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Charities associated with the SVR

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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}} these charities are:
*[[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]]
The Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust does ==Charitable community benefit societies==A '''charitable community benefit society''' (CBS) has exclusively charitable purposes. It may not own register as a charity with the locomotiveCharity Commission, which is owned by the nonbut 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-charitable societies Community Shares] (retrieved 10 September 2019)</ref>  *[[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]]*[[The 4150 Fund]]*[[The 2857 Society]] ==Ceased charities==The [[Bridgnorth Footbridge Trust]] commissioned a new [[Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Preservation GroupBridgnorth#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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