Southwold Railway Trust

Analysis

Southwold Railway Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southwold. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05894122). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Southwold Railway Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £36k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £86k to £26k (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income dropped by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Southwold Railway Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Romsey and District U3a (£26k), Kingston Orpheus Choir (£26k) and Cutnall Green and District Memorial Hall (£26k).