Charities associated with the SVR

A number of charitable bodies support the SVR or individual projects or collections, and which are referred to in this Wiki.

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Charities

Structures registered with the Charity Commission can include a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.

• 1501 Pannier Tank Association
• The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust
• The Great Western (SVR) Association
• The GWR 813 Preservation Fund
• The Kidderminster Railway Museum Trust Limited
• Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd
• Stanier 8F Locomotive Society
• Trevithick 200
• The Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust
• 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.

• The Erlestoke Manor Fund
• The 4150 Fund
• The 2857 Society

Ceased charities

The Bridgnorth Footbridge Trust commissioned a new 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.

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."

See also

List of preservation groups with an SVR connection

Links

• Charities Commission register search website
• Mutuals Public Register, for community benefit societies.