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Charity Details:

Royal Deeside Railway Preservation Society

SC027686Registered charity from 24 March 1998
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Address Milton of Crathes
Banchory
Postcode AB31 5QH
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
To preserve, as a working railway, for the education of the general public, part or all of the former Deeside Railway line from the Aberdeen Joint station to the former Ballater Railway Station. To collect, preserve, restore and display, for the education of the general public, appropriate examples of locomotives (diesel, electric and steam powered), rolling stock (passenger carriages, multiple units, railcars, goods wagons, departmental and engineering vehicles) and any other artefacts (including but not limited to signalling, permanent way, communications, materials handling and servicing equipment). To acquire, construct or lease such premises as are required to meet the aims of the Society and to restore and refurbish buildings of historical railway interest. To improve the areas adjacent to the railway and to encourage flora and fauna for the benefit of the environment. To enable and encourage members, irrespective of gender, race or disability, to participate to the maximum of their potential whilst making their full contribution to the goals of the Society.
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Active
Last Updated: 31 Mar 2025
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 24 Mar 1998
Geographical Spread: A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Main Operating Location: Aberdeenshire
Purposes: "the advancement of education","the advancement of citizenship or community development","the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science","the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types of activity undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £42,560 £75,771 03 Dec 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £37,894 £25,599 22 Nov 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £7,324 £15,545 21 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £55,459 £7,496 23 Oct 2024 Yes SC027686 Report_Redacted
31 Mar 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2025
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