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GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED

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Charitable companyLargeRegistered
www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

1) to preserve, restore and operate as a permanent public exhibition and museum, steam and other railway locomotives, rolling stock and equipment, both for historical and educational purposes, and2) to make available for public reference the history, equipment and operation all with reference to both the former great western railway and its successors since nationalisation on 1 january 1948

Latest HighlightsFY 2025

Income

All sources

£3,853,845
Expenditure

All activities

£2,145,263
Net Reserves

Unrestricted funds

£1,528,878
Total Assets

Gross assets

£4,913,923
Working Capital

Liquidity

£1,087,683

Benchmark Performance

Comparing against 8,683 similar large charities

Compare vs:
Reserve Runway
8.6 months
Median: 3.8 monthsAround typical
Income Growth (1yr)
72.7%
Median: 7.4%Top quartile
Spending Efficiency
86.6%
Median: 97.8%Below typical
Income Concentration
48.2%
Median: 87.9%Top quartile
Fundraising ROI
13.4x
Median: 19.2xAround typical
Income Volatility
27.9%
Median: 20.6%Around typical
Self-Generated Income
35.1%
Median: 82.9%Around typical
3-Year Income CAGR
38.0%
Median: 7.8%Top quartile

Efficiency & Health

Charitable Spending
86.6%
Fundraising Eff.

% income retained

13.4%
Governance Cost

% of expenditure

1.0%
Grant Making

% given away

0%
Debt Ratio

% of assets

5.1%
Survival Ratio

Months of reserves

8.6 months

Income Profile

Donations & Legacies

% of income

64.9%
Government Reliance

% of income

0.1%
Largest Source

Primary income

Donations & Legacies
Diversification

HHI: 4816

Moderately Concentrated

Trends

Income Growth (1yr)

Year over Year

72.7%
Income CAGR (3yr)

Compound growth

38.0%
Volatility

Moderate Volatility

27.9%
Reserves Trend

Direction

Building

Governance

Employees

Staff count

31
Volunteers

Volunteer count

200
Volunteer Ratio

Per staff member

6.5:1
Revenue/Employee

Per head

£124,318
Trustee Benefits

Payments to trustees

No
High Earners

Earning over £60k

0%

Source: Charity Commission annual returns. Figures may differ from published accounts. Always verify with official charity filings for due diligence.

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