South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society

Analysis

South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alston. It was registered in February 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01850832). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society reported income of £297k and spending of £203k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £164k to £297k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Denbighshire and Flintshire Agricultural Society Limited (£297k), The Species Recovery Trust (£301k) and Chichester Cathedral Millennium Endowment Trust (£295k).