fj Fund accounting
Unrestricted fijnds ar• available lo spend on aetiviles that furthèr any of the purposes of charity.
Deslgnaled fijnds are unresldeted funds of Ihe charity which the trustees have dgddgd al their discration to sel
aside to Use for a $p8eifie purpose.
Reslrieted funds are establishod In respect of spe¢ifi¢ actlvlll&s of th8 Trust, tr￿se are sel out in notè 2210 these
accounts.
gl Expendlture
Expenditure is recognis¢d once Ihere is a legal oi conslnjdive obligauon to make a payment to a third party.1118
prob8ble that settk8menl wll be required and the amount of th6 obligation can be rneasured rdiably. Expenditure Is
elasslfled under the follvwing ￿ttvIty heading$=
Costs of raising funds compwtse the costs of commercial Ir8dlng includlng lh8 rail transport costs, retail rosts.
catering ¢￿sts and hclid8y Costs.
Expenditure on eharitable 8dvMes indud8s the CAxts of grants
Other expenditure represènts those ilttms not falllng into any other hgadlng.
h) Apportlonm•nt ofco•ts
The costs of the Trust f811 dSreclly into the he￿lIngS of the SOFA. Thè Costs of th8 two main tradlng subsidlaries are
allO￿ted lo the most appropriate SOFA heading. The ￿$ts of the Welsh Highland RalNvay Construdi¢n Company
Limited are also induded as relating lo Ch￿table activities as they relate dlrectly to the develtspment of the railways.
The costs of Ffestlniog Railway Holdings Limited are included as fLJndraising trading as that ccthpany exploits
commerciel opportunitles available to it. Therefore t)0 separate breakdown of the allocation of support costs is
required.
11 Operating l•4
Rentsls payable under operatirvJ le8s6s ara charged lo the proflt and loss acc¥)unl on a straight line basis over the
period of the lease.
Jl Tanglble flxtrd assets
Tangiblè fixed ass8ts are capitalised and Induded at cost. T￿ Ca￿t￿lIS8t10n policy 1$ lo Indude all items In gXC8SS
of £100.
DeprÈelation is pro¥rided lo wrile4)ff the cost or valuatlon. lèss estimated residual values. of all tsngJ)le fixed assets.
xcapt freehc4d hnd, over their exp8cled usefijl livas.
Depreciation Is provided at tha followng rntes..
Pemianènt way- 2% per annum stralght line
Locomotives and rollin9 Stock- 3.330k por annum straight line
Bulldings and plant- 2.SY• to 33% per annum straight Ilna
MotorV&hkles- 25°A per annum réducing balance
Long leasehold prop•ty- over the period of thè lease
In future all additions to laryltle assets will be stsled al cost. Where existlng unimpaired flxed assets are staled 31
valuation. Icarried out by a director of a subsrdlary entity in 1978. based upon estimaleil open market valuè$
prevailing at that time), tr)e 9roup has taken 8dvantagg of the transitional arrangements in FRS 15 to retain the l)ook
values.
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kl Sto¢k
Stocks and worf( In progress are Valu￿ at lower of cost. Including 8ppropri8le overhead gxponses and n¢1
rèalisable value.
11 O•btors
Tradè and other debtors are recognised al the sethemont amunt due after any tr*le dlscounl offered.
Pr&paymenls are valuèd at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
ml C•$h at bank and In hand
Cash al bank and cash in hand includ8s cash and short tem hlghly liquSd inve$tmènts a short maturfty of
three n￿nthS or less from the date of a¢quisillon or op8nlng of deposlt or similar account.
n) Cr•dltors and pr*￿181￿n3
Cre(litors and provisions are recognised where the charfty has a present obligation resulting from a pasl event that
will probably result Sn Ihe transfer of funds to a third party and the amunt due to setue tho obligthn can
measwed or estimaled rellably. Creditors and provision$ are normally Tecogni5g¢J al their settlèment amount after
allowing for any trade dlscounts due.
o} Flnanclal Instruments
The trust only has finandal assets and financial liabl1￿leS of a kind that qualfy as basic financSal instrumnts. B8sIc
financial in$truments we initially Tgcognised al Iransoction value and subsequenlly measwed at Ihelr settlement
value.
p) Penslons
On 1st May 2014 the group establlshed iwo auio enrolmenl group pgrsonal pension schèmès IAEI. Employer
and employeé contribuuons to these schemes are made in accordan￿ wlh the ratès laid down by govemment
lègislat￿n and are charged in the year in which they arisè. The FRS 17 liability in respect of the defined benefit
scheme has b￿n Includod in the financial statsments.
