Crowle Peatland Railway

Analysis

Crowle Peatland Railway is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Lincolnshire. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Crowle Peatland Railway reported income of £55k and spending of £52k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £53k to £55k (+2.7%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Crowle Peatland Railway sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upwood and the Raveleys Village Hall (£55k), Ringsfield and Weston Recreation Ground and Village Hall Charity (£55k) and Moor Park Decorative and Fine Arts Society (£55k).