# THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 267275
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 23, 1974
- **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=267275


## Contact

- **Address:** 6 Windmill Walk, Sutton, ELY, Cambridgeshire
- **Postcode:** CB6 2NH
- **Phone:** 07939 567838
- **Email:** secretary@gersociety.org.uk
- **Website:** www.gersociety.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE BY THE STUDY OF THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY, ITS PREDECESSORS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSOCIATED RAILWAYS

**Activities:** The principal object of the Great Eastern Railway Society is to promote the advancement of public education and knowledge of the Great Eastern Railway, its predecessors, successors and associated railway companies by historical research and study.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Barking And Dagenham
- Cambridgeshire
- Enfield
- Essex
- Hackney
- Hertfordshire
- Newham
- Norfolk
- Redbridge
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £33174 | £35262 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £34998 | £28647 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £30720 | £29081 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £36173 | £24587 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £35734 | £24751 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Peter John Walker** (Chair) — appointed March 19, 2022
- Bernard Joseph Anderson — appointed Oct. 28, 2012
- Brian Arthur Watson — appointed March 19, 2022
- Dr Iain Charles Scotchman — appointed March 19, 2022
- Dr Ian Alastair Bruce — appointed March 16, 2024
- Graham John Roper — appointed March 19, 2022
- NIGEL BOWDIDGE
- Ruth Ann Ivimey-Cook — appointed March 19, 2022