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Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust SCIO

SC040039Registered charity from 14 November 2008
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
This SCIO was incorporated on 16 December 2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC040039 Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 14 November 2008.
Charity Information:
Address Polmuir Avenue
Aberdeen
Postcode AB117WH
Website www.frht.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4.1 To advance knowledge of and education in railway transport heritage for the benefit of the public by way of restoring the Ferryhill Engine Shed and curtilage, and the Ferryhill Railway Turntable and curtilage, to provide a heritage centre. 4.2 For the advancement of heritage and educational purposes, to store, display and demonstrate railway heritage Specimens. 4.3 To provide recreational facilities and advance the social needs, health and well-being of people of all ages and backgrounds living in Ferryhill, Aberdeen and surrounding areas. In furtherance of the above objectives, the Trust will 4.4 provide facilities for the operation of locomotive hauled railway trains. 4.5 provide workshop facilities to operate, repair, and maintain plant and equipment to support the functions of the Trust. 4.6 offer opportunities for people in the area to meet and undertake creative, physical, purposeful and recreational activities of their choice. 4.7 reduce isolation of people in the area thus contributing to their physical and mental wellbeing. 4.8 develop the capacity of people in the area to share their skills and knowledge with others in the community.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Trust was formed in 2007 with the support of Aberdeen City Council to take over responsibility for the remaining Listed buildings and Structures which form part of the former Ferryhill Motive Power Depot which operated between 1850-1998. These consisted of the former Engine Shed, Listed Grade “B” by Historic Environment Scotland, the Ransomes and Rapier Railway Turntable, Listed Grade “A” and the remaining associated structures and sidings including the unique coaling bank. As a Heritage Centre open to the public, our main purpose is preserving the history of the railway and providing a venue where people of all ages can come, currently on four days per week, to learn about the history of railways in the UK and the North East of Scotland and to contribute by volunteering to undertake a variety of preservation tasks. We provide an environment where people of all ages and abilities can join the development of the Heritage Centre.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 16 Dec 2014
Previous Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Previous Constitutional Form Date: 14 Nov 2008
Main Operating Location: Aberdeenshire
Number of Staff: 1
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021 £161,133 £188,620 28 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £139,735 £118,884 25 Oct 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £156,563 £91,969 30 Sept 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £232,578 £343,097 28 Sept 2025 Yes Download
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
John Ritchie
Peter Dunne
Cameron Black
Cameron Mitchell
Gordon Simpson
Jeff Logan
Karl Stevens
Phillip Benzie
Ian Chapman
Jon Tyler
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