THE MID-NORFOLK RAILWAY PRESERVATION TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-06 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-23
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Larking Gowen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Closing cash reserves as at 31 December 2024 were more than £1.2m. Given the security of Polar income through to 2028, other income from trading activities, memberships, donations and legacies, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Group and the Charity have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- THE MID-NORFOLK RAILWAY PRESERVATION TRUST · parent
- The Mid-Norfolk Railway (Trading) Ltd 100%
- Mid-Norfolk Railway (Infrastructure & Engineering) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Major capital expenditure in 2024 included the acquisition of diesel locos 47580 and 47596 for a combined sum of £160,000 from Stratford 47 and major refurbishment of the Crownthorpe bridge which has enabled the reopening of the section through to Wymondham.”
- “We also upgraded our IT systems, introduced a new membership system and carried out improvements to the platform at Dereham.”
- “The trust has recruited a new General Manager who joins the railway on August 4th.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 66 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Kenneth Norman | Secretary | 2015-02-04 | — | — |
| COLLINSON, David James | Director | 2024-11-07 | Feb 1963 | British |
| ORR, Derek | Director | 2016-07-02 | Nov 1980 | British |
| PATEY, David Simon | Director | 2023-09-16 | Jul 1957 | British |
| QUIRK, Joshua Reginald Harold | Director | 2024-09-14 | Nov 1993 | British |
| ROBINSON, Stewart | Director | 2025-10-18 | Oct 1971 | British |
| SAVILLE, Marie Elizabeth | Director | 2022-10-22 | Apr 1974 | British |
| SMITH, Nigel Kenneth Edward | Director | 2023-09-16 | Aug 1980 | British |
| SMITH, Stephen Edward | Director | 2025-01-09 | Nov 1946 | British |
| SPARK, Lesley | Director | 2025-04-10 | Aug 1956 | British |
| YOUNG, Paul Anthony | Director | 2025-04-10 | Aug 1960 | British |
Show 66 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARWOOD, John Leslie | Secretary | 2009-06-30 | 2012-08-31 |
| HARWOOD, John Leslie | Secretary | 2009-06-22 | 2009-06-29 |
| HULL, John Sparkes, Mr. | Secretary | 2006-10-09 | 2009-06-30 |
| NESBITT, Christopher | Secretary | 2012-06-30 | 2015-01-14 |
| SPENCER, Jennifer | Secretary | 2005-06-22 | 2006-10-03 |
| TERRY, Roland John | Secretary | 2003-06-16 | 2005-06-11 |
| WOODGETT, Barry Dennis | Secretary | 1995-03-23 | 2003-06-16 |
| ADDS, Peter John | Director | 1999-05-15 | 2001-11-10 |
| CARE, Martin John | Director | 2022-10-22 | 2023-02-22 |
| CLAY, Peter Nathan | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2012-06-30 |
| COOMBS, Richard James | Director | 2023-09-16 | 2025-02-15 |
| COOPER, Rosemary Jean | Director | 2022-10-22 | 2023-02-21 |
| COOPER, Rosemary Jean | Director | 2000-05-20 | 2005-01-20 |
| CUSHION, Steven Frank | Director | 2001-06-23 | 2005-08-31 |
| DALE, Leslie George Poingdestre | Director | 2010-06-19 | 2024-09-14 |
| DINHAM - CHENEY, Christopher Leslie | Director | 2004-06-12 | 2018-09-12 |
| ELDRIDGE, Peter Alan | Director | 1999-05-15 | 2005-06-11 |
| ELSTON, Leonard Charles | Director | 2002-06-15 | 2005-03-22 |
