Swindon and Cricklade Railway

Analysis

Swindon and Cricklade Railway is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03479479). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Swindon and Cricklade Railway reported income of £301k and spending of £230k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £112k to £301k (+168%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 279%. Over the whole period it spent 48% 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, Swindon and Cricklade Railway sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lloyd George Museum (£301k), London Musicians' Collective Limited (£301k) and The Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall CIO (£300k).