Hayling Light Railway Limited

Analysis

Hayling Light Railway Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hayling Island. It was registered in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13452960). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Hayling Light Railway Limited reported income of £245k and spending of £245k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2025, income grew from £132k to £245k (+86%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Hayling Light Railway Limited 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 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maria Bjornson Memorial Fund (£244k), Northamptonshire Rights and Equality Council (£246k) and Colonel W H Whitbread Charitable Trust (£244k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.