# North Yorkshire Moors Railway Trust

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 501388
- **Other names:** NORTH YORK MOORS HISTORICAL RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED, NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 14, 1972
- **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=501388


## Contact

- **Address:** North Yorkshire Moors Railway Trust, 12 Park Street, PICKERING, North Yorkshire
- **Postcode:** YO18 7AJ
- **Phone:** 01751 473799
- **Email:** admin@nymr.co.uk
- **Website:** www.nymr.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 2.1 The Charity's objects are.(a) The education of people of all backgrounds through the operation of a living museum demonstrating the impact of the coal-powered steam railway as a catalyst for the rapid expansion of the Industrial Revolution and a foundation of modern societies and economies.(b) The advancement of heritage by the preservation and operation for the public benefit of the historical railway line across the North York Moors between Grosmont and Pickering, North Yorkshire including the preservation, conservation, maintenance, repair and demonstration of:(i) heritage locomotives and rolling stock;(ii) heritage railway buildings, bridges and other historic railway structures; (iii) heritage signalling systems; and(iv) railway archives historical records and artefacts and the operation of heritage steam and diesel trains over the railway and other third party owned or controlled lines.(c) The advancement of citizenship, community development and individual wellbeing for all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities through the promotion of volunteering, learning and training including training and development in at-risk heritage skills.(d) The advancement of conservation of the flora, fauna and species within the Charity’s lineside estate, adjacent to and within the North York Moors National Park, including designated areas of special scientific interest forming part of that estate.

**Activities:** A living museum providing educational experiences of operating UK railway heritage, preservation and access to historic steam and diesel locomotives, carriages, structures, artefacts and archives, with the welfare benefits of volunteering opportunities and conservation of its species rich lineside environment in a National Park.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £9802049 | £9074021 | £18249587 | 140 |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | £9638007 | £10114902 | £17521559 | 150 |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £7868087 | £8387181 | £17998454 | 134 |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £9610805 | £7200130 | £18517548 | 101 |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £9906484 | £5538745 | £16106873 | 98 |



## Trustees

- **Jeremy Swift** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 28, 2020
- Andrew David Mead — appointed Aug. 9, 2024
- Andrew Edward Stuart — appointed Oct. 18, 2025
- Andrew John Scott
- COLIN MARTIN — appointed Oct. 7, 2023
- David Boddy — appointed Oct. 18, 2025
- David James Slack — appointed May 22, 2023
- JOHN BRUCE
- JOHN PHILIP CURETON BAILEY — appointed June 21, 2014
- John Barry Green — appointed Oct. 18, 2025
- John Donaldson Philip — appointed Oct. 18, 2025
- Kevin Yeoman — appointed Oct. 18, 2025