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East Somerset Railway Co Ltd

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
271589
Status
Registered
Reporting
Filed late The latest return was filed 49 days late, on Dec. 19, 2025. Filing history
Registered
July 14, 1976
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
01261079

Address

Address
East Somerset Railway
Cranmore Station
BA4 4QP

Activities

Preservation and operation of a heritage steam railway.

Objects: To Preserve, Operate And Exhibit For The Public Benefit For Educational And Instructional Purposes And To Stimulate And Encourage Interest In Steam And Other Railway Locomotives And Rolling Stock Machinery And Equipment Of Historical Interest. (For Details, See Clause 3 Of Memorandum Of Association).

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Somerset

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 Dec. 19, 202549 days late £611,072 £516,951 £760,337 5
Dec. 31, 2023 Oct. 26, 2024On time £627,726 £537,140 £715,250 7
Dec. 31, 2022 Oct. 16, 2023On time £480,620 £524,619 - -
Dec. 31, 2021 Oct. 17, 2022On time £353,146 £391,868 £668,663 7
Dec. 31, 2020 Oct. 14, 2021On time £322,953 £322,155 - -

Trustees

Name Appointed
Colin Roger Cooke
Christopher Hopkins June 1, 2015
Daemon Marcus John Marston-Grimley Nov. 29, 2025
Elaine Lavender May 29, 2023
Gordon William Fry Nov. 29, 2025
Keith Richard Marshall Nov. 29, 2025
Nicholas John Dixon May 29, 2023