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Irish Traction Group

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1000382StockportEnvironment and conservation
Income£51k2025-06-30
Spending£66ksame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause71st pctEnvironment and conservation
Registered1990Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Irish Traction Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in September 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Irish Traction Group reported income of £51k and spending of £66k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £18k to £51k (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Irish Traction Group sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Eversholt Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity (£50k), Berkhamsted Market Fund (£51k) and The Weald & Downland Open Air Museum Endowment Trust (£50k).

Income and spending

£0£16k£33k£49k£66k2021 Income: £17,8572021 Spending: £15,61320212022 Income: £19,1232022 Spending: £16,38620222023 Income: £19,8592023 Spending: £17,25920232024 Income: £21,9682024 Spending: £17,49720242025 Income: £50,6592025 Spending: £65,8632025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Railway preservation group.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Eversholt Village Hall and Recreation Ground CharityBeds£50k
Berkhamsted Market FundBerkhamsted£51k
The Weald & Downland Open Air Museum Endowment TrustChichester£50k
Littlehampton Heritage Railway AssociationWest Sussex£51k