| ELSTON, Leonard Charles | Director | 1997-05-10 | 2000-02-26 |
| EYRE, Peter John | Director | 2000-05-20 | 2003-06-14 |
| GARTHWAITE, Stephanie Patricia, M/S | Director | 2020-07-10 | 2022-10-22 |
| GILCHRIST, Rodney Charles | Director | 2014-07-26 | 2019-07-20 |
| GRATTON, Brian Richard | Director | 2014-07-26 | 2023-09-16 |
| HALL, Gary, Chairman | Director | 2007-06-23 | 2012-05-23 |
| HARWOOD, John Leslie | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2012-06-30 |
| HULL, John Sparkes, Mr. | Director | 2006-10-09 | 2023-09-16 |
| HULL, John Sparkes, Mr. | Director | 1995-03-23 | 1999-05-15 |
| IVANOVIC, Dragon Ivan | Director | 1998-05-30 | 1999-01-10 |
| KEMP, Stephen | Director | 2019-09-11 | 2023-12-08 |
| KING, Hugh | Director | 2015-07-04 | 2018-03-20 |
| KING, Raymond Arthur | Director | 1995-09-22 | 2000-05-20 |
| MALYON, Roy | Director | 1995-11-22 | 1998-05-30 |
| MOATES, Graham Keith | Director | 1999-05-15 | 2010-08-31 |
| MONTAGUE, Keith Rowland | Director | 2018-06-30 | 2025-10-18 |
| MOORE, Timothy Norman | Director | 1995-11-11 | 1996-04-27 |
| MURRAY, Andrew | Director | 1995-11-22 | 2001-06-23 |
| NESBITT, Christopher | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-01-14 |
| NORTON, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2003-06-24 | 2006-01-07 |
| OAKLEY, James Bernard Leonard | Director | 2015-07-04 | 2026-03-12 |
| OLIVER, Eileen Mary | Director | 2001-06-23 | 2003-03-03 |
| PARSONS, Andrew Ian | Director | 2023-06-06 | 2024-09-14 |
| PEARSON, Christopher | Director | 1995-09-18 | 2018-10-08 |
| PERREN, Richard Stuart | Director | 2023-09-16 | 2024-01-12 |
| RADDA, Mark Julius John | Director | 2023-06-06 | 2024-01-18 |
| RAMM, Peter Clifford | Director | 1998-05-30 | 2003-03-14 |
| ROBINSON, Charles Francis | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2025-09-10 |
| SINGLEHURST, Peter | Director | 2022-10-22 | 2023-10-08 |
| SMITH, Brian Kenneth | Director | 1995-09-24 | 2001-06-12 |
| SMITH, Karl Peter | Director | 2024-09-14 | 2026-01-19 |
| SMITH, Stephen Edward | Director | 2018-06-30 | 2021-03-12 |
| SMITH, Stephen Edward | Director | 2010-06-29 | 2012-08-31 |
| SPENCER, Jennifer | Director | 2005-06-22 | 2009-06-22 |
| STEWARD, James Ellis | Director | 2005-06-11 | 2017-06-10 |
| TALLENT, Richard Roy James | Director | 1996-05-04 | 2000-05-24 |
| TERRY, Roland John | Director | 2002-06-15 | 2011-11-30 |
| TERRY, Roland John | Director | 2002-06-15 | 2005-06-11 |
| TWEED, Stephen Richard | Director | 2024-03-07 | 2024-09-14 |
| TWEED, Stephen Richard | Director | 2018-06-30 | 2021-09-11 |
| WARD, Gregory Fenton | Director | 2014-07-26 | 2023-09-16 |
| WARD, Victor Cecil | Director | 2005-06-11 | 2008-12-17 |
| WARNER, Peter Clive William, Mr. | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2015-07-04 |
| WATTS, Graham Robert | Director | 2022-10-22 | 2023-12-08 |
| WILKINSON, Horace James | Director | 1995-11-22 | 1998-05-30 |
| WOODGETT, Barry Dennis | Director | 1995-11-21 | 2023-09-16 |
| WOOLLEY, Ernest | Director | 1995-11-22 | 1999-05-15 |
| YOUNG, Paul Anthonty | Director | 1998-05-30 | 2001-06-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 232 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
Latest filed period vs the prior one
No year-on-year comparison available — needs at least two filed periods with shared line items.