Cambrian Heritage Railways Limited
Analysis
Cambrian Heritage Railways Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oswestry. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06999964). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Cambrian Heritage Railways Limited reported income of £101k and spending of £106k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £150k to £101k (-33%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cambrian Heritage Railways Limited sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Daws Hall Trust (£101k), The Cardiff Transport Preservation Group (£101k) and Cheshire Ploughing and Hedgecutting Society (£101k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The preservation, operation, restoration, maintenance and protection of such of the structures, buildings, plant, locomotives, rolling stock, railway track and equipment on or adjacent to or connected with the railway lines between Gobown and Llanymynech and beyond, and Llynclys Junction and Llanddu and beyond, as are of historic, cultural, architectural, constructional or scientific interest.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Daws Hall Trust | Suffolk | £101k |
| The Cardiff Transport Preservation Group | Caerphilly | £101k |
| Cheshire Ploughing and Hedgecutting Society | Cheshire | £101k |
| The Cambridge Malaysian Education and Development Trust | Cambridge | £102k |