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east anglian railway museum

The charity supports the general public. East Anglian Railway Museum is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Colchester and operates in City Of London, Newham, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To advance the education of the public with regard to railways in particular by collecting,preserving, interpreting, documenting material evidence and associated information for the public benefit by the maintenance of a museum for items of historic railway interest from the Eastern Counties at Chappel & Wakes Colne Station, and the operation of a demonstration railway and associated crafts.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£325,200
Latest Expenditure
£127,770

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 1.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 3.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 97.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £532,386
Charitable Activities £189,269
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £12,176
Raising Funds £361,884
Governance £2,050
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£325,200£127,7700 / 85
2023£332,146£136,8310 / 130
2022£310,987£295,3490 / 150
2021£359,758£343,2230 / 150
2020£721,655£374,060£12,176£1,813,778£603,1229 / 150

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers