CHURNET VALLEY RAILWAY (1992) PLC
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Cash
£141K
+295.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.2M
+38.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
41
-2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£324K
+229.1% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
Accordingly, these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern.
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5 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-24
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-24 | 2024-12-24 | 2025-12-24 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,710,503 | £3,433,887 | £3,999,219 | +16.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£79,404 | £164,317 | £399,860 | +143.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£134,505 | £98,594 | £324,473 | +229.1% | |
| Net profit | -£134,505 | £98,594 | £324,473 | +229.1% | |
| Cash | £13,752 | £35,612 | £140,760 | +295.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,758,744 | £3,371,167 | £3,384,193 | +0.4% | |
| Net assets | £752,435 | £850,720 | £1,175,193 | +38.1% | |
| Equity | £752,435 | £850,720 | £1,175,193 | +38.1% | |
| Average employees | 30 | 42 | 41 | -2.4% | |
| Wages | £320,728 | £361,371 | £430,869 | +19.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-24 | 2024-12-24 | 2025-12-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.9% | 4.8% | 10.0% | |
| Net margin | -5.0% | 2.9% | 8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.9% | 4.9% | 11.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 83.0% | 78.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.14x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | -1.44x | 2.49x | 5.29x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CHURNET VALLEY RAILWAY (1992) PLC 1992-12-15 → present
- GOLDENLAUNCH PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1992-10-30 → 1992-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“Accordingly, these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGGOTT, John Geoffrey | Secretary | 2014-10-29 | — | — |
| BURGESS, Ian Reginald William | Director | 2018-03-07 | Dec 1948 | British |
| CHAPMAN, Geoffrey Ian | Director | 2019-06-20 | Apr 1958 | British |
| DAVIES, David Wynne | Director | 2023-01-27 | Oct 1954 | British |
| HANCOCK, Anthony Mark | Director | 1992-10-30 | Nov 1953 | British |
| MEADOWCROFT, Christopher Michael | Director | 2014-05-01 | Apr 1985 | British |
| WILSON, Gregory Alexander Benoit | Director | 2004-03-27 | Dec 1979 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROCOTT, Stephen | Secretary | 2013-10-10 | 2014-10-29 |
| HILL, Richard Graham | Secretary | 1992-10-10 | 1994-12-14 |
| JACOB, Christopher | Secretary | 2006-11-03 | 2010-09-07 |
| JACOB, Christopher | Secretary | 1997-10-23 | 1999-01-17 |
| JEUDA, Basil Simon | Secretary | 1994-12-14 | 1997-10-31 |
| JONES, David Harold | Secretary | 2013-01-09 | 2013-10-10 |
| SELF, Howard John | Secretary | 1999-01-17 | 2006-11-02 |
| SMITH, Andrew James | Secretary | 2010-09-07 | 2013-01-09 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-10-30 | — |
| BRAY, Duncan James | Director | 1994-05-21 | 2007-02-04 |
| BROUGH, Alan Fletcher | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2018-01-15 |
| CAMPION, Sydney Frederick | Director | 2001-09-04 | 2004-10-09 |
| GASKIN, David George | Director | 1995-11-28 | 2012-10-31 |
| HAYWOOD, Emma Claire | Director | 2018-01-23 | 2019-01-16 |
| JEUDA, Basil Simon | Director | 1994-05-21 | 1997-10-31 |
| KEMP, David Ronald | Director | 1994-05-21 | 2018-01-15 |
| MORREY, Andrew William | Director | 1992-12-10 | 1999-10-17 |
| POOLE, John Roderick | Director | 1994-05-21 | 1995-08-16 |
| SELF, Howard John | Director | 2000-09-12 | 2006-11-02 |
| SHAW, Edward Hugh | Director | 1994-05-21 | 2006-05-19 |
| TAYLOR, Roger Kenneth | Director | 1998-06-09 | 1999-04-13 |
| WESTERMAN, David Ronald | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2006-06-02 |
| WESTERMAN, Linda Margaret | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2006-06-02 |
| WOOD, Peter John Edward | Director | 2001-09-04 | 2006-02-20 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-10-30 | — |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Alexander Benoit Wilson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-06-24 |
| Christopher Michael Meadowcroft | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-06-24 |
| Mr Anthony Mark Hancock | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-02-04 |
| Mr David Ronald Kemp | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-02-04 |
| Alan Fletcher Brough | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-02-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 493 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-31 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-01-30 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-20 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-12-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-02-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 6
- 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.