East Somerset Railway Co Ltd

Analysis

East Somerset Railway Co Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cranmore Station. It was registered in July 1976, 50 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 01261079). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, East Somerset Railway Co Ltd reported income of £198k and spending of £114k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £551k to £198k (-64%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, East Somerset Railway Co Ltd sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peak District Mines Historical Society Limited (£197k), Cabmen's Shelter Fund (£199k) and Devon Development Education (£197k).