EAST LANCASHIRE LIGHT RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
To preserve, restore and operate the railway lines, together with such lands and buildings adjacent thereto in Greater Manchester and Lancashire and in particular the East Lancashire Railway line, for the advancement of technical, historical and general education and for the permanent preservation, of steam and other railway locomotives, rolling stock, road vehicles, equipment and relics.
Latest income
£5.2m
Expenditure
£5.6m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £3.3m | £2.9m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £4.6m | £4.0m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £5.1m | £5.2m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £5.5m | £5.9m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £5.2m | £5.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £273k |
| Charitable activities | £39k |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £1k |
| Total income | £5.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £894k |
| Raising funds | £4.6m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £14k |
| Total expenditure | £5.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | £628k |
| — restricted | £159k |
| — unrestricted | £469k |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £628k |
| Cash | £220k |
People
| Employees | 62 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Recreation
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.