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==Introduction==
A number of charitable bodies support the SVR or individual projects or collections, and which are referred to in this Wiki.
==Charities==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>
==Current charities=={{As of|2017|01}} these charities are:  *[[15xx Pannier Tank Trust | 1501 Pannier Tank Association]]
*[[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]]
*[[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | Association]]*[[The Great Western (SVR) AssociationGWR 813 Preservation Fund]]*[[Kidderminster Railway Museum| The Kidderminster Railway Museum Trust Limited]]
*[[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]]
*[[Stanier 8F Locomotive Society]]
*[[Western Locomotive Association]]
Neither The Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust nor ==Charitable community benefit societies==A '''charitable community benefit society''' (CBS) has exclusively charitable purposes. It may not register as a charity with the 1501 Pannier Tank Association own the locomotives Charity Commission, but instead must apply to HMRC to be recognised as an exempt charity for whom they raise funds, which are owned by nontax purposes.<ref>[https://communityshares.org.uk/resources/handbook/charitable-community-benefit-charitable bodies societies Community Shares] (retrieved 10 September 2019)</ref>  *[[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]]*[[The 4150 Fund]]*[[Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Preservation GroupThe 2857 Society]] and  ==Ceased charities==The [[15xx Pannier Tank Bridgnorth Footbridge Trust]] respectivelycommissioned a new [[Bridgnorth#Footbridge_outside_Bridgnorth_Station|footbridge outside Bridgnorth station]]. The Trust, Charity number 701636, was registered on 1 June 1989 and removed from the register on 27 February 1998 when it ceased to exist.
==The Ironbridge Railway Trust==
[[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 intending to move to charitable status==
*[[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>
*[[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund | The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] intends "in due course it [...] will become a charitable trust or other similar organisation in order to safeguard the future of its assets and possibly give access to other sources of income."<ref>[http://www.gwr813.org/ The GWR 813 Preservation Fund website] (retrieved 5 January 2017)</ref>
==See also==
==Links==
*[http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/showcharity/registerofcharities/RegisterHomePage.aspx Charities Commission register search website]<br>Locomotive *[[2047 Warwickshire | 2047https://mutuals.fca.org.uk/ Mutuals Public Register]] - supported by The Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust<br>Locomotive [[GWR Pannier 1501|1501]] - supported by 1501 Pannier Tank Association, for community benefit societies.
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