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CROMFORD STEAM RALLY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1200848 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We organise heritage events that promote and advance our charitable purposes. We aim to educate the public, especially young people, in all aspects of heritage vehicles, methods and preservation. Amongst several hundred displays and exhibits are Steam engines, motor vehicles, combustion engines and general historic re-enactments.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£176k
Latest spending
£96k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £143,398.00 at the end of the reporting period, resulting in an operating balance of £79,776.00 for the year. The trustees report no doubt or uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. However, the charity notes a shortfall in its reserve funds relative to its stated policy target.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 2 x the average costs of the previous 5 main events (held: £143k)
“Cromford Steam Rally Society has a long-established policy to hold reserve funds equal to 2 x the average costs of the previous 5 main events (Cromford Steam Rally).” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31.12.25)
  • Equity: £179k

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£176k£96k
31/12/2023£71k£95k

Common questions

Is CROMFORD STEAM RALLY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £143,398.00 at the end of the reporting period, resulting in an operating balance of £79,776.00 for the year. The trustees report no doubt or uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. However, the charity notes a shortfall in its reserve funds relative to its stated policy target.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
Q CHARITABLE TRUST1£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BANBURY STEAM SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CROMFORD STEAM RALLY SOCIETY£176k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BANBURY STEAM SOCIETY FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
HADDENHAM STEAM RALLY FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt
BRESSINGHAM STEAM PRESERVATION COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£1.0m—0above—no doubt
THE HOLLYCOMBE WORKING STEAM MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025£322k—0above—no doubt
CHINNOR AND PRINCES RISBOROUGH RAILWAY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£200k—0above—no doubt

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