Volk's Electric Railway Association

Analysis

Volk's Electric Railway Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burgess Hill. It was registered in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Volk's Electric Railway Association reported income of £11k and spending of £4,795, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £4,645 to £11k (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 47% 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, Volk's Electric Railway Association sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avonbank (Evesham) Brass Band (£11k), Northumberland and Tyneside Bird Club (£11k) and Fernvale Primary School PTA (£11k).