2 Logal Statu$ of th• Trust
The Trust is an unincorporated charity and operated under 8 trust deed.
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3 Th• syrnmary financial P•rf0rm•n￿ ¢*f th• eh*rfty alon•
2024
2023
Donations and Legacie5
Inveslment In￿rne
ITrte￿t Incorne
712025
6,367
110.695
1,425,611
1,148
2S,630
829,887
1.452,389
Ex￿ndIt￿re on charitable adivilies
904,169
361,915
N•t lTr¢•rMIIExpoftB•I
(740821
11.09Q.4741
Other recognl58d galnslllossesl on Inv881menl assets
119,3601
1238.3481
Tolal funds tnughtfornord
2.601,384
1.749.258
Tt)tal funds carrl•d forward
2,507,142
2.W1,384
Represented by.
Restrf¢ted Income fv￿j5
Unr8Stricted Incoffle fvnd$
184.430
2.322,712
2.$07,142
203,960
2.397.424
2.801,384
4 In¢om• from donatlon8 and Iw¢l•s
2024
2023
Donallons
Grfls and GIftAd
Don81b)ns
Logac
40,844
490.367
181,615
54,335
538,791
832,486
71Z.825
1,425,612
S. Intome from charilable •¢tb¥ltles
Unr•strfetsd
funds
2024
Unr•strl¢l•d
lund8
2023
In¢omlng Rosourco
Donations 8nd Gffts
Leg8Gles
Svbtotal: In¢omln9 rn¢our¢•8 from g8norat•d luthd$
Invesim6nt Income
t&￿$t Receiktbltt
Subtotal: In¢omlng R$¢urc•8 for g•n•r•tlng fund$
530,331
181,615
711.946
6.135
110.695
116,829
593.126
832,486
1,425.612
1,148
25,630
26.TT8
Totsl Incom•liom ¢hafft0kn￿ •Y•nts
828.775
1,452,390
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6. Incomg •arn•d from other act1￿11•$
The Trust has tM) pAndpal trading subsKliari88 which afft into￿orated ￿ the UK. The F•sUnlog Rallway Company Iln ￿lch the Twst
has a cont¥ollkng Int¢rest In each category of sharel owns and operates tho Ffasliniog and Welsh Highland Light Ralhvay Sn North
Wales. Ffestlnltsg Ral￿waY Holdings Ltd is a tholly owThed 5ubsidlary gnd trades as a travel and ti¢kel agency and lour operator. A
summary ol their trading results In81 of inter-company Iradlngl is shovm below. Accounts foT both CA)mpanies have be•n audlted.
Those for FfèBtinit>J Rabmay Holdings Ltd have bogn flled al Companies House and those forThe Fesllnlo9 Railway Gompany arè
aV8118b￿ on request from Harbour Station, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9NF. In addl￿"on. The Fesuniog R211way Cornwy h8s three
olly O%*TEd Subs￿￿ar￿s, Welsh Hlghland L wht Raihvay Ltd and Welsh Highland Rallway Conslru¢tknn Ltd Ibolh ineorwated In the
UK), whkh are invc4vetl In thè r8vlv81 of the Welsh Hlghland Ra1￿Y 8nd Ff¢stinK)g Railway Heritsge Limited has had no
tradin9 actNty during the period. Ffesbntog Fubjres Lirnited hokl$ £250 of Festinlog R81MBy compsny ordnary stocK of whlch $om&
lsjtsintty Dwned wlth 0th8r8'. In 011 ¢as8s. ownershlp wlll evonlually revert to the wmpany.
