The Greater Manchester Transport Society

Analysis

The Greater Manchester Transport Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03169301). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Greater Manchester Transport Society reported income of £271k and spending of £227k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £210k to £271k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Greater Manchester Transport Society sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Birkenhead Operatic Society Trust (£271k), Norwich Puppet Theatre Trust Limited (£271k) and The Thomas Rawcliffe Charitable Trust (£270k).