The Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust

Analysis

The Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcestershire. It was registered in August 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2026, The Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust reported income of £69k and spending of £7,661, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2024 to June 2026, income fell from £307k to £69k (-78%), an average of -53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income dropped by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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, The Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Michael & Nicola Sacher Charitable Trust (£69k), The Moorview Charitable Trust (£69k) and The Better Coffee Foundation (£69k).