R￿v•y
Ltdw
N￿Wan￿
R*5fway
2023
T471al
COm￿nY
Urknd
L￿1*￿
Tthl
Tumww
3,N3.51Q
7.342,Cel
lo.551￿1
9.981.411
48gA87
198515
.DdQ
1,143,110
IW5.721
1521.0301
12.685,6581
.179,6991 12A29.7411
1.601,968
1M77.773
1O1¥DS
1*227
526.251
FR$ 17aCtsMr￿19aln￿￿K$l
Tox on Frf¢r*onordkwid¥llE
1116701
14,7931
117A24
2.179
140.983
128.5831
4Z664
$06226
)6.￿¥
PB

7 In￿￿m￿nI Incom
SDrrteoflh&woW inwr¢of£8.967120YJ'. E1.148larf8oBfrom rnrywtr￿hj lThth&trHL¥rysubshJWtg
Fund
KbnlFuThd
LYD
Vl¢ykBhop
Totsl
Gr•r46
891389
523
712
89J.36
Total
EweThlibxe¢n¢harftabl•adiities wayt904.78912023".£381.9151olhtdch£898,938**1 Utrt•ltlthd (2D23.'£359.$341.
Fund
Kyrtl FuNd
P5
Wth*•hop
DIT¢￿￿
1281
SW.670
Notcoktfvrthd
frDmdrmiiuts
8945
IVel•h h￿h￿nd ￿4￿￿yFU￿d
Thg greNs wnrnitt•daThY p•N4duDr*ih1yo¥4￿ m*Dtyfw4fwJthk¢onknirwJprogrArnmeb>rnstarnrnDr*oiih•F1•5Unhg Rallwal5 NIlW￿￿lIVe8.
￿MaIn1￿j (*)mW althDy•pr8ndwertlL*thg off￿￿0 ofth? Ff•sti￿OR￿1lWalI&¢or*9S arwj I￿p￿￿m￿l￿ io Nsiorfc￿ bulldityion
The T￿￿tI￿*ItyldbthSth@cO￿ts ulits supwd fijncwons. NthenithhthlèA kn)99 rnW•toths ￿m*￿e•fu￿￿10Tr. H•vry thntilbBd1ts9)vemarrtx costs.
the rerr•SrdngsuppJrt Ly>&ta ttyJth **hgovoMun￿¢￿ts￿r• btheenthg lour kgyth0rf1￿￿9a5NVI1￿j ￿Yer10k•￿lS80 r￿¥￿) intr*￿1. R•fwknth
IDN• baW* rtrapw￿l￿BMa￿Jts*ar￿￿S0f5UppOrt￿wj9jyornar￿

Analysis of Support and gov•rnan¢o costs
G•n•ral
support
Govemane•
function
Total
Basls of
apportionm•nt
Sundry Expènsès
Auditors Remuneralfion
Fund rai$ing costs
323
5.22
323
5.226
4.550
Invoiced
Invoic8d
Involced
4,550
Total
550
10.099
Support and gov8manca Costs are £10.09912023: £6,539).
11 Ngt Ineomel(expendltureJ for th• ￿0T
2024
2023
Th18 Is statod after ¢harglng:
Dèpraciation
Rel$èse of grants againsl dgpréclation
Audit fees
Leasehold Amorti$ation
1.542.720
1288.604}
5,226
1.281
1.260,623
1,502.732
{288.6041
4,920
1.281
1.172,985
12 Analpls of staff costs, trust•0 r•mun•ration •nd èxpens•s. and thg cost ¢rf k•y managemtnt personnel
2024
2023
VV89es and salari6s
Soci81 security costs
Pension costs
3.268,666
270,716
64,027
3,603.409
3.148.455
265,356
40,513
3.454,324
Pènsion costs are allocated to Activ￿•S in proportion to the related staffing costs incurred and ar8 wholly charged lo
unrestricted lunds.
The charity Iru8teè$ were not paid or re¢givèd any other benefits from 8mploymenl wlh th& Trust or its Subsidiary in the
year12023'.£NILI
13 Staff numb?
Thg av8rage monthly number of full-lime 8quwalent employees (including casual and part-tfime staffj during the year were
as follows".
