ANTOFAGASTA RAILWAY COMPANY PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-16 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
38,198,000
+148% vs 2023
Net assets
361,465,000
+6.3% vs 2023
Employees
1,063
-1.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
28,775,000
-30% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ANTOFAGASTA RAILWAY COMPANY PLC 1999-12-17 → present
- ANTOFAGASTA (CHILI) AND BOLIVIA RAILWAY COMPANY PLC 1888-11-27 → 1999-12-17
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £198,199,000 | £198,100,000 | |
| Operating profit | £42,647,000 | £31,755,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £41,101,000 | £28,775,000 | |
| Net profit | £30,669,000 | £21,497,000 | |
| Cash | £15,403,000 | £38,198,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £340,093,000 | £361,465,000 | |
| Equity | £340,093,000 | £361,465,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,077 | 1,063 | |
| Wages | £35,363,000 | £32,561,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.5% | 16.0% | |
| Net margin | 15.5% | 10.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.6% | 26.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | 18.33x | 7.89x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Directors consider that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ANTOFAGASTA RAILWAY COMPANY PLC · parent
- Servicios Transportes Integrados Limitada 100%
- Bosques Panguipulli S.A. 100%
- Inversiones Train Limitada 100%
- The Andes Trust Chile SA 100%
- Inversiones Chilean Northern Mines Limitada 100%
- Inversiones Punta de Rieles Limitada 100%
- Inmobiliaria Parque Estación S.A. 100%
- FCAB Ingeniería y Servicios DOS Limitada 100%
- Emisa Antofagasta SA 100%
- Embarcadores Limitada 100%
- Servicios Logisticos Capricornio Limitada 100%
- Bolivian Rail Investors Company Inc. 100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Julian Thomas Roddan | Secretary | 2014-12-31 | — | — |
| ARRIAGADA HERRERA, Ivan Dagoberto | Director | 2016-04-25 | Oct 1963 | Chilean |
| BARCELÓ VIAL, Georgeanne Beatriz Marion | Director | 2022-04-20 | Nov 1969 | Chilean |
| CHÁVEZ CROOKER, Pamela | Director | 2025-08-20 | May 1968 | Chilean |
| FLORES GONZALEZ, Hector Osvaldo | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jan 1969 | Chilean |
| ORTIZ JARA, Mauricio Esteban | Director | 2024-11-01 | Sep 1979 | Chilean |
| URETA LARRAÍN, Cristian Andres | Director | 2021-08-01 | Sep 1962 | Chilean |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-01 | 2000-11-24 |
| PETERSHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-11-24 | 2014-12-31 |
| PETERSHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1998-06-30 |
| ADEANE, Philip John | Director | — | 2006-09-29 |
| AGUILAR SÁEZ, René Alejandro | Director | 2022-04-20 | 2024-11-01 |
| ALONSO, Carlos Rodrigo Mladinic | Director | 2007-03-16 | 2015-10-06 |
| ATUCHA ABAD, Alfredo Felix | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2020-03-31 |
| BAILEY, Charles Howard | Director | — | 2011-06-08 |
| CARIOLA, Marco Antonio | Director | — | 1998-03-01 |
| DUSSAUBAT PEDERSEN, Solange Marie | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| ENEI VILLAGRA, Patricio | Director | 2019-03-29 | 2023-09-01 |
| HERNANDEZ CABRERA, Diego Cristobal | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2016-04-25 |
| JARA ARAYA, Ramon Felipe | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2015-10-06 |
| LABBÉ CHIUMINATTO, José Miguel | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| LUKSIC, Antonio Andronico | Director | — | 2005-08-18 |
| LUKSIC, Jean-Paul | Director | — | 2015-10-06 |
| MEDINA GINEPRO, Marcela Alejandra, Mrs | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| MENENDEZ, Gonzalo | Director | — | 2015-10-06 |
| O'CONOR, Desmond Roderic | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2013-12-20 |
| ORTIZ JARA, Mauricio Esteban | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| RABAGLIATI GRUNWALD, Ana Maria | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2022-04-20 |
| RADIC, Vladimir | Director | — | 2000-09-01 |
| VALDES, Julio Lavin | Director | 2007-03-16 | 2015-10-06 |
| VELOSO, Francisco | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2019-03-29 |
| VIAL BASCUNAN, Alejandra Josefina | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antofagasta Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 222 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-01 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-08-29 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-04 | 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
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
0%
£198,199,000 £198,100,000
-
Cash
+148%
£15,403,000 £38,198,000
-
Net assets
+6.3%
£340,093,000 £361,465,000
-
Employees
-1.3%
1,077 1,063
-
Operating profit
-25.5%
£42,647,000 £31,755,000
-
Profit before tax
-30%
£41,101,000 £28,775,000
-
Wages
-7.9%
£35,363,000 £32,561,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers