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royal scot locomotive & general trust

The charity supports the general public. Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by carrying out other charitable activities. The charity is based in Bradford On Avon and operates in Scotland.


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 by the acquisition, restoration, preservation, exhibition or operation of LMS Steam Locomotive 6100 'Royal Scot' and other steam locomotives, rolling stock, equipment and artefacts, relics, documents and records of historic interest as the trustees may from time to time decide.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£13,868,403
Latest Expenditure
£7,385,127

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 53.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £6,240,695
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £4,122,885
Investments £790,793
Other Income £2,714,030

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £7,368,417
Raising Funds £16,710
Governance £34,680
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£13,868,403£7,385,127£7,368,417£36,078,830£1,537,78044 / 30
2023£6,074,580£11,193,747£7,862,932£27,937,257£2,080,30150 / 15
2022£10,023,482£13,501,026£13,419,164£33,056,424£1,602,41442 / 15
2021£8,583,258£4,469,888£4,405,671£36,533,968£37,318,92742 / 15
2020£6,472,334£4,212,095£4,154,457£25,447,180£25,143,48740 / 15

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers