The Tunbridge Wells and Eridge Railway Preservation Society Limited

Analysis

The Tunbridge Wells and Eridge Railway Preservation Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in July 1994, 32 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 02029019). It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending January 2025, The Tunbridge Wells and Eridge Railway Preservation Society Limited reported income of £112k and spending of £7,101, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £339k to £112k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income dropped by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Tunbridge Wells and Eridge Railway Preservation Society Limited sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association (£112k), Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust (£112k) and The Mertoun Gardens Trust (£111k).