The Friends of the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum

Analysis

The Friends of the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in August 2018, 8 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 trust. It says it provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Friends of the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum reported income of £30k and spending of £8,240, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £48k to £30k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 268%. Over the whole period it spent 58% 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, The Friends of the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hanworth Village Hall (£30k), Dorchester Choral Society (£30k) and Congleton Museum Trust (£30k).