National Transport Trust

Analysis

National Transport Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Esher. It was registered in September 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending October 2025, National Transport Trust reported income of £50k and spending of £63k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £35k to £50k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 281%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Transport Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Romsey Chamber Music Festival Trust (£50k), Thorpe Bay U3a (£50k) and Farnham Royal Village Hall (£50k).