2024
Numbgr
2023
Nvmbgr
Full Time
Part rim8
S&son81
84
13
43
140
78
17
36
131
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14 R•l•tsd ￿rtY tran84¢1
The Ffe¥tiniog and Webh HPJNand Rallways Trust has a 0)nt￿lI￿ry Inlgrnst In the Fe$tlnk)g RaI￿aYCompany. and
#Iso owns all ollhe issued Share capll81 of Ff8Stiniog Rai￿aY Holdings Ltd. Durfng the ￿&r the trust made a number
of grants tsr charitablt purposes. all of wh￿h werÈ In CanneC￿"¢n with the 8bove merbtk>ntrd th)mpanbs. Further
delalsofgranls ¢ommitted and paKI durin9 th? yoarcan befound in Note 8 tothese accounts.
Furth•r Snformatlon ￿nCernI￿ sub¥idprie& Is provhled In note 6.
15 Corporatlon Taxatlon
Th8 charity is exempt from tax on income and gBinsfalling wtthln section 505 of Ihe Taxe$ Act 1988 orswl¢ffj 252 of
th& T8xalion ofehargeab￿ Galrns Acl 1992 to the ox¢gnl that these ￿ applled to its tharitab￿ objects.
16 Tan4blo flxod a¥wts •charfty lal80 Cl￿￿1$￿9 thatofthè group
Chtrlty onty
Trusi Lonp
Loa$ghold
Propt
Long leaS•￿Id Pl8nt machln•ry
land and
4nd motor
bulldlttg$
¥8hl¢lo$
Tot81
Cost..
A8 at 1 J￿u￿ry 2024
Additffjn$
IDi¥)osal¥l
12,791,1)68
1,598.013
43,082,167
615.085
1414.0481
55.873,233
2,213.098
1414.0481
126,825
14,389,079
43.283204
57.672.283
126,825
DeweThat￿nlAYTrOrt1È8t￿J￿'.
A8 at 1 J￿v￿ry 2024
Charge forlhe ￿ar
Depreciation on di5POSo1
ininated on dk8p)sal
16.060.320)
1944,4921
112,$95.3881 118.655.7081
1591,9961
11,536,488)
132,025
11,2811
004.812
13.187.384
20.192,196
Net book vakne..
AS 8t 1 January 2a24
730.746
30,486,779
37.217,525
94.600
As at 31 DectmbBr2024
67
3•.095 820
37 410 087
#J,S19
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17 Invtslm•nts
Chorlty only
Lknt•d L•t)Il$ted
UstAd
Unllsted
Tolal
Totsi
Group and Trust
Colt or￿lua￿•￿'.
At 1 January 2024
Purch3s0 of nAW
Disposa$
Rev8lu8ti
IMpairn￿nt
At 31 D•¢•mber 2024
19,360
19.365
19.360 31,351
50.711
119,360
119,3601
119.3601
119,3801
31,351
31.351
Th& aggregate m¥k•l vaL* of the Ilstsd In¥8Stments lall of are Ilst8d on a recogni58d ttc*k 8xthèngol wa$ 88
foll￿..
2024
2023
G•neral Fund Icosl £9,869)
Rèstrithed Funds..
KyrAI Fund I￿st £90.6071
19.360
19.960
Thp unli61ed I￿￿$1M￿tS oflhe Trus1 are disdosed fumy h the baanc8 sh8etoflhg Trust an pAgè 8. Tr Ilsled
¥￿t￿OnI8r• h8ld to prov0￿ an Investrn?nl relum.
18 Stock lhd WIP
Oroup
Charlty
2024
2023
2024
2023
Stock
wip
340,933
174,648
51S.581
490,308
280.551
770,866
1$ D•trknr•
Oroup
Charlty
2024
2023
21123
Tradtr dèblorg
Olher debto
T8XBtion and Sttral 68¢urfty
Propaymonts and
Acc￿￿d Incorne
1,110,649
38,416
157,630
214.667
46.955
160,751
24,999
21.161
20,277
342,563
453.387
I,WJ,258
875,760
20,259
46.160
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20 Crgdilors: amounts falllng du• wlthln one yg
Group
Charlty
2024
2023
2024
2023
Bank loan
Unsacured Loans
Trad8 creditor5
Othor credttors
Ac¢mals and deferr8d inccffla
Taxath)n and swkil
Secuwity C051s
Corporati¢)n tax
81.333
731.282
303,526
1,378.896
98,261
272,813
290,029
956,￿1
355,678
153.458
92,345
130,209
2.567,382
355,678
153458
Deferred carAtal contribulions are gffts and grants roc8ivad by the Tnjsys subsith8ry companies In respect of ¢aF4tal 8xponditufe
incurred by them.
