The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust
Analysis
The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Llandrindod Wells. It was registered in January 2010, 16 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 06872358). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust reported income of £152k and spending of £7,199, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £117k to £152k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 3.4% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include David Oluwale Memorial Association (£152k), Global Goals Centre (£152k) and Cambridge Carbon Footprint (£151k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity is constructing a British Railways standard class 3 steam locomotive. All locomotives of this class were scrapped at the end of the steam era on Britain's railways. The locomotive is of significant historical importance. It represents the last of a class of locomotives that were designed to operate on branch and suburban lines
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| David Oluwale Memorial Association | Leeds | £152k |
| Global Goals Centre | Bristol | £152k |
| Cambridge Carbon Footprint | Cambridge | £151k |
| Dirt - the Foundation for the Regeneration of Earth | London | £154k |