Whitwell and Reepham Railway Preservation Society Limited

Analysis

Whitwell and Reepham Railway Preservation Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in March 2009, 17 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 06609149). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Whitwell and Reepham Railway Preservation Society Limited reported income of £57k and spending of £50k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £113k to £57k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Whitwell and Reepham Railway Preservation Society Limited sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holgate Windmill Preservation Society (£57k), Bentwaters Aviation Society (£57k) and Friends of the River Frome (£56k).