The Steam Tug Kerne Preservation Society Limited

Analysis

The Steam Tug Kerne Preservation Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sandbach. It was registered in October 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 06242623). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Steam Tug Kerne Preservation Society Limited reported income of £89k and spending of £60k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20k to £89k (+340%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 274%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Steam Tug Kerne Preservation Society Limited sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Petersfield Climate Action Network (Pecan) (£88k), Newbiggin-By-The Sea Heritage Partnership Ltd (£89k) and West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust Ltd (£88k).