East Kent Railway Trust

Analysis

East Kent Railway Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Folkestone. It was registered in February 2003, 23 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 04294363). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending January 2026, East Kent Railway Trust reported income of £79k and spending of £79k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £103k to £79k (-23%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, East Kent Railway Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridport Area Development Trust (£79k), British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (£79k) and The Chelsea Society (£79k).