The Stanier 8f Locomotive Society Limited

Analysis

The Stanier 8f Locomotive Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warrington. It was registered in November 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 00990440). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Stanier 8f Locomotive Society Limited reported income of £22k and spending of £4,480, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £14k to £22k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Stanier 8f Locomotive Society Limited sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Marlborough Mound Trust (£22k), The Oxfordshire Buildings Trust (£22k) and The Friends of the Church of Our Lady, Seaton (£22k).