British Enginemen Steam Preservation Society

Analysis

British Enginemen Steam Preservation Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrow. It was registered in December 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Enginemen Steam Preservation Society reported income of £25k and spending of £20k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £25k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 199% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, British Enginemen Steam Preservation Society sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Banbury Steam Society (£25k), Mawdesley Millennium Green Trust (£25k) and Friends of Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre (£25k).