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A '''charitable Community Benefit Society''' (CBS) is a community benefit society with exclusively charitable purposes. A charitable community benefit society 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>.
==Current charities==
{{As of|2021}} these are:
*[[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>
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]]*[[Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Preservation GroupThe 2857 Society]].
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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. | 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]]
*[[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]]
==Ceased charities==
==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> Its website however proposes only a park and ride shuttle rail service from Buildwas to Ironbridge<ref>[http://www.ironbridge-railway-trust.org.uk/IRT-proposal/summary.html Ironbridge Railway Trust] (Retrieved 26 January 2010)</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>*{{As of|2021|1}} [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] intends to secure charitable status in the near future<ref>Baxter, Nick J.P., GWR 813 Preservation Fund Facebook page, 1 January 2021 (Retrieved 1 January 2021)</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.
