The Diesel and Electric Preservation Group Limited

Analysis

The Diesel and Electric Preservation Group Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in December 1987, 39 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 02193894). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Diesel and Electric Preservation Group Limited reported income of £160k and spending of £75k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £60k to £160k (+168%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Diesel and Electric Preservation Group Limited sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham Open Spaces Forum (£160k), Herne Bay Pier Trust (£161k) and Celynen Collieries Institute and Memorial Hall Limited (Company No. 07295916) (£159k).