Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Trust

Analysis

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07065498). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Trust reported income of £733k and spending of £177k, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £965k to £733k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tropical Biology Association (£731k), Recycling of Used Plastics Limited (£735k) and Toc H (£731k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, investments 4.1% and trading 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £538k. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £95k. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 67 months of spending at that rate.