Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society
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Overview
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1063676).
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It exists to advance public education through acquiring, restoring, preserving and exhibiting railway locomotives, rolling stock, artefacts and related land and buildings, particularly those of the former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. It awards grants to the NNR and others for projects consistent with that objective, and its wider work includes operating rolling stock and running a museum. Its annual report gives £88,850 awarded in its latest year.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 January 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 23 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Society awards grants for projects consistent with its principal objective: advancing public education through the acquisition, restoration, preservation and exhibition of railway locomotives, rolling stock and other railway artefacts, with particular emphasis on the former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway and its antecedent and successor companies. Its grants go to a heritage railway and other recipients for aligned projects, including signal refurbishment and an engineering apprenticeship. Its wider work includes acquiring, restoring, preserving and exhibiting railway items, operating rolling stock and running a museum. The Society says its Board must be reasonably satisfied that suitable funds can be raised or are available before a project proceeds.
Themes
- Public education
- Railway preservation
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Grant projects must be consistent with the Society’s principal objective.
Where they fund
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 January 2021 | £276,515 | £265,368 | — | Accounts for year to 31 January 2021 |
| year to 31 January 2022 | £321,361 | £169,575 | — | Accounts for year to 31 January 2022 |
| year to 31 January 2023 | £314,514 | £207,023 | — | Accounts for year to 31 January 2023 |
| year to 31 January 2024 | £581,001 | £449,950 | £13,001 | Accounts for year to 31 January 2024 |
| year to 31 January 2025 | £304,536 | £585,946 | £88,850 | Accounts for year to 31 January 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 January 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 January 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 31 January 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.
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