# THE BRITISH OVERSEAS RAILWAYS HISTORICAL TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 290944
- **Other names:** BORHT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 23, 1985
- **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=290944


## Contact

- **Address:** BORHT, GREENWICH WEST, COMMUNITY & ARTS CENTRE, 141 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SE10 8JA
- **Phone:** 02083192326
- **Email:** borht.org@gmail.com
- **Website:** http:/www.borht.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO OBTAIN IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BRING TO GREAT BRITAIN AND THERE PRESERVE RESTORE AND DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC FOR EDUCATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY EQIPMENT OF EVERY KIND DESIGNED OR CONTRUCTED IN OR OTHERWISE ASSOCIATED WITH GREAT BRITAIN AND FORMERLY EMPLOYED OVERSEAS AND TO DEAL IN LIKE MANNER WITH PHOTOGRAPHS MAPS DRAWINGS AND OTHER DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL OF EVERY KIND RELATING TO SUCH EQUIPMENT.

**Activities:** BORHT was formed in 1984 to bring to the public attention the way that Britain exported railways and railway equipment to virtually every country in the world. It ensures the preservation of items of outstanding historical merit, and promotes the study of the history of railways in the Commonwealth outside the UK, and of the British contribution to railways in other parts of the world.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Argentina
- Australia
- India
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- South Africa
- United States
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £8607 | £5876 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £9029 | £6287 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £8732 | £4877 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £0 | £3268 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £3268 | £4847 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr Michael Reeves Bailey MBE PhD MA — appointed July 31, 2024
- EDWIN GEORGE LAMBERT
- JOHN JULIAN RAINBOW MPHIL BSC TECHRICS
- JOHN SCOTT-MORGAN
- MICHAEL THOMAS HUDSON — appointed Nov. 18, 2017
- MOSTYN LEWIS BA DMA DipEd CMS CMIPD
- NICK LERA — appointed Jan. 16, 2012
- William Richard Waller — appointed Nov. 9, 2019