The Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust

Analysis

The Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in April 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust reported income of £36k and spending of £25k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £174k to £36k (-79%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1034%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust 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 Ellenroad Trust Limited (£36k), Allotment in Lieu of Common Rights (£36k) and The National Land Based College (£36k).