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Ravenglass Railway Museum Trust

The Eskdale (Cumbria) Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
505295
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 7, 2026. Filing history
Registered
June 28, 1976
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Maudlands
Maude Street
Kendal
LA9 4QD

Activities

Museum Operation & Other Charitable Purposes

Objects: The income of the Trust Fund shall be applied in such manner as the Trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time think fit for the following purposes for the educational benefit of students researchers and the public namely:-(a) The foundation and maintenance of a Railway Museum at Ravenglass(b) The conservation and control of flora and fauna in Ravenglass and Eskdale and their neighbourhood(c) The advancement of educationIn furtherance of the above objects but not otherwise the power:To arrange lectures, exhibitions, shows and similar functionsTo print publish and make available to the public by sale or otherwise of literature reproductions photographs and the likeTo make grants of money for the provisions of scholarships for study and research

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
Ravenglass And Eskdale Both In Cumbria And Neighbourhood
Local Authority
Cumbria

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 7, 2026On time £41,348 £55,180
Dec. 31, 2024 July 7, 2025On time £36,885 £37,395
Dec. 31, 2023 July 2, 2024On time £33,264 £65,652
Dec. 31, 2022 July 24, 2023On time £39,023 £60,690
Dec. 31, 2021 June 30, 2022On time £79,642 £93,801
Dec. 31, 2020 July 5, 2021 £265,713 £252,294

Trustees

Name Appointed
Peter Richard Wavell Hensman (Chair)
David Jonathan Rounce Jan. 8, 2024
David Simpson Nov. 1, 2022
Dr Robert George Peter Tebb Feb. 5, 2016
Georgina Townsend Jan. 23, 2015
Jacqueline Ann Pharaoh Sept. 8, 2026
Matthew David Ellis Jan. 8, 2024
Peter van Zeller Feb. 5, 2016
Stuart Harrison Feb. 5, 2016
Trevor Stockton Feb. 5, 2016