LNWR George the Fifth Steam Locomotive Trust

Analysis

LNWR George the Fifth Steam Locomotive Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07898301). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending January 2026, LNWR George the Fifth Steam Locomotive Trust reported income of £94k and spending of £64k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £11k to £94k (+756%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 192%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, LNWR George the Fifth Steam Locomotive Trust 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 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bolton Little Theatre Limited (£94k), Gallery Players (£94k) and Ffederasiwn Ffermwyr Ifanc Eryri (£93k).