RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF IRELAND-THE
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Cash
£254K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3.6M
Equity attributable
Employees
9
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £765,355 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£149,900 | — | |
| Cash | £253,776 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,590,430 | — | |
| Net assets | £3,590,430 | — | |
| Equity | £3,590,430 | — | |
| Average employees | 9 | — | |
| Wages | £263,939 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -19.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.77x |
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
- Auditor
- Finegan Gibson Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCANN, Paul Joseph | Secretary | 1990-03-23 | — | British |
| CLARKE, Audrey Helen | Director | 2025-10-14 | May 1963 | British |
| DEVLIN, Martin | Director | 2022-09-24 | Nov 1949 | Irish |
| HARRIS, Rachael | Director | 2023-10-07 | Mar 1997 | British |
| MCCANN, Paul Joseph | Director | 1990-03-23 | May 1959 | British |
| MCKEOWN, Joseph | Director | 2011-05-07 | Apr 1953 | Irish |
| MOONEY, Gerry | Director | 2026-02-14 | May 1976 | Irish |
| PARKER, Mark | Director | 2023-10-07 | May 1959 | British,Irish |
| RIGNEY, Peter | Director | 2018-07-07 | Jan 1956 | Irish |
| WALSH, Mark Stewart | Director | 2022-09-24 | Mar 1983 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Eileen | Director | 2016-02-13 | 2021-02-22 |
| BAILEY, Mark Francis, Dr | Director | 2021-03-08 | 2023-11-10 |
| BEAUMONT, John | Director | 1975-07-18 | 2000-03-11 |
| CLANCY, Seán | Director | 2018-07-22 | 2019-10-08 |
| CLINTON, Jonathan | Director | 2022-09-24 | 2025-10-11 |
| COMISKEY, Stephen | Director | 2017-01-08 | 2017-12-31 |
| COMISKEY, Stephen | Director | 2016-02-13 | 2016-10-14 |
| COULTER, Graham, Mr. | Director | 2020-04-03 | 2021-06-30 |
| CREANER, John Francis | Director | 1975-07-18 | 2000-03-11 |
| DARRAGH, Mervyn | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2023-10-07 |
| EAGLESON, Ian | Director | 2019-11-02 | 2020-04-03 |
| FOSTER, Norman Richard Stanley | Director | 2011-10-02 | 2015-01-24 |
| FOSTER, Norman Richard Stanley | Director | 2000-03-11 | 2005-04-16 |
| FRIEL, Edward | Director | 2017-05-13 | 2018-07-07 |
| GARRIOCH, William David | Director | 2014-01-11 | 2018-07-07 |
| GLENDINNING, Acheson Harden John | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2017-05-13 |
| GLENDINNING, Acheson Harden John | Director | 2005-04-16 | 2010-05-01 |
| GRIMSHAW, Denis | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2017-09-23 |
| GUEST, Michael Thompson | Director | 2019-04-07 | 2021-05-10 |
| HARPUR, Susan Diana | Director | 2021-03-08 | 2025-05-07 |
| HEALY, Mark | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2016-02-13 |
| HOUSTON, David | Director | 2016-02-13 | 2018-07-07 |
| HOUSTON, John David | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2014-01-11 |
| KELLY, Niall | Director | 2014-11-16 | 2015-06-19 |
| KENNEDY, Mark Lynd | Director | 2018-07-07 | 2023-10-01 |
| LOCKETT, John | Director | 2011-01-30 | 2012-03-04 |
| MACKIE, Dermot Paul, Dr | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2019-09-21 |
| MARSDEN, Peter Clarke | Director | 2007-11-25 | 2010-09-26 |
| MCATEER, Stephen | Director | 2007-05-04 | 2007-11-25 |
| MCDONNELL, Fergus | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2022-09-24 |
| MCKEGNEY, John Wade, Revd Canon | Director | 2017-09-23 | 2022-08-15 |
| MCMAHON, Michael | Director | 2017-08-19 | 2018-05-23 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Stacey | Director | 2025-02-18 | 2025-08-08 |
| NEWELL, Phillip | Director | 2014-01-11 | 2022-09-24 |
| O'HARA, Dermot | Director | 2019-04-07 | 2024-10-18 |
| O'NEILL, James | Director | 2022-09-24 | 2024-04-10 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY, Anthony James | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2014-10-13 |
| ORR, David John | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2013-06-16 |
| POOTS, Ernest Irwin Nelson | Director | 2000-03-11 | 2007-04-21 |
| RICHARDS, Francis John Goodwin | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2015-03-05 |
| RICHARDSON, Alasdair | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2013-11-01 |
| SCOTT, Peter Alexander | Director | 2011-05-07 | 2021-12-13 |
| STARK, Peter Stanley Robert | Director | 2024-06-25 | 2025-11-24 |
| WALSH, Mark Stewart | Director | 2014-01-11 | 2018-07-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.