MIDLAND RAILWAY ENTERPRISES PLC
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Cash
£63k
-1.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£15k
-133.5% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£8.6k
-159% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-17.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Directors believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. However, these circumstances represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern
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Audit opinion: Disclaimer of opinion
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £75,665 | £83,973 | £73,732 | -12.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£28,961 | £14,610 | -£8,888 | -160.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£28,961 | £14,634 | -£8,631 | -159% | |
| Net profit | -£28,961 | £14,634 | -£8,631 | -159% | |
| Cash | £41,977 | £64,097 | £63,118 | -1.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£32,728 | -£6,463 | -£15,094 | -133.5% | |
| Net assets | -£32,728 | -£6,463 | -£15,094 | -133.5% | |
| Equity | -£32,728 | -£6,463 | -£15,094 | -133.5% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 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 | -38.3% | 17.4% | -12.1% | |
| Net margin | -38.3% | 17.4% | -11.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 133.1% | 105.6% | 113.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.44x | 0.66x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | -17.46x | 7.38x | — |
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
- Mabe Allen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Disclaimer of opinion
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Directors believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. However, these circumstances represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern”
Significant events
- “The lack in the availability of accounting resources has led to disruption and deficiencies in the accurate recording of expenditure in the accounting records.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORSTER, Nicola | Secretary | 2020-08-18 | — | — |
| FORSTER, Nicola Jayne | Director | 2018-09-24 | Oct 1987 | British |
| WARD, Richard John | Director | 2020-08-18 | May 1982 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEETH, Christopher Paul, Dr | Secretary | 2012-04-06 | 2019-06-26 |
| JOHNSON, Arthur Ralph | Secretary | 1998-04-14 | 1999-12-07 |
| MOORE, Andrew Arthur | Secretary | — | 1998-04-14 |
| POMFRET, Paul | Secretary | 2020-01-28 | 2020-08-03 |
| TWELLS, Margaret Anne | Secretary | 2010-07-01 | 2012-04-04 |
| WEST, Antony Millken | Secretary | 2000-04-11 | 2010-07-01 |
| ARUNDEL, Gerald Shelton | Director | 1996-06-11 | 2004-12-31 |
| BINKS, Peter Ronald, Mr. | Director | 2002-01-22 | 2018-07-25 |
| BRINDLEY, James Anthony | Director | 1995-04-11 | 2017-03-27 |
| DEANE, Philip Richard | Director | 1993-07-20 | 1996-06-11 |
| DEETH, Christopher Paul, Dr | Director | 1993-07-20 | 2019-06-26 |
| EWART, Brell Peter | Director | — | 1992-10-09 |
| GALLIMORE, Michael Edward | Director | 2001-02-13 | 2008-08-20 |
| GALLIMORE, Michael Edward | Director | — | 1993-01-12 |
| GIBSON, Alexander Charles | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2020-07-29 |
| GROOM, Christopher Robin | Director | — | 1993-07-28 |
| HANCOCK, John Charles | Director | — | 1995-08-09 |
| HETT, John Edwin | Director | 1997-03-25 | 2009-01-01 |
| JOHNSON, Arthur Ralph | Director | — | 1999-12-07 |
| MOORE, Andrew Arthur | Director | — | 1998-04-14 |
| NIPPER, Roderick Alan Lloyd | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-09-08 |
| NIPPER, Roderick Alan Lloyd | Director | 1999-11-27 | 2001-12-31 |
| PICKFORD, Robert William Granville | Director | — | 1996-10-08 |
| RADFORD, Stephen John | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1996-06-11 |
| RILEY, Eric | Director | — | 1994-03-08 |
| ROBERTS, Peter | Director | 1995-04-11 | 1998-04-14 |
| SETCHELL, Martin James | Director | 2005-05-24 | 2013-01-05 |
| TAYLOR, Ernest | Director | — | 1992-08-04 |
| TWELLS, John | Director | — | 2006-04-17 |
| WEST, Antony Millken | Director | — | 2010-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Railway Trust Ltd | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-08-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2019-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.