TRAINLINE.COM LIMITED
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Cash
£44m
-28.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£288m
+68.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
818
-6.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£152m
+25.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £352,480,000 | £396,941,000 | £405,036,000 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | £77,250,000 | £104,844,000 | £129,872,000 | +23.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £89,272,000 | £121,555,000 | £152,010,000 | +25.1% | |
| Net profit | £73,742,000 | £106,192,000 | £120,528,000 | +13.5% | |
| Cash | £78,879,000 | £61,343,000 | £44,119,000 | -28.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £72,591,000 | £174,358,000 | £321,484,000 | +84.4% | |
| Net assets | £65,990,000 | £170,951,000 | £287,980,000 | +68.5% | |
| Equity | £65,990,000 | £170,951,000 | £287,980,000 | +68.5% | |
| Average employees | 882 | 872 | 818 | -6.2% | |
| Wages | £68,430,000 | £71,219,000 | £70,719,000 | -0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,942,421 | £2,126,693 | £2,171,872 | +2.1% |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.9% | 26.4% | 32.1% | |
| Net margin | 20.9% | 26.8% | 29.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 106.4% | 60.1% | 40.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 65.0% | 55.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.93x | 1.26x | 1.60x | |
| Interest cover | 33.87x | 15.51x | 25.85x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Jaskamal Sarai for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Cash flow forecasts have been prepared for the Group (being Trainline plc and its underlying subsidiaries) for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these Financial Statements which indicate that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides, the Company will have sufficient funds, through funding from its Ultimate Parent Company, Trainline plc, to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period.”
Group structure
- TRAINLINE.COM LIMITED · parent
- Railguard Limited 100%
- Signalbox Technologies Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCINTYRE, Martin Joseph | Secretary | 2021-07-12 | — | — |
| FORD, Jody | Director | 2021-02-28 | Jan 1975 | British |
| WADE, Peter Andrew | Director | 2021-01-29 | Jun 1978 | British |
| WOOD, Peter John | Director | 2023-02-28 | Dec 1979 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAM, Peter Gerardus | Secretary | 2000-03-22 | 2006-07-05 |
| LEGGE, Diana Patricia | Secretary | 1999-10-08 | 2000-03-22 |
| MURRIN, Neil Anthony | Secretary | 2006-06-09 | 2021-07-12 |
| ROBINSON, Ronald Anthony | Secretary | 1999-09-17 | 1999-10-08 |
| ALLY, Bibi Rahima | Director | 1999-09-17 | 1999-10-08 |
| BOWKER, Steven Richard | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2001-10-24 |
| BROOKER, Mark | Director | 2017-01-16 | 2018-02-28 |
| COCHRANE, Keith Robertson | Director | 1999-12-03 | 2000-09-19 |
| ECCLES, Graham Charles | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2004-02-05 |
| ECCLES, Graham Charles | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2001-11-14 |
| FURLONG, Mark Peter | Director | 1999-12-03 | 2007-06-19 |
| GILMARTIN, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2021-02-28 |
| GRIFFITHS, Martin Andrew | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2004-02-05 |
| GRIFFITHS, Martin Andrew | Director | 2000-09-20 | 2001-11-14 |
| GRIFFITHS, Martin Andrew | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2000-09-19 |
| HANCOCK, Robin Charles | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2021-02-05 |
| HENNESSY, Murray Edwin | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2014-06-17 |
| HILLIER, Lisa | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2025-11-28 |
| HOLT, Mark Kevin | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2020-12-18 |
| MAGESH, Champa Hariharan | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2023-04-30 |
| MCCABE, Shaun Stephen | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2022-09-15 |
| MCCALLUM, Gordon Douglas | Director | 1999-10-08 | 1999-12-03 |
| MEEKINGS, Alan Roger | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2001-02-28 |
| MITCHELL, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2004-07-27 | 2016-06-24 |
| MURPHY, Stephen Thomas Matthew | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2005-03-01 |
| MURPHY, Stephen Thomas Matthew | Director | 1999-12-03 | 2000-08-03 |
| PEARSON, Benjamin Michael | Director | 2007-09-03 | 2015-05-08 |
| STERN, Jonathan Lee | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2001-07-17 |
| TOMLIN, Alan Colin | Director | 1999-12-03 | 2008-08-29 |
| WHITEHORN, William Elliott | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2005-03-01 |
| WHITEHORN, William Elliott | Director | 2000-08-03 | 2001-11-14 |
| WHITEHORN, William Elliot | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2000-08-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trainline Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-02-17 | Active |
| Trainline Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 214 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.