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Add The GWR 813 Preservation Fund, a Charitable Incorporated Organisation from October 2021
A number of charitable bodies support the SVR or individual projects or collections, and which are referred to in this Wiki.
==Charitable StatusCharities==
Structures registered with the '''Charity Commission''' can include a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charity-types-how-to-choose-a-structure The Charity Commission] (retrieved 5 January 2017)</ref>
*[[1501 Pannier Tank Association]]
*[[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]]
*[[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]]
*[[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]
*[[Kidderminster Railway Museum | The Kidderminster Railway Museum Trust Limited]]
*[[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]]
*[[Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Preservation Group | The Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust]]<ref>[https://wilt.jimdo.com/2-about-us/ The Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust website] (retrieved 4 January 2017)</ref>
*[[Western Locomotive Association]]
==Charitable community benefit societies==A '''charitable community benefit society''' (CBS) has exclusively charitable purposes. It may not register as a charity with the Charity Commission, but instead must apply to HMRC to be recognised as an exempt charity for tax purposes.<ref>[https://communityshares.org.uk/resources/handbook/charitable-community-benefit-societies Community Shares] (retrieved 10 September 2019)</ref> *[[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]] is a charitable Community Benefit Society*[[The 4150 Fund]] is a Community Benefit Society.<ref>4150 Fund September 2019 Update</ref>*[[The 2857 Society]] is a Charitable Community Benefit Society<ref>[http://www.2857.org.uk/2857_about.html 2857 Fund website]</ref>.
==Ceased charities==
[[The Ironbridge Railway Trust]] was registered as charity no. 1129939 on 2 June 2009. It is independent from the SVR. Its charitable objects include to develop, construct, preserve, operate the railway between [[Buildwas]] and [[Bridgnorth]] via [[Ironbridge]], connecting to the existing Severn Valley Railway.<ref>[http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityFramework.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1129939&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Charity Commission] (retrieved 4 January 2017)</ref>
==Organisations Organisation intending to move to charitable status==*The [[Barry Railway Carriage Trust]] is "working towards the aim of becoming a Charity and have made several steps towards this goal."<ref>[http://www.barryrailwaycarriagetrust.org.uk/about_trust.html Barry Railway Carriage Trust website] (retrieved 5 January 2017)</ref>*{{As of|2021|2}} [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] has taken the first step to becoming a Charitable Incorporated Organisation<ref>Baxter, Nick J.P., GWR 813 Preservation Fund Facebook page, 27 February 2021 (Retrieved 27 February 2021)</ref>.
==See also==
==Links==
*[http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/showcharity/registerofcharities/RegisterHomePage.aspx Charities Commission register search website]<br>*[https://mutuals.fca.org.uk/ Mutuals Public Register], for community benefit societies.
