The Bahamas Locomotive Society Limited

Analysis

The Bahamas Locomotive Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wakefield. It was registered in August 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00956100). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Bahamas Locomotive Society Limited reported income of £119k and spending of £110k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £126k to £119k (-5.9%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 200%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Bahamas Locomotive Society Limited 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 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moulsecoomb Forest Garden and Wildlife Project (£119k), The Basingstoke Canal Society (£119k) and Watlington House Trust (£119k).