Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Railway Trust
What it does
The objectives shall be to preserve, exhibit, display and to loan for demonstration for the public benefit and for the advancement of technical, historical and general education, steam and other railway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment, machines and relics which are historical, operational and of general interest and in addition are of educational value.
Its charitable purposes
TO PRESERVE EXHIBIT DISPLAY AND TO LOAN FOR DEMONSTRATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNICAL HISTORICAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION STEAM OR OTHER RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES ROLLING STOCK EQUIPMENT MACHINES AND RELICS WHICH ARE (A) OF HISTORICAL OPERATIONAL AND GENERAL INTEREST AND IN ADDITION (!) OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £2,322,632 and spent £2,631,396.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £2,322,632 | £2,631,396 | 33 | 7 |
| 31 December 2024 | £2,285,673 | £1,991,787 | 35 | 5 |
| 31 December 2023 | £4,544,821 | £1,914,518 | 37 | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £11,443,757 | £1,496,993 | 40 | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,973,115 | £885,306 | 39 | 39 |
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 18%, from £1,973,115 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £2,322,632 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 113% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Visit Wales gave £194,249 in the year to 31 December 2023, 4% of that year's income.
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 |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 December 2025
- Donations and legacies£190,700
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£1,181,960
- Trading and fundraising£651,855
- Investments£293,617
- Other£4,500
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2023, the charity named 3 funders who gave £399,249 between them. £194,249 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Visit Wales | Other public body | £194,249 |
| Railway Heritage Trust | Trust, company or other | £105,000 |
| Coastal Community Grant | Trust, company or other | £100,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Mr N AcombChair
- Llyr ap Iolo
- Mr S Langer
- Simon Paul Moriarty
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 23 October 2026, 8 days early | Received 23 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 24 October 2025, 7 days early | Received 24 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 29 October 2024, 2 days early | Received 29 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 26 October 2023, 5 days early | Received 26 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 11 October 2022, 20 days early | Received 11 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 292240
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 26 July 1985
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 10TH JULY 1985
- Council area of its contact address
- Ceredigion
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.