The Great Western Colliery Preservation Trust

Analysis

The Great Western Colliery Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mid Glamorgan. It was registered in February 2023, 3 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 provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Great Western Colliery Preservation Trust reported income of £114k and spending of £71k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2023 to August 2025, income grew from £590 to £114k (+19180%), an average of +1288% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 23621%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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, The Great Western Colliery Preservation Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Brockley Jack Theatre Ltd (£114k), Africa 95 (£114k) and Ilminster Entertainments Society Limited (£114k).