Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society

Analysis

Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03355411). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society reported income of £305k and spending of £586k, spending 192% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £277k to £305k (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sea-Changers (£303k), The Cholmondeley Gardens Trust (£305k) and Kings Norton Church Restoration Fund (£302k).