Midland Railway Trust Limited

Analysis

Midland Railway Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in March 1973, 53 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 01097382). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Midland Railway Trust Limited reported income of £615k and spending of £544k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £433k to £615k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Midland Railway Trust Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wheal Martyn Trust Ltd (£613k), The Frank Jackson Foundation (£619k) and The Cotswold Canals Trust (£609k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58%, donations and legacies 30% and trading 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £125k. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 22%. Reserves of £450k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.