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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.
 
A number of charitable bodies support the SVR or individual projects or collections, and which are referred to in this Wiki.
  
==Charitable Status==
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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.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charity-types-how-to-choose-a-structure The Charity Commission] (retrieved 5 January 2017)</ref>
 
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>
 
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: 
 
  
 
*[[1501 Pannier Tank Association]]
 
*[[1501 Pannier Tank Association]]
 
*[[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]]
 
*[[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]]
 
*[[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]]
 
*[[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]]
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*[[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]
 
*[[Kidderminster Railway Museum | The Kidderminster Railway Museum Trust Limited]]  
 
*[[Kidderminster Railway Museum | The Kidderminster Railway Museum Trust Limited]]  
 
*[[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]]
 
*[[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]]
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*[[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>
 
*[[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]]
 
*[[Western Locomotive Association]]
*[[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]] is a charitable Community Benefit Society
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*[[The 4150 Fund]] is a Community Benefit Society.<ref>4150 Fund September 2019 Update</ref>
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==Charitable community benefit societies==
*[[The 2857 Society]] is a Charitable Community Benefit Society<ref>[http://www.2857.org.uk/2857_about.html 2857 Fund website]</ref>.
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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>
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*[[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]]
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*[[The 4150 Fund]]
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*[[The 2857 Society]]
  
 
==Ceased charities==
 
==Ceased charities==
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[[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>
 
[[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==
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==Organisation 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>
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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==
 
==See also==
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==Links==
 
==Links==
[http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/showcharity/registerofcharities/RegisterHomePage.aspx Charities Commission register search website]<br>
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*[http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/showcharity/registerofcharities/RegisterHomePage.aspx Charities Commission register search website]
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*[https://mutuals.fca.org.uk/ Mutuals Public Register], for community benefit societies.

Revision as of 21:25, 11 October 2021

A number of charitable bodies support the SVRSevern Valley Railway 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.[1]

Charitable community benefit societies

A charitable community benefit society (CBSCommunity Benefit Society, a charitable body) 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.[3]

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 SVRSevern Valley Railway. Its charitable objects include to develop, construct, preserve, operate the railway between Buildwas and Bridgnorth via Ironbridge, connecting to the existing Severn Valley Railway.[4]

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."[5]

See also

List of preservation groups with an SVR connection

References

  1. The Charity Commission (retrieved 5 January 2017)
  2. The Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust website (retrieved 4 January 2017)
  3. Community Shares (retrieved 10 September 2019)
  4. Charity Commission (retrieved 4 January 2017)
  5. Barry Railway Carriage Trust website (retrieved 5 January 2017)

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