Hawthorn Engine and Carriage Trust
Analysis
Hawthorn Engine and Carriage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Morecambe. It was registered in June 2022, 4 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Hawthorn Engine and Carriage Trust reported income of £67k and spending of £17k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2023 to June 2025, income grew from £35k to £67k (+90%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 2120%. Over the whole period it spent 53% 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, Hawthorn Engine and Carriage Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St John's Arts and Recreation Association (£67k), Pickering War Memorial Charitable Trust (£67k) and South Asian Heritage Trust (£67k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the CIO are to advance the education of the public in the history of the railway locomotive and general transport heritage of the United Kingdom, with focus on the history of Tyneside locomotive builders with their contribution to the railway industry and industrial development of the North East of England. Primarily through demonstrations of restored steam locomotives.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St John's Arts and Recreation Association | Old Harlow Essex | £67k |
| Pickering War Memorial Charitable Trust | North Yorkshire | £67k |
| South Asian Heritage Trust | Manchester | £67k |
| Selby Community Trust | North Yorkshire | £67k |