The Holden F5 Steam Locomotive Trust

Analysis

The Holden F5 Steam Locomotive Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halstead. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04273383). It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Holden F5 Steam Locomotive Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £1,696, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £259k to £19k (-93%), an average of -48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 29% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Holden F5 Steam Locomotive Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mounts Bay Lugger Association (£19k), Aylsham Community Partnership (£19k) and Tenterden Wildlife (£19k).