Bressingham Steam Preservation Company Limited

Analysis

Bressingham Steam Preservation Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Diss. It was registered in October 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01130628). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Bressingham Steam Preservation Company Limited reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.1m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £875k to £1.0m (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bressingham Steam Preservation Company Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chesterfield Canal Trust Limited (£1.0m), South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (£1.1m) and Transition Network (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79%, trading 15% and donations and legacies 4.9%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.3%. Reserves of £188k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.