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East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, environment/conservation/heritage.
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What are the key facts about East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited?
Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£86,588
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£97,128
Registered charity number
701034
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Town Hall
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Quick answer
East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited (number 701034) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited do?
The charity aims to educate the public on technical matters relating to railways, their construction and maintenance, engines, steam tractions and engineering skills and the importance of the railway in the industrial and social history of the towns and villages on the line from Heywood to Rawtenstall.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited
Answers East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited registered for?
Why is there no Clarity Score for East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited as a registered charity (number 701034) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited's charity number?
East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited's charity number is 701034. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 701034?
Search 701034 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited do?
The charity aims to educate the public on technical matters relating to railways, their construction and maintenance, engines, steam tractions and engineering skills and the importance of the railway in the industrial and social history of the towns and villages on the line from Heywood to Rawtenstall.
Does East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited?
East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited?
The register does not record East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited's trustees paid?
East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited registered as a charity?
East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited was entered on the register on 31 January 1989. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01865059).