North West Vehicle Restoration Trust
Analysis
North West Vehicle Restoration Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07616318). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending April 2025, North West Vehicle Restoration Trust reported income of £69k and spending of £58k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £58k to £69k (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, North West Vehicle Restoration Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norfolk County Music Festival Association (£69k), Leamington and Warwick Musical Society (£69k) and Cogenhoe & Whiston Parish Council sole trustee of Cogenhoe & Whiston Village Hall & Playing Fields (£69k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF UK ROAD TRANSPORT AND TO PRESERVE, & RESTORE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, HISTORIC OR POTENTIALLY HISTORIC ROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORT VEHICLES,EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ARTIFACTS FROM THE UK
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk County Music Festival Association | Norwich | £69k |
| Leamington and Warwick Musical Society | Leamington Spa | £69k |
| Cogenhoe & Whiston Parish Council sole trustee of Cogenhoe & Whiston Village Hall & Playing Fields | Northampton | £69k |
| Gedling Play Forum | Nottingham | £69k |