Runcorn Locks Restoration Society

Analysis

Runcorn Locks Restoration Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Runcorn. It was registered in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Runcorn Locks Restoration Society reported income of £318k and spending of £91k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £31k to £318k (+927%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 4063%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Runcorn Locks Restoration Society sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Darlands Conservation Trust (£315k), The Farmers' Company Charitable Fund (£318k) and De Havilland Aircraft Museum Trust Limited (£314k).