Welsh Railway Trust

Analysis

Welsh Railway Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carmarthen. It was registered in November 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01204259). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Welsh Railway Trust reported income of £184k and spending of £111k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £130k to £184k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 170%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Welsh Railway Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chelmsford and West Essex Training Group (£183k), Pollinating London Together (£184k) and St Dennis and Nanpean Community Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£183k).