Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association

Analysis

Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in England. It was registered in November 2004, 22 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 05257082). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association reported income of £112k and spending of £140k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £231k to £112k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 55%. 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, Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mertoun Gardens Trust (£111k), The Tunbridge Wells and Eridge Railway Preservation Society Limited (£112k) and The Harwich Society (£111k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.