# THE FRIENDS OF SWINDON RAILWAY MUSEUM LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 801555
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 27, 1989
- **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=801555


## Contact

- **Address:** STEAM MUSEUM OF THE GWR, FIRE FLY AVENUE, SWINDON
- **Postcode:** SN2 2EY
- **Phone:** 01793771251
- **Email:** fofsrm@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.fosrm.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION SUPPORT ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE GWR MUSEUM AT SWINDON WILTSHIRE.

**Activities:** To support the STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon in promoting the history and legacy of the Great Western Railway and in particular the railway works through a programme of investment, education and promotion. The Friends help with the cost of purchase, restoration and display of artefacts, carry out fundraising and promote the Museum through events, activities & publications.

**Area of benefit:** SWINDON




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Swindon



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £10463 | £5357 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £12483 | £5382 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £14366 | £6285 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £7782 | £3580 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £8884 | £3265 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **COLIN HAMLING** (Chair) — appointed March 21, 2022
- Anthony Hughes — appointed April 7, 2026
- Dr Robert James Irving — appointed Aug. 24, 2021
- Geoffrey Davies — appointed May 24, 2021
- Iain Robert Steel — appointed Sept. 10, 1996
- Norman Henry Gage — appointed Oct. 1, 2020
- Peter Digby Gayton Wall — appointed March 21, 2022
- STEPHEN GREGORY — appointed March 29, 2011