21 Deforred income
GTQUP
Charlty
Balance a$ at 1 January 2024
Movement In year
956,961
1421,9351
B8larK8 88 Ot 31 D8￿ber 2024
1,378,896
22 Crothtors: amount$ falllng due after more than one year
Group
2024
Chirity
2024
2023
2023
Delerred capital contributions
Bank Loan
Ffe5tiniog R8llway 4% deb8nture Stock
30.454,583
30,099,828
15.760
15.760
30115588
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23 Continggnt Li*bllEtI•s
The assets of oflhe subsidiary cornpanies of Tfust. Welsh Highland Llght Rallway Ltd, arè secur8d by way tsf a
debttntuffj belng a fixed and Iloating charge In favour of The Mlllennlum Commission as of th8 conditions for that
body providing funding for the rabuilding of the Welsh Hlghland Railway from Caernarfon lo Rhyd Ddu. The legal
agreement between the company and The Millennlum Commission gives th8 Commission Ihe power lo lake over the
assets of the company in Ihe event the cornpany fail$ to rainstate the railway and commence passtrnger operations on
temis agreed with The Mlllennium Cornmisslon.
Resldual ¢laims amounting to £164.000. relating lo lh8 construc1￿ of Phase 4 of the Welsh Hlghland Roilwtay. have
been received from eontractors. The Company dESp￿eS these clairns and Is of the view that nothing further is payable Sn
respèct of Ihose contracts. Al the ¥￿ent time it is not poss*Jlè to quanlrfy the ev9ntual outcome of theso Glaims.
24 Capltal Commitin?nt
Thè subskliary entities had a131 December 2024 nil (2023: nll) capital commrfmènts eontracted for but not provided for.
25 Pensions
One of the subsidiary companies of thè Trust has put in pths ￿n￿on provlsion5 for its stsff.
Untll 31 Odober 2001, tho subsldiary company operated a fundad defined benefit p8nsSon schen* providing benefits
based on the final rèmuneration. The asse15 gf that scheme are held $6parately from those of the company In an
indèpendently administered fund. Thè funding of the schomè Is assessed in attor<lan¢è vAth the advic8 of a qualified
actuary on the basis of tri8nnial valuations. This scheme was closed as a fully paid scheme on 31 Octobgr 2001. There
are 29 dèferred members of the scheme. As the scheme is dosed, under the projèctéd unit method Current sorvice
Cost wll increase as mèmbars approach ret5￿Ment.
A full 8etUBrial valLwlion Yrds ¢•rrknl out as at 1 DeCern￿r 2010 aThJ updated lo 31 Deeember 2023. All valualh)ns wer6
by a qualfied independant actuary.
Employ•0 B•r*flt Obllgatlons
2024
2023
Present value of funded obligations
Fair value of schem8 assets
Prèsènt volue of unfuThJed obl*allons
(1,329.OW)
2,120.000
791.000
11,437,000)
2,132,000
695,000
Unrecognised past seNlce co$1
Deficit
Related deférred tBX ass&t
Ntl liabillty
791.000
695.000
791,000
695,000
Amounts In tho balance Sheet
Assets
Nel
791,000
791,000
695.000
695,000
No account has been taken of any related deferied tax asset. The pension schema assets did not include any shares
Sssued by th8 &4)$idi8ry company or property ocwpi•d by the subsidary company.
