Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust

Analysis

Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in June 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01722150). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust reported income of £44k and spending of £18k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4,732 to £44k (+822%), an average of +74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 257%. 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, Thompson B1 Locomotive 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 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Preservation Society Trust (£43k), Sustainable South Brent (£44k) and The Friends of Mount Edgcumbe Country Park (£43k).