Llangollen Railway Trust Limited

Analysis

Llangollen Railway Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Denbighshire. It was registered in May 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03040336). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Llangollen Railway Trust Limited reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.6m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.5m (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Llangollen Railway Trust Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hawkwood College Limited (£1.5m), Speakers Trust Limited (£1.5m) and London Contemporary Orchestra (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81%, donations and legacies 3.3% and trading 2.6%. Charitable activities took 33% of spending and raising funds 48%. Reserves of £100k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.