The Banbury Steam Society

Analysis

The Banbury Steam Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in July 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 03341176). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Banbury Steam Society reported income of £25k and spending of £20k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £124k to £25k (-80%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Banbury Steam Society sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre (£25k), British Enginemen Steam Preservation Society (£25k) and The Downham Trust (£25k).