The Derwent and Wye Valley Railway Trust Limited
Analysis
The Derwent and Wye Valley Railway Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in May 2005, 21 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 05285448). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Derwent and Wye Valley Railway Trust Limited reported income of £76k and spending of £83k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £610 to £76k (+12299%), an average of +234% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 666%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Derwent and Wye Valley Railway Trust Limited sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ancient Monuments Society (£75k), The Joseph Nickerson Charitable Foundation (£76k) and The Manfred Horstmann Vulture Conservation Trust (£75k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charitiy objectives are to acquire, restore, preserve and operate a representative collection of heritage railway buildings, structures, rolling stock and artefacts fo use by, exhibition to and for the education of the public in the infrastructure, management and operation of railways between Ambergate and Buxton in the County of Derbyshire.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Ancient Monuments Society | London | £75k |
| The Joseph Nickerson Charitable Foundation | Lincs | £76k |
| The Manfred Horstmann Vulture Conservation Trust | Llandeilo | £75k |
| The Cornwall Sustainable Building Trust | Cornwall | £76k |