# RAILWORLD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 291515
- **Other names:** MUSEUM OF WORLD RAILWAYS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 11, 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=291515


## Contact

- **Address:** RAILWORLD, OUNDLE ROAD, PETERBOROUGH
- **Postcode:** PE2 9NR
- **Phone:** 07746922707
- **Email:** info@railworld.org.uk
- **Website:** www.railworld.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AS PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS RANGE OF MEASURES TO COMBAT HUMAN INDUCED CLIMATE CHANGE;3.2 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN AIL ASPECTS OF RAILWAY TRAVEL AS A WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED FORM OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT, AND3.3 TO CREATE AN ECO-TRANSPORT CENTRE TO BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE AFORESAIDPURPOSES; AND3.4 TO PROMOTE THE RESEARCH AND STUDY OF MAN'S MOBILITY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE WORLD AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND3.5 TO EMPHASISE THE ROLE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION CENTRES IN CONTRIBUTING TO MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD

**Activities:** Railworld operates as a visitor attraction - Our aim to Entertain and Educate about Sustainable Transport,Co2 Emissions.Volunteers of all ages and creeds have built Model and Garden Railways, and the habitat creative Wildlife Haven - Helping to emphasise the important links between Our Man-Made World and Our Natural World. Our Education Centre shows informative, entertaining films.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Peterborough City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £71183 | £105971 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £93823 | £67784 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £80897 | £66531 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £103833 | £62368 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £69098 | £59847 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **BRIAN PEARCE MBE** (Chair)
- Barry Pennill — appointed May 11, 2014
- Bernard Wilfred Tyson — appointed Nov. 2, 2022
- DEAN JOHNSON
- Dr DOROTHY BALL — appointed Dec. 1, 2011
- Philip Marshall — appointed Jan. 28, 2014
- Simon Kelsall — appointed Dec. 15, 2025