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SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY TRUST
Profile
- Company number
- 01157099
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1974-01-15
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49100
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PEPLOWS AUDIT LIMITED
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The Trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In 2024 SDRT continued to support the operation of the South Devon Railway by its tenant, SDRL. Since the end of the financial year covered by this annual report the SDRT and SDRL have set up a joint subcommittee to review the structure of all SDR group organisations and recommend any improvements to ensure compliance with charity and company law. This review will also look at how the whole organisation can benefit from charity tax concessions such as Gift Aid.”
- “The year started with the broadcast on BBC1 of "Beyond Paradise". The first episode being about a murder mystery train that was filmed on the SDR which brought us some very welcome income and a publicity boost with perfect timing before the season got underway.”
- “During the winter track work had been undertaken at Buckfastleigh which turned out to be more complex than anticipated with the discovery of an old culvert that needed backfilling. Whist we were closed to visitors the opportunity was taken to improve the car park access by resurfacing and providing new road markings and planters which also provided an attractive seating area around the refreshment kiosk opposite the Otter Sanctuary. This contributed to increased takings in the kiosk and our thanks must go to the staff who worked there throughout the peak season and all weekends.”
- “On the subject of our public image, there was a change in our approach to marketing which, after a tendering exercise, resulted in the appointment of a local agency to handle everything on our behalf, you will have no doubt noticed the change in this year's brochures and social media.”
- “Several opportunities were taken to dispose of unused assets such as PW machines and rather derelict carriages that we do not have the capacity to restore given the amount of work that would have been required.”
- “Maintenance activities on the home fleet continued and work progressed on loco 1420 and there is confidence that this loco will be back to steam in 2025. The next candidate for attention is pannier tank 6412 which has now entered the workshop with work starting on its overhaul and return to steam.”
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People
6 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COON, Vernon Paul | Secretary | 2017-09-06 | — | — |
| CASH, Allan Richard | Director | 1997-09-20 | Dec 1953 | British |
| HOOPER, Graham | Director | 2018-09-30 | May 1947 | British |
| MORTON, Jonathan Keith | Director | 2010-07-16 | May 1956 | British |
| TAYLOR, Alan Lindsay | Director | 2023-01-14 | Dec 1952 | British |
| WALL, Michael | Director | 2026-02-25 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIOTT, Richard James | Secretary | — | 2009-03-31 |
| HASLAM, Charles John | Secretary | 2009-04-12 | 2017-08-10 |
| ADDY, John Geoffrey | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2020-09-23 |
| BELLAMY, Martin | Director | — | 1992-02-12 |
| COCKS, Brian George | Director | 1997-09-20 | 2002-02-28 |
| COGAR, John Barry Seymour | Director | 2015-11-20 | 2017-01-06 |
| CROWNSHAW, John Langley | Director | 2010-11-19 | 2014-05-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Richard James | Director | 2014-09-12 | 2026-02-11 |
| ELSWORTH-WILSON, Ernest Gregory | Director | 2018-09-30 | 2021-09-01 |
| GOODRIDGE, Edward Roy | Director | 2018-09-30 | 2019-07-26 |
| KEOHANE, John | Director | 2010-07-16 | 2025-06-28 |
| LEMAR, David Julian | Director | 2014-01-24 | 2017-10-10 |
| LONG, David Eric | Director | — | 2002-04-26 |
| PARRATT, Philip Stephen William | Director | 2010-07-16 | 2017-10-20 |
| PEACOCK, Geoffrey | Director | — | 2002-04-26 |
| PORTER, Barrie Norman | Director | 1993-10-02 | 1997-09-20 |
| ROGERS, Derek Alan Joseph | Director | 1997-03-10 | 2004-05-15 |
| SMITH, Neil William Percy | Director | 1997-09-20 | 2017-05-01 |
| STOKES, Christopher John | Director | — | 2010-05-29 |
| TAYLOR, Alan Lindsay | Director | — | 2015-12-31 |
| THOMAS, Christine | Director | 2015-11-20 | 2018-09-30 |
| TOLLEY, Barrie John | Director | 2010-11-19 | 2013-09-27 |
| TREGLOWN, Peter Charles | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2025-11-30 |
| WEBB, Michael David | Director | 1997-09-20 | 2009-11-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Christopher Albert | Director | 2019-02-26 | 2026-01-30 |
| WOODWARD, Denver Alfred | Director | 2002-04-26 | 2022-01-31 |
| WRIGHT, William Alan | Director | — | 1997-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
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Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-02-24 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-02-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2024-02-05 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | statement of companys objects |
| 2024-02-05 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-01-27 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-02-10 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-09-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
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