The Corris Railway Society

Analysis

The Corris Railway Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Machynlleth. It was registered in November 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Corris Railway Society reported income of £170k and spending of £205k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £135k to £170k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Corris Railway Society sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bath Industrial Heritage Trust Limited (£169k), The Paradise Co-Operative (£171k) and Essex Field Club (£169k).