The South Wales Transport Preservation Group Ltd
What it does
The main objects of The South Wales Transport Preservation Group Ltd are to educate the community on the significance of and important part played by transport and associated industries. Establishing links with schools and other educationalestablishments is part of this. It will also endeavour to engage with a wide range oforganisations to ensure the widest benefits from its aims and efforts.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING VEHICLES AT A MUSEUM IN SWANSEA AND FOR THE PURPOSE TO PROMOTE THE PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF ALL HISTORIC COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS OF GENERAL TRANSPORT INTEREST OF ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL HISTORIC OR SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE AND EDUCATIVE VALUE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 January 2025, it had income of £97,725 and spent £89,634.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | £97,725 | £89,634 | Not reported | 85 |
| 31 January 2024 | £102,359 | £100,527 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 January 2023 | £73,538 | £77,531 | Not reported | 42 |
| 31 January 2022 | £69,960 | £69,974 | Not reported | 86 |
| 31 January 2021 | £85,397 | £74,748 | Not reported | 92 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 14%, from £85,397 in the year to 31 January 2021 to £97,725 in the year to 31 January 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 92% of its income in the year to 31 January 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 January 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2023 | £3,521 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 January 2022 | £49,250 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 January 2021 | £49,250 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Alan WestChair
- Colin Taylor Scott
- John Richard Adams
- Raymond James Evans
- Roger Gale
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | 30 November 2025 | Received 20 November 2025, 10 days early | Received 20 November 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | 30 November 2024 | Received 7 November 2024, 23 days early | Received 7 November 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | 30 November 2023 | Received 17 November 2023, 13 days early | Received 17 November 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | 30 November 2022 | Received 16 November 2022, 14 days early | Received 16 November 2022 |
| 31 January 2021 | 30 November 2021 | Received 26 November 2021, 4 days early | Received 26 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1175465
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 31 October 2017
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 AUG 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24 OCT 2017
- Company number
- 10330657This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.swtpg.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.