Historical Model Railway Society

Analysis

Historical Model Railway Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, 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, Historical Model Railway Society reported income of £79k and spending of £96k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £128k to £79k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Historical Model Railway Society sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wob Foundation (£78k), The Grantham Canal Society (£79k) and Friends of the River Crane Environment (£78k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.