The Southern Counties Historic Vehicles Preservation Trust

Analysis

The Southern Counties Historic Vehicles Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sussex. It was registered in March 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Southern Counties Historic Vehicles Preservation Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £19k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £9,594 to £21k (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 236%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Southern Counties Historic Vehicles Preservation Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Wickham and Welling War Memorial Trust (£21k), Bournville Village Primary School PTA (£21k) and 1st Saltford Scout Group (£21k).