The Darlington Railway Preservation Society

Analysis

The Darlington Railway Preservation Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in June 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Darlington Railway Preservation Society reported income of £34k and spending of £10k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £32k to £34k (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 29% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Darlington Railway Preservation Society sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eden Valley Railway Trust (£34k), Hay Mills Foundation Trust (£34k) and The County Federation of Womens Institutes, Isle of Wight (£34k).