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the david clarke railway trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. The David Clarke Railway Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Loughborough and operates in England And Wales.


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

The trust was established to contribute to the education of the public in railway transportation systems e.g. the preservation and operation of locomotives, rolling stock, signalling systems, buildings and the production of educational material and the promotion of events. The trust will continue to focus its attention particularly on the Great Central Railway and groups based there.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,603,439
Latest Expenditure
£894,980

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 55.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,524,117
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £79,322
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £885,061
Raising Funds £9,919
Governance £9,077
Grants to Institutions £814,816
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,603,439£894,980£885,061£5,339,839£1,494,3030 / 0
2023£1,961,730£2,023,977£2,013,360£4,930,054£1,883,0430 / 0
2022£1,035,627£909,358£899,509£5,205,648£2,784,6360 / 0
2021£1,939,032£196,441£187,611£5,053,417£3,148,7970 / 0
2020£880,753£949,739£941,359£3,444,903£2,237,0040 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers