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THE KENT AND EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

Company no. 01007871 · PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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THE KENT AND EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED is an active 55-year-old company. Worth a closer look: confirmation statement overdue at companies house and 3 outstanding charges. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicators1 point to check
Confirmation statement overdue at Companies House
3 outstanding charges — secured debt registered
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
Established — 55+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years3 charges
StatusActive
Company number01007871
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated14 Apr 1971 · 55 yrs
Registered officeTenterden Town Station, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HE
Nature of business49100 - Passenger rail transport, interurban · 91020 - Museums activities
Next accounts due31 Jul 2027
Confirmation statement due4 Sep 2026

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
262481
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
19 May 1971
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£2,566,901 · year to 31 Oct 2024
Latest expenditure
£2,691,625

What THE KENT AND EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED does

The company operates a heritage railway in pursuit of its charitable objectives.

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Oct 2024 £2,566,901 £2,691,625 −£124,724
31 Oct 2023 £2,521,044 £2,563,634 −£42,590
31 Oct 2022 £2,018,752 £2,403,625 −£384,873
31 Oct 2021 £1,586,865 £1,513,769 £73,096
31 Oct 2020 £1,750,167 £1,695,150 £55,017

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (8)

Derrick Bilsby
Trustee · appointed 2 Nov 2024
IAN CAMPBELL LEGG
Trustee
Julie Wilkinson
Trustee · appointed 25 Jan 2025
Matthew John Hyner
Trustee · appointed 17 Nov 2018
Neil Duncan Sime
Trustee · appointed 1 Aug 2018
Paul Edward Vidler
Trustee · appointed 16 Nov 2019
Robin Moira White
Trustee · appointed 26 May 2018
SIMON ANDREW MARSH
Trustee · appointed 18 Nov 2017

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Property & land holdings (10)Premium

PropertyTenureArea
Unit 1a, Tenterden Station Estate, Station Road, Tenterden (TN30 6HE) Leasehold Ashford, Kent
land forming part of Station Road, Tenterden Freehold Ashford, Kent
land lying to the North-West of Station Road, Tenterden Freehold Ashford, Kent
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Freehold and leasehold titles registered to this company in the HM Land Registry Commercial & Corporate Ownership Data. This covers registered land in England and Wales only, and reflects the register at the date of the extract — recent transactions may not appear.

Directors & officers

JENNER, Mark Roy Mason
Secretary · appointed 28 Jun 2025
BILSBY, Derrick John
Director · appointed 2 Nov 2024 · British
HYNER, Matthew John
Director · appointed 17 Nov 2018 · British
LEGG, Ian Campbell
Director · appointed 14 Apr 2007 · British
MARSH, Simon Andrew
Director · appointed 18 Nov 2017 · British
SIME, Neil Duncan
Director · appointed 1 Aug 2018 · British
VIDLER, Paul Edward
Director · appointed 16 Nov 2019 · British
WHITE, Robin Moira
Director · appointed 26 May 2018 · British
WILKINSON, Julie
Director · appointed 25 Jan 2025 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Oct 2025
Next accounts due31 Jul 2027
Confirmation statementOverdue
Last statement21 Aug 2025
Next statement due4 Sep 2026
Accounts typeGroup accounts

Filing position at Companies House. A company keeping accounts and its confirmation statement up to date is a basic sign of good order; anything overdue is worth a question.

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