Watercress Line Heritage Railway Trust Limited
Mid-Hants Railway Preservation Society Limited, Watercress Line
Address
- Address
- Watercress Line
HerItage Railway Trust Ltd
Alresford Station
Station Road
Alresford
SO24 9JG
Contact
- Phone
- 01962 733810
- groupsecretary@watercressline.co.uk
- Website
watercressline.co.uk
Activities
The Charity's objects are to preserve, restore, maintain, operate, exhibit, educate, instruct, stimulate, promote and encourage interest in heritage railways, locomotives, rolling stock, buildings, artifacts and equipment and to foster and support railway preservation. It provides strategic direction to its subsidiary, Mid-Hants Railway Ltd, which operates the Watercress Line.
Objects: 2. Objects2.1 The Charity's objects are (for public benefit) to preserve, restore, maintain, operate, exhibit, educate, instruct, stimulate, promote and encourage interest in heritage railways, locomotives, rolling stock, buildings, artifacts and equipment and to foster and support railway preservation.2.2 Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word "charitable" or the words "charitable purposes" in force in any part of the United Kingdom.
Classification
- How
- Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- What
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- Who
- Children/young People, The General Public/mankind
Geography
- Area of benefit
- Alresford
- Local Authority
- Hampshire, Portsmouth City, Southampton City, Surrey, West Berkshire
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £3,658,953 | £3,811,954 | £6,465,384 | 44 |
| March 31, 2024 | £3,846,638 | £3,418,544 | £9,009,557 | 42 |
| March 31, 2023 | £3,914,320 | £4,911,080 | £8,547,276 | 44 |
| March 31, 2022 | £4,643,677 | £3,778,111 | £9,543,901 | 45 |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £3,102,562 | £2,708,740 | £8,674,562 | 45 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Baron Michael Edward David de Styrcea | Feb. 28, 2026 |
| Gregory Hamilton Watson | Dec. 18, 2018 |
| Jonathan Charles Robert Morris | Feb. 5, 2024 |
| Sabrina Lee-Anne Marsden | Feb. 28, 2026 |
| Stephen Nicholas Evans | Dec. 18, 2018 |