The Great Eastern Railway Society

Analysis

The Great Eastern Railway Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in April 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Great Eastern Railway Society reported income of £33k and spending of £28k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £36k to £33k (-8.3%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Great Eastern Railway Society sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Elizabeth and Richard Wilson Charitable Fund (£33k), Bury St Edmunds Town Trust (£33k) and The Antony Dale Trust (£33k).