The Welsh Highland Railway Heritage Group
What it does
To advance the education of the public and promote the the heritage of the Welsh Highland Railway, its predecessor companies, by various means including research, publishing via appropriate media the activities of the WHRHG, conserving, preserving, and restoring as appropriate, physical remains and intellectual property associated with the railway; providing grants in furtherance of its activities
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE PRESERVATION OFTHE HERITAGE OF THE WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY (LIGHT RAILWAY) COMPANY, ITS PREDECESSORCONSTITUENT AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES, LOCATED PRINCIPALLY IN NORTH WALES BY:A. PROMOTING AND PUBLISHING RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY OF THE RAILWAY, ITS ARTEFACTS,CUSTOMERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, ENVIRONMENT, EQUIPMENT, OWNERS, SUPPLIERS AND OTHERASSOCIATED SUBJECTS;B. PUBLISHING VIA APPROPRIATE MEDIA THE ACTIVITIES OF THE WHRHG, INCLUDING RESEARCH BYMEMBERS AND OTHERS;C. RESEARCHING, LOCATING, RECORDING, CATEGORISING, CATALOGUING, PROTECTING, CONSERVING,PRESERVING, AND RESTORING AS APPROPRIATE, THE BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, MINERAL LINES, QUARRIES,INFRASTRUCTURES, LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES AND WAGONS, AND OTHER ARTEFACTS, INCLUDINGDOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND RECORDS, AND WHERE APPROPRIATE FACILITATING THEIR USE BY THEWELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY;D. PROVIDING GRANTS TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £6,254 and spent £4,737.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £6,254 | £4,737 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £24,931 | £6,392 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 December 2023 | £5,136 | £7,077 | Not reported | 9 |
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 22%, from £5,136 in the year to 31 December 2023 to £6,254 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 76% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Nicholas George BookerChair
- Adrian Christopher Gray B.Sc.
- Cedric Charles Lodge
- Christopher Glyn Jones
- Kingsley Winter
- Paul Lacey
- Peter Liddell
- Robin Humphreys-Davis
- Roger Greenhalgh
Filing record
Of the last 3 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 8 June 2026, 145 days early | Received 8 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 4 June 2025, 149 days early | Received 4 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 13 August 2024, 79 days early | Received 13 August 2024 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1202400
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 20 March 2023
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 20 Mar 2023
- Website
- www.welshhighlandheritage.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
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.