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BRESSINGHAM STEAM PRESERVATION COMPANY LIMITED

Company no. 01130628 · PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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BRESSINGHAM STEAM PRESERVATION COMPANY LIMITED is an active 53-year-old company. One to note: 3 outstanding charges. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
3 outstanding charges — secured debt registered
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
Established — 53+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years3 charges
StatusActive
Company number01130628
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated22 Aug 1973 · 53 yrs
Registered officeBressingham Steam Museum, Low Road, Bressingham,Di Low Road, Bressingham, Diss, IP22 2AA
Nature of business91030 - Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Next accounts due30 Nov 2026
Confirmation statement due29 Nov 2026

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
266374
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
31 Oct 1973
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£1,027,400 · year to 28 Feb 2025
Latest expenditure
£1,090,318

What BRESSINGHAM STEAM PRESERVATION COMPANY LIMITED does

The conservation and restoration of exhibits relating to Britain's steam heritage and the presentation of these exhibits for the education and enjoyment of the general public.

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

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
28 Feb 2025 £1,027,400 £1,090,318 −£62,918
29 Feb 2024 £1,039,821 £1,003,909 £35,912
28 Feb 2023 £828,830 £903,142 −£74,312
28 Feb 2022 £931,638 £845,901 £85,737
28 Feb 2021 £874,611 £594,876 £279,735

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 (7)

CHRISTOPHER RICHARD LEAHChair
Trustee · appointed 12 Mar 2007
Alex William Gardner-Collis
Trustee · appointed 1 Jan 2020
CAROL ANN BUSTARD
Trustee
JOHN WILSON
Trustee · appointed 15 Nov 2011
Julia Veronica Phillips
Trustee · appointed 15 Jun 2015
PATRICIA ANN MEADE
Trustee
Robert Wesley Ellis
Trustee · appointed 20 Nov 2014

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 (2)Premium

PropertyTenureArea
part of the Car park of the Museum site at Bressingham and the Locomotive track bed 3 metres in width shown by a blue broken line on the plan Leasehold South Norfolk, Norfolk
Museum Site and car park at Bressingham and the Locomotive track bed 5 metres in width shown by a brown broken line on the plan and also the locomotive track bed 3 metres in width shown by a blue broken line on the plan Leasehold South Norfolk, Norfolk

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

WILSON, John Frederick
Secretary · appointed 26 Jul 2011
BUSTARD, Carol Ann
Director · appointed 8 Nov 2009 · British
ELLIS, Robert, Mr.
Director · appointed 30 Nov 2014 · English
GARDNER-COLLIS, Alex William
Director · appointed 31 Jan 2020 · British
LEAH, Christopher Richard
Director · appointed 23 Apr 2008 · British
MEADE, Patricia Ann
Director · appointed 3 Sep 2010 · British
PHILLIPS, Julia, Mrs.
Director · appointed 10 Nov 2016 · English
WILSON, John Frederick
Director · appointed 3 Sep 2010 · English

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to28 Feb 2025
Next accounts due30 Nov 2026
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement15 Nov 2025
Next statement due29 Nov 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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