BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust

Analysis

BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in November 2013, 13 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust reported income of £185k and spending of £126k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £147k to £185k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winterbourne Medieval Barn Trust (£185k), Yatton & Congresbury Wildlife Action Group (£185k) and Pollinating London Together (£184k).