SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£434k
+106.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.3m
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£133k
+29.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £179,760 | £211,549 | £228,281 | +7.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | £100,599 | £129,829 | +29.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £51,400 | £103,126 | £133,444 | +29.4% | |
| Net profit | £51,400 | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £136,241 | £210,556 | £433,877 | +106.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,061,077 | £2,104,249 | £2,275,546 | +8.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,061,077 | £2,104,249 | £2,275,546 | +8.1% | |
| Equity | £2,061,077 | £2,104,249 | £2,275,546 | +8.1% | |
| Average employees | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 47.6% | 56.9% | |
| Net margin | 28.6% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 4.8% | 5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.4% | 3.2% | 3.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.54x | 3.02x | 6.44x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Folkes Worton LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties”
Significant events
- “Conversion of SVRH to a Charitable Community Benefit Society in accordance with approvals given by the members of SVRH and this company at their respective Annual General Meetings in 2025 has been sanctioned by the Financial Conduct Authority”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELLOR, David Lloyd | Secretary | — | — | British |
| APPLETON, Paul Anthony | Director | 2023-09-13 | Mar 1961 | British |
| BARTLAM, Antony Craig | Director | 2024-09-11 | Jun 1964 | British |
| BEVON, Michelle Claire | Director | 2018-03-04 | Jan 1980 | British |
| CREESE, Martin George Leontine | Director | 2023-09-13 | May 1970 | British |
| LIMBRICK, Neil | Director | 2023-09-13 | Jun 1975 | British |
| MALYON, Diane Elizabeth | Director | 1994-07-23 | Nov 1961 | British |
| WHATTON, Robert John Raymond | Director | 2013-05-17 | Oct 1981 | British |
| WILLIAMS, David Christopher | Director | — | Nov 1944 | British |
| WRIGHT, Charles Stuart | Director | 2023-03-26 | Sep 1960 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Michael Ernest | Director | 2003-07-26 | 2014-03-18 |
| BENDING, Anthony Graham | Director | — | 2023-02-19 |
| BOWLING, Howard Anthony | Director | 2023-03-26 | 2023-07-13 |
| BROADHURST, Malcolm John | Director | — | 2004-09-16 |
| CHANDLER, Duncan John | Director | 2009-10-03 | 2020-03-27 |
| COOPER, James Arthur Joseph | Director | 2020-10-10 | 2022-11-24 |
| CRONIN, Kevin Gerard | Director | 2011-07-30 | 2014-04-25 |
| DAVIES, Alan | Director | 2014-04-25 | 2023-11-24 |
| EDKINS, Peter Victor | Director | 2001-07-28 | 2013-03-15 |
| FARRESS, Nicholas John | Director | 2001-07-28 | 2004-12-19 |
| HOBSON, Roger Fletcher | Director | — | 2018-01-30 |
| HOULDERS, Jason Lee | Director | 2005-01-21 | 2008-12-21 |
| LATIMER, Ian Roger | Director | — | 2005-07-30 |
| LONGDON, Alan William | Director | 2005-07-30 | 2020-10-10 |
| MCQUADE, Hugh Joseph | Director | — | 1994-07-23 |
| MORTIMER, Lawrence Austin | Director | 2020-10-10 | 2023-08-16 |
| PHILLIPS, John | Director | — | 2001-07-28 |
| POWER, Richard Kitley | Director | 1997-07-12 | 2003-07-26 |
| TAYLOR, Jordan Ashley | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2022-12-01 |
| THOMAS, Christopher Guy | Director | — | 1996-07-26 |
| WHITE, Stephen Christopher | Director | 2014-04-25 | 2017-10-20 |
| WHITE, Stephen Christopher | Director | 2005-07-30 | 2011-07-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew Francis | Director | — | 2001-07-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.