VOLKERRAIL LIMITED
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Cash
£30m
+26.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.3m
-18.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
528
-9.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.8m
-47.3% lowest 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 | £162,362,000 | £167,265,000 | £143,496,000 | -14.2% | |
| Operating profit | £5,807,000 | £4,438,000 | £1,933,000 | -56.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,901,000 | £5,293,000 | £2,789,000 | -47.3% | |
| Net profit | £5,318,000 | £3,955,000 | £2,079,000 | -47.4% | |
| Cash | £42,325,000 | £23,852,000 | £30,097,000 | +26.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,856,000 | £17,878,000 | £14,177,000 | -20.7% | |
| Net assets | £11,574,000 | £10,229,000 | £8,308,000 | -18.8% | |
| Equity | £11,574,000 | £10,229,000 | £8,308,000 | -18.8% | |
| Average employees | 529 | 582 | 528 | -9.3% | |
| Wages | £30,004,000 | £35,806,000 | £34,169,000 | -4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £956,000 | £899,000 | £584,000 | -35% |
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 | 3.6% | 2.7% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 2.4% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.5% | 24.8% | 13.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.7% | 86.9% | 86.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.20x | 1.13x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | 33.76x | 11.50x | 4.94x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- VOLKERRAIL LIMITED 2009-02-27 → present
- GRANTRAIL LIMITED 1996-06-21 → 2009-02-27
- STYLEMEGA LIMITED 1996-04-11 → 1996-06-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors therefore have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCH, Stuart James | Director | 2020-12-21 | Jan 1972 | British |
| HARRIS, Anita Suzanne | Director | 2023-07-04 | Oct 1975 | British |
| KENNEDY, Jacqueline Moira | Director | 2024-07-15 | Apr 1970 | British |
| OFFORD, Richard Andrew | Director | 2022-08-25 | Sep 1964 | British |
| WILKINS, Andrew Michael | Director | 2010-07-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
| WOODS, Matthew Gordon | Director | 2011-03-15 | May 1965 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EATON, Keith Andrew | Secretary | 1996-08-29 | 2008-03-20 |
| SCANDRETT, Allison Leigh | Secretary | 1996-05-24 | 1996-08-29 |
| TAYLOR, Richard John | Secretary | 2008-03-20 | 2009-02-10 |
| WEST, Alison Taylor | Secretary | 2009-02-10 | 2014-07-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-04-11 | 1996-05-24 |
| BOLTON, Jonathan Martin | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2004-03-15 |
| CLARKE, Nicholas Roy Kenneth | Director | 1998-11-11 | 2002-03-01 |
| COCLIFF, Stephen Jeffrey | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2024-12-31 |
| CONNELL, Naomi Anne | Director | 2011-03-15 | 2023-07-16 |
| DE JONG, Andries Johannes | Director | 1996-07-24 | 2001-12-01 |
| DE PAGTER, Jan Kees | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2004-03-15 |
| EATON, Keith Andrew | Director | 2004-03-15 | 2008-03-20 |
| EDWARDS, John Grenville | Director | 1996-08-29 | 2010-02-12 |
| FENWICK, Thomas Hugh | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2003-04-01 |
| GARDNER, Colin David | Director | 1996-12-04 | 1998-11-11 |
| LLOYD, David Michael | Director | 1996-07-24 | 1996-11-06 |
| MARSDEN, David Michael | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2004-03-15 |
| MITCHELL, Stephen Alexander | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2009-11-30 |
| NOLAN, Paul Howard | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2024-07-15 |
| ROBERTSON, Alan Robert | Director | 2011-03-15 | 2023-12-31 |
| SCANDRETT, Allison Leigh | Director | 1996-05-24 | 1996-07-24 |
| SMITH, Michael | Director | 1996-07-24 | 2004-03-15 |
| TAYLOR, Richard John | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2010-07-01 |
| WATERHOUSE, Paul | Director | 1998-09-25 | 2001-12-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Anthony Vernon Lloyd | Director | 1996-05-24 | 1998-09-25 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-04-11 | 1996-05-24 |
| VOLKERWESSELS UK LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-06-09 | 2020-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkerrail Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-19 | 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.