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RAILWAY PATHS LIMITED

Registered charity 1070003 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC039256 (OSCR)

Preservation of structures, buildings, and land

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £3,017,975 in restricted reserves, having increased from £1,688,884 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, all funds are restricted by agreement with British Railways Board, meaning the charity has no unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, supported by a financial forecast showing cash-in-hand exceeding annual expenditures.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“Three employees earn between £60,000-£70,000 per annum (2024: one).” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 3
“Three employees earn between £60,000-£70,000 per annum (2024: one).” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment from Department for Transport
“During the year a total of £15,809 (2024: £nil) was received from the Department for Transport.” — page 20
“Greenways & Cycleroutes Ltd, of which Caroline Levett (Trustee) is a director, recharged £nil (2024: £3,751) of costs to Railway Paths Limited.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Costs recharged by Greenways & Cycleroutes Ltd (Trustee-connected)
“During the year a total of £15,809 (2024: £nil) was received from the Department for Transport.” — page 20
“Greenways & Cycleroutes Ltd, of which Caroline Levett (Trustee) is a director, recharged £nil (2024: £3,751) of costs to Railway Paths Limited.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

241 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (181 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~10.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.5m£1.2m
31/03/2024£996k£1.2m
31/03/2023£2.2m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.5m£1.4m
31/03/2021£1.2m£1.5m

Common questions

Is RAILWAY PATHS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £3,017,975 in restricted reserves, having increased from £1,688,884 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, all funds are restricted by agreement with British Railways Board, meaning the charity has no unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, supported by a financial forecast showing cash-in-hand exceeding annual expenditures. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe UK LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of RAILWAY PATHS LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 3 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2024£19kBennerley Viaduct, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
UK government01/04/2023£13kBennerley Viaduct, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
UK government01/04/2022£32kBennerley Viaduct, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/06/2019£100k"Bennerley Viaduct: Access to Heritage"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/01/2003£14k"Torksey Viaduct Restoration"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RAILWAY PATHS LIMITED£2.5m£60,001 - £70,0003unclear—no doubt
OSWESTRY STATION BUILDING TRUST LIMITED FY2025£337k—0above—no doubt
CHINNOR AND PRINCES RISBOROUGH RAILWAY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£200k—0above—no doubt
WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY PRESERVATION CO. LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
WESTERN LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£191k—0unclear—no doubt
ROTHER VALLEY RAILWAY HERITAGE TRUST FY2024£2.3m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.