The Class 37 Locomotive Group

Analysis

The Class 37 Locomotive Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Class 37 Locomotive Group reported income of £116k and spending of £93k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £252k to £116k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Class 37 Locomotive Group sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of Friends of Bristol University Botanic Garden (£116k), Dean Forest Locomotive Group (£117k) and London Historic Buildings Trust Ltd (£116k).