# THE FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 273829
- **Other names:** RAILWAY FRIENDS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** July 7, 1977
- **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=273829


## Contact

- **Address:** NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM, LEEMAN ROAD, YORK
- **Postcode:** YO26 4XJ
- **Phone:** 01904636874
- **Email:** nrm.friends@sciencemuseum.org.uk
- **Website:** www.nrmfriends.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** ENCOURAGEMENT, FOSTERING, ASSISTANCE AND PROMOTION IN ANY MANNER OF THE WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM INCLUDING WORK AND ACTIVITY CARRIED OUT JOINTLY OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OR ANY OTHER MUSEUM, ART GALLERY, PERSERVATION SOCIETY OR SIMILAR ORGANISATION.

**Activities:** Publish & distribute quarterly magazine. Arrange evening lectures. Introduce volunteers to the NRM. Publish books on railway topics. Promote the NRM's activities.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £162852 | £325707 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £326758 | £503836 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £57632 | £333351 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £376484 | £172142 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £162093 | £172525 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **PHILIP MARTIN BENHAM** (Chair)
- Andrew McLean — appointed Aug. 17, 2017
- DAVID THOMAS — appointed Oct. 9, 2013
- Dr MELVYN STUART DRAPER CBE — appointed Aug. 19, 2013
- Graham Douglas Naismith Miller OBE — appointed June 8, 2019
- Helen Margaret Ashby — appointed June 7, 2017
- Hugh Fenwick — appointed Sept. 8, 2018
- Katherine Rolland — appointed June 14, 2025
- Michael John Hastings — appointed Sept. 1, 2022
- Michael Rigg — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Phil Graham — appointed June 6, 2015
- RUSSELL STEPHEN ROLLINGS — appointed Aug. 19, 2013
- Ross Keith Beetlestone — appointed June 14, 2025
- Samuel Blacktop — appointed June 15, 2024