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Watercress Line Heritage Railway Trust Limited

Registered charity 284406, on the register since 25 May 1982. The 3,758th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

From the registerYear to 31 March 2025
Income£3.7m
Spending£3.8m
Deficit£153k
AccountsUp to date
Legal formCharitable company
Company number01126590
Years on the register44

What it says it does

The Charity's objects are to preserve, restore, maintain, operate, exhibit, educate, instruct, stimulate, promote and encourage interest in heritage railways, locomotives, rolling stock, buildings, artifacts and equipment and to foster and support railway preservation. It provides strategic direction to its subsidiary, Mid-Hants Railway Ltd, which operates the Watercress Line.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Arts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employmentEducation/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageOther Charitable PurposesRecreation

Where it works

HampshirePortsmouth CitySouthampton CitySurreyWest Berkshire

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Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

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