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Bodmin Railway Heritage Trust

Bodmin And Wenford Railway Trust, Bodmin Railway Heritage Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
298459
Status
Registered
Registered
Feb. 10, 1988
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Bodmin And Wenford And Bodmin And Wadebridge

Address

Address
Bodmin & Wenford Railway Trust
Bodmin General Station
Harleigh Road
BODMIN
Cornwall
PL31 1AQ

Contact

Phone
01579347415
Email
[email protected]

Activities

The Charity assists operators of preserved railways to allow students, visitors and the local population to understand the workings and importance of those railways, and to re-create the historical scene for the benefit of educational and recreational needs.

Objects: The Objects Of The Charity Are To Educate The Public In The History And Development Of Railways And In Particular, But Not Exclusively, The Bodmin And Wenford, And Bodmin And Wadebridge Railways, By: (A) The Preservation Of The Historic Railway Lines Between Bodmin General Station And Bodmin Parkway Station And Boscarne Junction (“The Railway”), And Other Railways In The Bodmin And Wider Cornwall Area, Including The Acquisition, Preservation, Restoration, Maintenance And Repair Of: (I) Heritage Locomotives And Rolling Stock; (Ii) Heritage Railway Buildings, Bridges And Other Historic Railway Structures; (Iii) Heritage Railway Signalling Systems; And 7 (Iv) Railway Archives, Historical Records And Artefacts, (B) The Operation Of Heritage Trains Over The Railway And To Provide Rides Demonstrations And Open Days And Recreational Facilities For The Public; And (C) To Develop And Maintain A Museum For The Exhibition Of Items Relating The History And Development Of Railways And In Particular But Not Exclusively The Bodmin And Wenford, And Bodmin And Wadebridge Railways, Including Signs Signals Posters Records And Books Photographs Machinery Models Rolling Stock Locomotives And Buildings, Such Museum To Be Open To The Public.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Cornwall

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Jan. 31, 2025 £105,374 £253,564
Sept. 30, 2023 £78,648 £288,592
Sept. 30, 2022 £177,350 £475,221
Sept. 30, 2021 £69,411 £370,682
Sept. 30, 2020 £47,780 £201,111

Trustees

Name Appointed
Stephen Richard Lightfoot (Chair) Nov. 15, 2017
David Ian Nelson
Denzil Stuart Searle Jan. 25, 2018
Nicholas Richard Wood Oct. 31, 2024
Peter George Fitzgerald OBE