Leicester Transport Heritage Trust Limited

Analysis

Leicester Transport Heritage Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigston. It was registered in May 2008, 18 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 06406326). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Leicester Transport Heritage Trust Limited reported income of £97k and spending of £79k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £69k to £97k (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Leicester Transport Heritage Trust Limited sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Ashton (Lord Gerard's Own) Scout Group (£97k), Crewe Heritage Trust (£97k) and The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO (£96k).