SOUTH WEST MAIN LINE STEAM COMPANY

About SOUTH WEST MAIN LINE STEAM COMPANY

SOUTH WEST MAIN LINE STEAM COMPANY is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1043581). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 95/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), SOUTH WEST MAIN LINE STEAM COMPANY reported a total income of £121,089 and total expenditure of £90,668, a spending ratio of 75% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, SOUTH WEST MAIN LINE STEAM COMPANY describes its activities as follows: Maintain and operate a Railway Centre at Yeovil Junction including facilities to assist with running main line steam trains. Public open days using resident steam engine arranged and designed to educate. Visitor Centre developed in an 1864 built Transfer Shed. Activities continue to improve and extend our work. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for SOUTH WEST MAIN LINE STEAM COMPANY. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 74.9% of income spent on charitable work