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Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include environment/conservation/heritage.
Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company (number 518516) 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 Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company do?
Heritage Steam Railway and museum (The Colliery Line). Preserving aspects of the local coal mining industry.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company
Answers Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 28 February 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company's highest-paid staff paid?
Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company's money come from?
Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company reported £518k total income for the year ending 28 February 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £450k (87%), investments £31k (6%), trading and fundraising events £22k (4%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£450k · 87%
Investments£31k · 6%
Trading and fundraising events£22k · 4%
Donations and legacies£15k · 3%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company registered for?
Environment/conservation/heritage
Why is there no Clarity Score for Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company.
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Is Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company as a registered charity (number 518516) 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 Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company's charity number?
Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company's charity number is 518516. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 518516?
Search 518516 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 Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company do?
Heritage Steam Railway and museum (The Colliery Line). Preserving aspects of the local coal mining industry.
Does Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company?
Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company's website listed in our register data is http://www.chasewaterrailway.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company's money come from?
Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company reported £518k total income for the year ending 28 February 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £450k (87%), investments £31k (6%), trading and fundraising events £22k (4%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company?
The register records Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company's trustees paid?
Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company registered as a charity?
Chasewater Light Railway and Museum Company was entered on the register on 23 February 1987. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02060988).