Activities

As described by the charity on the register

A living museum providing educational experiences of operating UK railway heritage, preservation and access to historic steam and diesel locomotives, carriages, structures, artefacts and archives, with the welfare benefits of volunteering opportunities and conservation of its species rich lineside environment in a National Park.

Latest income

£9.8m

Expenditure

£9.1m

Financial year end

2025-02-28

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-02-28 £9.9m £5.5m
2022-02-28 £9.6m £7.2m
2023-02-28 £7.9m £8.4m
2024-02-29 £9.6m £10.1m
2025-02-28 £9.8m £9.1m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-02-28 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £2.2m
Charitable activities £4.3m
Trading £3.3m
Investment income £9k
Total income £9.8m

Spending

Charitable spend £6.8m
Raising funds £338k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £27k
Total expenditure £9.1m

Balance sheet

Reserves £0
Total funds £18.2m
— restricted £1.2m
— unrestricted £17.0m
— endowment £56k
Total assets £18.2m
Cash £1.0m

People

Employees 140

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities

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.