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25 Pen8lons Icontinugdl
knounts recognised in tho Consolldated Statemènt of Financial Aetlvltl•s
2024
2023
Current seNi¢e Cost
Interest on of)Ilgation
Exp&cted relum on scheme assèts
Past 88Ni¢e ¢osl
Losses I Ig8insl on wrtailments and settlements
Total
1143,(KiOI
11,(N)01
48,000
96.CQO
147,0001
8,000
70,000
109,000
Actual relum on scheme assèts
47.(th1
164,000
Chang•s In the present v¥lu• of the Defined Benefft Obllgatlon
Opening defined benefft obllgation
SeThice Cost
Interest Cost
Actuarial losses I Igainsl
Losses I Igainsl on curtallments
Liabilibes extinguished on settlements
Liabilities assumed On business comblnatlons
Exchange differenco on foreign schemes
Benefits paid
Clos8d d•fin8d benefrt obllgation
1,437,000
1.437,000
69,0(Kl
1118,OLX)I
69.000
114.000}
S9,000
1,329,1)00
55,000
1,437,000
Changes In Iho falr valu¢ of Plan Ass•ts
Openlng fair value of scheme 8ssÈts
Expected relum
ActuarSal galns l (losses)
Assets distrlbuted on 5ettlomènts
Contrlbutlons by employèr
Assets awuired in business combinations
Exchange differer￿e on forèign schemes
B¢nefrts paid
Cbsing fair valuo of scheme assots
2,132,000 2.023,ocM)
95,000
94,OLX)
148.0001
70,OIK)
59,000
55,000
2,120,000 2,132,000
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25 P8n5ioffts IContlnu•dl
PAaior C•t•gorlos of Scheme A¥s•ts as a PercÈntag• of Tolal Plan Assets
The assets of thè sch8me ¢on51sI m8inly of Managed Fund¥. The asset figures exclude 8ssets relating to
members. AVCS.
The mBh>r percentage g￿lt of the scheme assets as a percentsge of lotsl plan assets 8nd the eypected
relum were as follows:.
2024
Per¢*ntag•
Asjgt
Spllt
2023
P•rcèntage
Asset
Split
2024
As$•t
Spllt
2023
Asset
Spllt
Equities
Propety
Fixed Interest
Cash
Total
702,000
183,000
866.000
369,000
2.120,000
33
856,000
318,000
922,OOfl
36,000
2.132.0(Kl
40
15
43
41
17
100
100
The subsidiary company expects to make no contributions to its defined benefil pgn$ion schemè in 2023.
Prlnclpal Actuarial Assumptions a¥ th• Balance Sheet Dats {•xpresstd a8 w•lghtsd averages)
The as$umptions used by the actuary are the bèsl estimates chosèn from a range of posslNe assumptions
whlch. due to the limg$cal8 covered, may not necessarily be out in pracl'ce.
2023
5.3/
4.5•
3.0%
3.0%
S2PXA. CMI 2023 with
minimurn of 1.25Vr* pa
21.0
23.2
2023
4.5YD
4.7%
2.90
3.1%
S2PXA, CMI 2022 wth
mlnimum of 1.25% pa
21.1
23.2
Discount rale al 31 Decgmber
Expeci8d retum on k4an assets al 31 December.
Future revalualion in deferrnent
Futurè pension increases
Post reliremgnt mortality
Life expectancy for 65 year old ma
Life expectan￿ for 65 year old female
' The overall expected rale of retum is calculated by weighing the indNidual rate5 in a¢cordBnce with the
anticipatgd balance in Ihe plan's inveslment wjrtfolio.
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2S P•m¥l•n* {C•nIln￿11
On 1 Mw2014 ths sUbsklLArycomp￿Y t51abighod w nèw Auto enidmerf 0￿P per90nal penBk)rn sc1￿m# ￿E S¢hernes1, onu for
n￿)nthlY p3kl empi0>￿es a[￿ for wéekty pak4 emFloyees. Ertpfoyfjr￿1 erryloyee cu)tribution8 ￿ thesesth9rrhry5 ar* made
ocrordan¢• wth th6 ratss Igld down bygDvgmrtpTrt législallon.
Thtrsubshllary ¢rmiparyrétsir* • 818kohoklèrpBnsion scherne for any stsff who *ish to￿￿ a cornp8nyws4on schem? butaio Mt
i91￿e tojoin Ihg AE $thdm86. Thore no Con￿any¢￿ntrIbUllonts to Ihat scr￿M•.
2024
2423
PBnBK>n chargBS in t￿￿0￿) rrfofil and Iw ¥countfoit
pert(yJ ￿r*..
clo￿ lefined benefd ad￿
curremmo￿Y Wr￿￿È schorne
73,387
43.195
116.582
63,340
43,212
106,552
Tr*abDV? arrw)unts IndthllrvJ athn15trath)n cos15 ITr td8tlontothedefined benefit s¢￿Me.
knounts re¢ollnls8d 5talemEnl oflDW ￿￿￿L$ed galn5 and kn$¥trs.'
