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The Great Western Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
289008
Status
Registered
Registered
April 5, 1984
Legal form
Trust

Address

Address
Great Western Trust
Didcot Railway Centre
Station Road
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 7NJ

Activities

THE COLLECTION, CONSERVATION AND DISPLAY OF ARTEFACTS AND MEMORABILIA OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, IT'S CONSTITUENTS AND SUCCESSORS. USING THIS COLLECTION TO EXPAND, DISSEMINATE AND ENABLE RESEARCH INTO HOW THE G.W.R. ENGINEERED, ORGANISED AND OPERATED IT'S VAST TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING. THE COLLECTION DEMONSTRATES IT'S INFLUENCE ON THE NATION, IT'S STAFF AND THE PUBLIC.

Objects: To Promote The Charitable Work Of The Great Western Society Limited And In Paticular (I) To Maintain And Support The Railway Centre And The Static And Working Museum Maintained By The Society At Didcot Or Elsewhere By The Provision Of Objects For Display And Use And By The Payment Of Application Of Money (Ii) To Assist In The Voluntary Work On The Restoration And Maintenance Of Items Of Historic And Railway Interest At The Didcot Railway Centre And Elsewhere And The Provision Of Educational Facilities Upon And Organisation Of Educational Visits To The Society's Premises.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Jan. 31, 2025 £412,914 £135,534
Jan. 31, 2024 £38,203 £79,005
Jan. 31, 2023 £69,984 £139,669
Jan. 31, 2022 £32,014 £42,803
Jan. 31, 2021 £23,894 £69,968

Trustees

Name Appointed
Peter Terry Jones OBE (Chair) Jan. 27, 2019
Anthony Patrick Elliott May 23, 2012
Matthew Searle Jan. 19, 2022
Peter Anthony Rance March 6, 1984
Professor George Kenneth Freeman MD FRCGP Oct. 21, 2021
Roger William Orchard July 7, 2018
Stephen James Cooper April 7, 2009