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Great North of Scotland Railway Association

SC050156Registered charity from 13 May 2020
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By GNSRA
Address 32, Leslie Crescent,
WESTHILL,
Aberdeenshire
Postcode AB32 6UZ
Website www.gnsra.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The organisation's purposes are to promote the advancement of the Arts, Heritage, Culture and Science and to promote Education by: 4.1 the study, acquisition and preservation of information, documents, illustrations and artefacts relating to the Great North of Scotland Railway and successor organisations and other transport matters in North East Scotland; 4.2 facilitating and co-ordinating research by members into the history of the Railway; 4.3 fostering the collation and dissemination of information and material so obtained; 4.4 assisting other private, public and professional organisations which have aims and interests similar to those of the Association; 4.5 organising meetings, lectures, exhibitions, tours, and visits for the members and the general public in furtherance of the above; 4.6 publishing books and articles relating to the Great North of Scotland Railway and successor organisations and other transport matters in North East Scotland; 4.7 Issuing donations or grants not exceeding £500 to organisations with similar or parallel purposes to the organisation, at the discretion of the board, to a total annual value not exceeding £1000; 4.8 The preservation of books, photographs and images, artefacts and ephemera pertaining to railways and transport in north-east Scotland.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Great North of Scotland Railway Association (GNSRA) was created to facilitate the study, acquisition and preservation of information, documents, illustrations and artefacts relating to the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) and successor organisations and other transport matters in North-East Scotland. It aims to foster the collation and dissemination of information and material so obtained and assist other private, public and professional organisations which have aims and interests similar to those of the Association by organising meetings, lectures, exhibitions, tours, and visits for the members and the general public in furtherance of these aims. The Association regularly publishes books and articles relating to the Great North of Scotland Railway and successor organisations and other transport matters in North-East Scotland.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 13 May 2020
Main Operating Location: Aberdeenshire
Number of Staff: 0
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 May 2021 £36,145 £13,086 16 Sept 2021 Yes
31 May 2022 £17,755 £19,861 12 Sept 2022 Yes
31 May 2023 £18,480 £14,099 13 Sept 2023 Yes
31 May 2024 £17,443 £13,583 17 Sept 2024 Yes
31 May 2025 £20,640 £17,982 14 Sept 2025 Yes Download
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
Ross Kerby
John Wood
David Fasken
Michael Allan
Keith Jones
Barry Hoper
Jonathan Dransart
Andrew Brown
Michael Stephen
John Hopkins
Keith Fenwick
Richard Thorburn
Michael Cooper
Graham Maxtone
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