East Lancashire Railway Holdings Company Limited
Analysis
East Lancashire Railway Holdings Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury. It was registered in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05069987). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, East Lancashire Railway Holdings Company Limited reported income of £68k and spending of £38k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £68k (+259%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 355%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, East Lancashire Railway Holdings Company Limited sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Herb Society Limited (£68k), Neotropical Birding and Conservation (£69k) and The Friends of St Margaret's Church Hemingford Abbots (£68k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To preserve, restore and operate the railway lines, together with such lands and buildings adjacentthereto in Greater Manchester and Lancashire and in particular the East Lancashire Railway line, forthe advancement of technical, historical and general education and for the permanent preservation, of steam and other railway locomotives, rolling stock, road vehicles,equipment and relics
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Herb Society Limited | Liverpool | £68k |
| Neotropical Birding and Conservation | Essex | £69k |
| The Friends of St Margaret's Church Hemingford Abbots | Cambridgeshire | £68k |
| The Friends of Chichester Harbour | Chichester | £69k |