Babbacombe Cliff Railway CIO

Analysis

Babbacombe Cliff Railway CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Babbacombe Cliff Railway CIO reported income of £335k and spending of £322k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £196k to £335k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Babbacombe Cliff Railway CIO sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Base Greenham (£335k), Penwith Galleries Limited (£335k) and Papatango Theatre Company Ltd (£334k).