THE CROSSNESS ENGINES TRUST

Registered charity 297585 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Conservation and development for public benefit of the Victorian southern outfall of the London sewer system. The main buildings, the Boiler House, Triple Expansion Engine House and the Beam Engine House are Grade I listed. The Beam Engine House contains fine examples of Victorian decorative wrought ironwork and four rotative beam steam engines, built originally by the James Watt Company.

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Latest income
£376k
Latest spending
£306k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £64,570 for the year ended 31 October 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £310,217. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Crossness Engines Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bexley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£376k£306k
31/10/2024£304k£240k
31/10/2023£191k£198k
31/10/2022£187k£209k
31/10/2021£135k£246k

Common questions

Is THE CROSSNESS ENGINES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £64,570 for the year ended 31 October 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £310,217. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CROSSNESS ENGINES TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CROSSNESS ENGINES TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15kHealth and welfare
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kHealth and welfare

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/08/2020£50k"COVID19 The Crossness Engines Trust"
UK government01/04/2019£7kCrossness Pumping Station, Bexley (enhanced)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/03/2017£88k"Governance Review and Business Planning to ensure a sustainable future for Crossness"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/11/2005£1.6m"The Great Stink"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/07/2003£45k"Crossness Engines Trust - Phases 1, 2 & 3"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/09/2000£27k"Crossness Engine Millennium Project"

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Heritage and Communities Trust.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CROSSNESS ENGINES TRUST£376k—0unclear—no doubt
Heritage and Communities Trust FY2025£172k—0unclear—no doubt
THE A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRUNEL MUSEUM FY2024£485k—0unclear—no doubt
CLAYMILLS PUMPING ENGINES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£221k—0above—no doubt
KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£154k—0above—no doubt

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