# THE GREATER MANCHESTER TRANSPORT SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 509772
- **Other names:** MANCHESTER MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 18, 1980
- **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=509772


## Contact

- **Address:** Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M8 8UW
- **Phone:** 01612052122
- **Email:** email@gmts.co.uk
- **Website:** https://motgm.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NATURE OF PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE HISTORICAL DEVELPOMENT OF ALL ASPECTS OF SUCH PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE COUNTIES OF GREATER MANCHESTER, CHESHIRE AND LANCASHIRE AND THE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ROAD TRANSPORT RELATING TO THE NATURE, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF ROAD VEHICLES GENERALLY

**Activities:** The Greater Manchester Transport Society exists to maintain a museum for the purpose of advancing the education of the public in the nature of public transport within the United Kingdom and the historical development of all aspects of such public transport with particular emphasis upon the historical aspects of road passenger transport in the counties of Greater Manchester Cheshire and Lancashire.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Bolton
- Bury
- Manchester City
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Salford City
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Wigan



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £262704 | £243784 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £197079 | £189053 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £193203 | £156232 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £209776 | £166861 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £102379 | £58261 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DENNIS JOHN TALBOT** (Chair)
- ADAM STEPHENSON
- Carl Jarman — appointed Aug. 24, 2018
- Christopher Paul Charles Williams — appointed Aug. 24, 2018
- David John Birchall — appointed Oct. 3, 2025
- David Paul Hughes — appointed Oct. 11, 2024
- Emma Louise Flinn — appointed June 4, 2025
- JOHN HUGH ALEXANDER POLLOCK — appointed Sept. 30, 2022
- JOHN SQUIRE CRANKSHAW
- KELVIN WILLIAM PLATT — appointed Aug. 28, 2015
- Mark Andrew Jones — appointed Oct. 3, 2025
- PAUL WOTTON
- Thomas Philip Cowling — appointed Oct. 6, 2023