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New Build Locomotive Scotland (NBLS)

SC049595Registered charity from 11 September 2019
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Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By Ben Alder Project
Address 25 Kenilworth Road
Lanark
South Lanarkshire
Postcode ML11 7BN
Website www.benaldernewbuild.com
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science through the reconstruction of a classic late Victorian Steam Locomotive of the Highland Railway Company, working with Scottish and UK based companies to ensure the continuation of traditional construction and heritage industries within Scotland. 4.2 To advance education through highlighting the work required to build a working steam engine, to improve the public?s understanding of the various techniques employed by Victorian engineers in the construction; while also showing how modern systems have improved the processes from design, to finish product. This can also be used to show the social impact of these changes; how safety and the removal on hazardous materials have improved conditions for those working on these machines.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
To raise funds for the completion of a Highland Railway locomotive, scrapped in 1960s just after being marked for heritage preservation. The locomotive would then be "hired" by heritage railways around the UK to raise awareness of the skills and techniques necessary for the building of the locomotive, as well as increasing the skill pool by training additional personnel on the correct procedures in firing and driving a steam locomotive. Additional skill training would be available for training personnel on the maintenance and upkeep of the locomotive - all highly essential to preserve rapidly dwindling skills and talents due to the demographic of those trained in the skills necessary for building, using, and maintaining said locomotive.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 11 Sept 2019
Main Operating Location: South Lanarkshire
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 0
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
30 Sept 2021 £4,464 £120 15 Aug 2022 Yes
30 Sept 2022 £2,646 £560 23 Oct 2022 Yes
30 Sept 2023 £1,156 £0 08 Sept 2025 Yes
30 Sept 2024 £555 £0 08 Sept 2025 Yes Download
30 Sept 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Jun 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
No charity trustee information available
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