Railway Paths Limited

Analysis

Railway Paths Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in June 1998, 28 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 03535618). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Railway Paths Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £1.5m to £1.1m (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Railway Paths Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambridge Past, Present & Future (£1.1m), Aberglasney Restoration Trust (£1.1m) and Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 94% and charitable activities 6.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 10 people.