THE SWANAGE RAILWAY TRUST

Active
Company number 04115126Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2000

Key figures

£8,463,329+13.9%
Net assets 2025/26
+13.9%
Average annual growth 2024/25–2025/26
02.5 m5 m7.5 m10 m2024/252025/26

† THE SWANAGE RAILWAY TRUST filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Like most small UK companies, THE SWANAGE RAILWAY TRUST does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 91030

Where the company stands among the 758 active companies whose first SIC code is 91030 (Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions).

Net assets£8,463,329
Higher than 94% · median £45,625
Total assets£8,992,193
Higher than 92% · median £104,951
Cash£2,688,142
Higher than 95% · median £54,779
Employees36
Higher than 93% · median 0
Company age26.0 years
Older than 63% · median 19.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION£826.1m
  2. MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS SOUTH BANK AND DUNGEONS LIMITED£130.2m
  3. THE HMS VICTORY PRESERVATION COMPANY£74m
  4. THE AUCKLAND PROJECT£74m
  5. NMRN OPERATIONS£48.6m
  6. THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST£42.9m
  7. TRENTHAM LEISURE LTD.£38.6m
  8. CHATSWORTH HOUSE TRUST£37m
  9. DARTINGTON HALL TRUST(THE)£28.5m
  10. BLENHEIM PALACE HERITAGE FOUNDATION£28.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 758. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: THE SWANAGE RAILWAY TRUST

What kind of company is it?

THE SWANAGE RAILWAY TRUST is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 04115126. It was incorporated on 27 Nov 2000. Its status is active. The registered office is in Dorset (BH19). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions (91030), activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. (94990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Jan 2026); the company files group accounts. Net assets were £8,463,329, up 13.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,688,142. The company had an average of 36 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 758 active companies whose first SIC code is 91030: By net assets it ranks higher than 94% of them (median £45,625). By total assets it ranks higher than 92% of them (median £104,951). By cash it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £54,779). By number of employees it ranks higher than 93% of them (median 0). It is older than 63% of them (median age 19.9 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 1087318) with a latest reported income of £4.8m.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Oct 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 27 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
2024/25 †2025/26 †
Cash at bank and in hand1,677,8852,688,142
Total assets8,163,7218,992,193
Total liabilities——
Net assets / total equity7,427,2918,463,329
Average number of employees3236

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 1087318
Registered with the Charity Commission
3 Jul 2001
Income, year to 31 Jan 2026
£4.8m
Spending
£3.8m

The Trust's principal objectives are:1) To preserve and restore for the public benefit items of historical, architectural, engineering or scientific value in connection with railways; and2) To advance the education of the public in the history and development of railway transportation.

View on the register of charities

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £8.5m, 36 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £7.4m, 32 employees
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.