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southwold railway trust

The charity supports the general public. Southwold Railway Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in Southwold and operates in Suffolk.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Southwold Railway Trust exists to promote awareness of the heritage of the old Southwold Railway which closed in 1929, preserve any remaining artifacts of the railway and instigate re-instatement of the railway as a local community and public amenity connecting Southwold to the main line railway at Halesworth.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£75,294
Latest Expenditure
£25,244

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 33.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 33.5%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£75,294£25,2440 / 25
2023£100,266£22,7770 / 25
2022£103,402£84,8690 / 35
2021£85,668£17,5800 / 30
2020£62,759£17,5410 / 25

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Steamworks
The Old Gas Works Site
Blyth Road
Southwold
IP18 6AZ
Registration Date
28 November 2006
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
4026868
Charity Number
1117041

Trustees

JOHN LAURENCE BENNETT
JOHN PETER RIDGWAY
NICHOLAS CHARLES EVANS
Maureen Ridgway
Tobias Robinson
John Handley
ROBERT MOLE
Richard Ian Stone