2Q24
Ttw pTB¥8rrtv￿￿ ofuifunded Obli￿1￿
91.000
950DO
26 Anatyjli of Cha￿l•ble
alys￿ ofm•wm•nts ID unreththd fund$
8alJnu I
J&nuAry￿24
In¢omlTrg
R•8Mw Othllr r•wnltsod
expended
gdn¥llfosguI
Trinsf4
F¥nds31
B•tw••n Fw¢• Do¢•*b•r2fy24
General Fund
Norn chaTts￿errddknY
2,397.423
7,￿￿71
711,946 1
898.9361
12,232.OB2 1 12,on,1371
2.210.432
7.759.393
86,000
12976 071
9.909 827
General fur
Non Charitablo fr4dV￿1￿￿5
The Yree TeseNes' after81￿r￿ Ic¢dl d￿￿￿81¥d I￿￿$.
These are th2funds of th? ¥ub¥*J$ryctynpan*8
AIys1s of mDv•rnents Ih
rn¥ivl¢t•d fund
Ball￿e 1
J*ntllry 2024
Resourc•• (Ilh•v
•xp4nded
g11n￿lI•S9¢s]
TraDsf4rs
Fund# 31
B•twHn F￿d* Decernb•T2024
E￿JDwr￿t
Ffe5tinw Fqalw Fund
Kyyal Fund
w0￿$hop
Welsh HIghl￿d Ry
Lyd
P5
C2 Fund
EThgr96ncy Fund
80,678
94,800
119.3601
61,550
93,$19
3.477
879
4,357
25.1)00
25.OQO
443.319
281
9.360
184,432
NOn￿l￿11n9 ￿lareSts
2,294.e64
2,179
2.296,843
11153,244
12 947 298
11977.356
12 451102

R•$lrktod fund d•scAptlons
Ffvstlniog Rallway Fund
Thls fund was s8t up as a general fund focussed entirely on the Flestlniong Railway to 8ttraet monles from dorwjrs who
V4ished their donation to be used exclu5wely for benefft of th¢ Ffestinbg Railway.
Kyral Fund
This fund was ¢reatsd to aceommdate donations Irom a Trustee Wish￿ to Mainta￿ contml over which projg¢ts
hi5 donations would 5UPPOrt. Effect￿ely. Ihtyrttforn. the Trust is CU8todian trusta• of Ihe rnonK8s In Ihat fund.
Workshop Fund
DU￿n9 1999 the Trust recewed grants and donation$ amountlng to £126,825 in order to construcl a carritige and wagon
wothshop for the ￿$tur0ti￿n of historical vehicles at B05ton Lodge. The workshop has been constructed on land held
on a 99 year lease from The Ffestiniog Railway Company ond the expenditurè is bekng amortlsed ovar the period of the
lease.
Welsh Hlghland Fund
This wa$ craated to receive donatK)ns int8nded solely to contribute to the ¢03ts of Te4ening the Wolsh HI￿18nd
Ralh¥ay from Caamarfon to Porthmadog. Monles are used prirnarily to support r8c¢)n8truction of Ihe infrastructurè l.e.
track b8d, the track Itself. bridges. ststions. etc., although some specific donallons hava bo6n or wlll be u58d to supporl
constNction of the new first class carriages lor the railway. This fund also In¢lud85 thè Pullman F￿d which is now
In¢lud8d within this Fund.
Lo¢omotEv8 Funds
These restricted funds relate to the fund¥ held for1he c￿nStrUCtiOn and restoratlon of the Io¢Lvnthvos Kjted above.
27 Anatysis of group net •¥88ts between funds
Other n•t ¢redito
current
of more
#S5etsl
than one
Inv8stffl8nts Illabllltlesl
#r
Fixèd
A6s¢ts
Ttstsl
General
Endowment
Ff&stSniog Railway Fund
Kyral Fund
Workshop
Welsh Highland Fly
PS Su$ Rail
Lyd Fund
C2 Fund
Emergency Appeal
2,322,712
2.322.713
61,550
61.$50
93.519
93,519
4.355
25.000
4355
25,000
Total
93.519
2,413,617
2 507.142
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