LNER COACH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1183387 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LNERCA

Restoration and maintenance of heritage LNER carriages for the public to enjoy and travel in on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR). Training volunteers and educating the public in the techniques of heritage railway coach building.Building a library of technical knowledge for sharing with other heritage carriage restorers

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Latest income
£185k
Latest spending
£190k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a strong financial position with total funds increasing from £90,714 to £91,733. Total receipts of £184,987 were slightly exceeded by total payments of £189,732, resulting in a net decrease in unrestricted funds. The charity is embarking on a direction to become self-financing through contracting skills and hiring carriages.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£537k
Total spending
£512k
Cost of raising funds
£800
Reserves (reported)
£20k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£185k£190k
31/03/2024£285k£242k
31/03/2023£365k£380k
31/03/2022£537k£512k
31/12/2020£106k£87k

Common questions

Is LNER COACH ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a strong financial position with total funds increasing from £90,714 to £91,733. Total receipts of £184,987 were slightly exceeded by total payments of £189,732, resulting in a net decrease in unrestricted funds. The charity is embarking on a direction to become self-financing through contracting skills and hiring carriages. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/09/2013£98k"Recreating Victorian railway travel"