Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Association Limited
Analysis
Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Association Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in January 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02644128). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Association Limited reported income of £200k and spending of £378k, spending 189% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £212k to £200k (-5.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Association Limited sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway Company Limited (£200k), Chadacre Agricultural Trust (£202k) and 5th Exmouth Sea Scout Group (£200k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To collect, preserve, restore and operate as a permanent public exhibition and display for the advancement of technical, historical and general education and the demonstration of steam and other railway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment, machinery and relics of historical operations and general interest and educational value with particular reference to the former Great Western Railway.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway Company Limited | Dyfed | £200k |
| Chadacre Agricultural Trust | Leicestershire | £202k |
| 5th Exmouth Sea Scout Group | Devon | £200k |
| Gerald Arthur Rolph Foundation for Historic Preservation and Education | Knaresborough | £203k |