Tanfield Railway Trust Limited

Analysis

Tanfield Railway Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in November 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 03232794). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Tanfield Railway Trust Limited reported income of £263k and spending of £65k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £58k to £263k (+351%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 250%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tanfield Railway Trust Limited 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 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wales Environment Link (£262k), Thames Explorer Trust (£265k) and Sustainable Merton (£262k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.