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east lancashire light railway company limited

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and the general public. East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is recreation. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Bury and operates in Bury, Lancashire, and Rochdale.


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 preserve, restore and operate the railway lines, together with such lands and buildings adjacent thereto in Greater Manchester and Lancashire and in particular the East Lancashire Railway line, for the advancement of technical, historical and general education and for the permanent preservation, of steam and other railway locomotives, rolling stock, road vehicles, equipment and relics.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,223,118
Latest Expenditure
£5,623,128

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 17.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 15.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 82.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £272,689
Charitable Activities £38,770
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,137
Other Income £4,910,522

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £894,253
Raising Funds £4,612,986
Governance £14,260
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £115,889

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£5,223,118£5,623,128£894,253£628,144£062 / 750
2023£5,538,367£5,914,221£1,011,991£1,028,152£064 / 782
2022£5,130,263£5,245,761£765,176£1,404,007£064 / 812
2021£4,572,583£4,018,557£1,091,412£1,525,116£058 / 777
2020£3,268,964£2,895,099£1,008,031£965,481£060 / 758

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers