COLAS RAIL LIMITED
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Cash
£15m
-38.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£113m
+14.4% vs 2024
Employees
1,402
-2.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£33m
+12.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £403,684,000 | £425,764,000 | £428,649,000 | +0.7% | |
| Operating profit | £19,731,000 | £24,651,000 | £28,325,000 | +14.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £27,883,000 | £29,410,000 | £32,970,000 | +12.1% | |
| Net profit | £19,331,000 | £22,803,000 | £25,004,000 | +9.7% | |
| Cash | £15,942,000 | £24,098,000 | £14,837,000 | -38.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £208,309,000 | £182,954,000 | £194,136,000 | +6.1% | |
| Net assets | £141,072,000 | £98,545,000 | £112,781,000 | +14.4% | |
| Equity | £141,072,000 | £98,545,000 | £112,781,000 | +14.4% | |
| Average employees | 1,454 | 1,434 | 1,402 | -2.2% | |
| Wages | £100,145,000 | £104,030,000 | £98,600,000 | -5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £530,000 | £611,000 | £649,000 | +6.2% |
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 | 4.9% | 5.8% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 4.8% | 5.4% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.5% | 13.5% | 14.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.1% | 61.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.55x | 2.14x | 2.34x | |
| Interest cover | 13.78x | 15.73x | 11.63x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- COLAS RAIL LIMITED 2007-06-28 → present
- AMEC SPIE RAIL (UK) LIMITED 2003-07-23 → 2007-06-28
- AMEC RAIL LIMITED 1996-09-19 → 2003-07-23
- SOUTH WEST INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE COMPANY LIMITED 1994-11-28 → 1996-09-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue trading for a period of at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements. The directors have assessed the Company's resilience in the face of the notable events, such as continued turbulence in the UK and worldwide macro-economic environment.”
Significant events
- “Since the balance sheet date, the UK economy has experienced increased inflationary pressures, which may impact assumptions underlying certain estimates, including pension obligations, and the Company's cost base. As this relates to conditions arising after the reporting period, no adjustment has been made to the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUINNELL, James Joseph | Secretary | 2010-11-22 | — | British |
| BERTRAND, Jean-Pierre Raymond Jacques | Director | 2016-09-28 | Jun 1962 | French |
| ROUBICEK, Ondrej | Director | 2026-01-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAXTON, Nigel Denis | Secretary | 2009-12-11 | 2010-11-22 |
| DALY, William | Secretary | 2008-11-10 | 2009-12-11 |
| FELLOWES, Colin | Secretary | 1996-04-18 | 2007-04-03 |
| HEWETT, Peter Graham | Secretary | 1994-11-28 | 1996-04-18 |
| NOBLE, Clive | Secretary | 2007-04-03 | 2008-11-10 |
| BARCLAY, David Burrows Beattie | Director | 1996-04-18 | 1997-12-31 |
| BEAUCHAMP, Kevin Miles | Director | 2005-07-11 | 2006-07-28 |
| BERTRAND, Jean-Pierre | Director | 2014-06-16 | 2016-05-19 |
| BERTRAND, Jean-Pierre | Director | 2006-07-28 | 2011-04-18 |
| CHARNOCK, Ian Graeme Lloyd | Director | 2006-07-28 | 2007-04-03 |
| CLAXTON, Nigel Denis | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2012-11-04 |
| CORNELL, Jim Scott | Director | 1994-11-28 | 1996-04-18 |
| DUNN, Julian Peter | Director | 2012-11-13 | 2015-05-15 |
| ECKERSALL, Malcolm Kenyon | Director | 1996-08-19 | 1998-01-29 |
| ERMENEUX, Frederic | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2017-01-10 |
| EVANS, Colin John | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2016-05-19 |
| FORBES, Archibald Hyslop | Director | 1996-10-25 | 1997-06-30 |
| FOSTIER, Richard | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2016-09-28 |
| GENESTAR, Thierry | Director | 2007-04-03 | 2011-04-18 |
| GIRAL, Charles Albert | Director | 2007-06-15 | 2014-06-30 |
| GRASS, Francis | Director | 2017-01-10 | 2020-01-01 |
| GUÉNOLÉ, Patrick Jean Yves | Director | 2016-05-19 | 2017-01-10 |
| HARRISON, Christopher Mark | Director | 2016-05-19 | 2017-09-01 |
| HAYNES, Stephen John | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2016-05-19 |
| HEWETT, Peter Graham | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1996-04-18 |
| HILL, William | Director | 1998-03-19 | 2000-02-21 |
| HILL, William | Director | 1994-11-28 | 1996-04-18 |
| HUME, Ian Robert | Director | 1997-10-06 | 1999-05-17 |
| LE JOLIFF, Hervé | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| LING, Grant Richmond | Director | 1997-02-03 | 2002-02-15 |
| LOUETTE, Gauthier | Director | 2006-07-19 | 2007-06-15 |
| MOSS, John George | Director | 2006-07-28 | 2007-04-03 |
| MOSS, John George | Director | 1999-05-17 | 2005-07-11 |
| NICHOLLS, Richard Charles Alan | Director | 1996-01-19 | 1996-04-01 |
| ORIOL, Gregory | Director | 2017-01-10 | 2026-01-01 |
| ROBSON, David | Director | 1998-01-29 | 2000-02-21 |
| ROBSON, David | Director | 1996-04-18 | 1996-08-19 |
| ROUBICEK, Ondrej | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2016-05-19 |
| STRAUGHEN, Michael | Director | 2000-02-21 | 2003-07-28 |
| AMEC NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-07-28 | 2006-07-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colas Rail Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-02 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.