Cymdeithas Rheilffordd Eryri
Analysis
Cymdeithas Rheilffordd Eryri is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Caernarfon. It was registered in December 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 03157171). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Cymdeithas Rheilffordd Eryri reported income of £147k and spending of £173k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £144k to £147k (+2.2%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cymdeithas Rheilffordd Eryri sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Exmoor Society (£147k), Plymouth Tree People (£148k) and The Thomas Freke and Lady Norton Charity (£147k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To encourage and to promote public interest in the Caernarfon to Porthmadog Railway (including the former Welsh Highland Railway) generally and in its history, restoration, operation, railway locomotives and rolling stock, machinery and equipment of historical and general interest relating thereto
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Exmoor Society | Somerset | £147k |
| Plymouth Tree People | Plymouth | £148k |
| The Thomas Freke and Lady Norton Charity | Swindon | £147k |
| Colchester North District Scout Council | Suffolk | £148k |