Moseley Railway Trust

Analysis

Moseley Railway Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in November 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 03549477). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Moseley Railway Trust reported income of £485k and spending of £477k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £65k to £485k (+648%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 236%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Moseley Railway Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cuerden Valley Park Trust (£483k), Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust (£486k) and Murmur (£482k).