THE KENT AND EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Kreston Reeves LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions, that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. THE KENT AND EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED · parent
   1. Colonel Stephens Railway Enterprises Limited 100% · England · The provision of catering services and a small gift shop, on behalf of its parent company.
   2. Robertsbridge 20/20 Limited 100% · England · Dormant
   3. 6619 Limited 53.73% · England · The restoration of the 6619 Locomotive

Significant events

• “The start of the 2024/25 year saw income under budget from a lower take up of Santa special services than budgeted. This was offset to some degree by starting public services in February with running on weekends. The budget also assumed that the new Rother Valey Limited dining train would start in March. Due to issues in completing the vehicle this will not now start until July.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +1.8%

  £2,521,044 → £2,566,901

• Cash

  -24%

  £607,222 → £461,325

• Net assets

  -4.2%

  £3,154,680 → £3,023,249

• Employees

  +11.6%

  43 → 48

• Operating profit

  -80.4%

  £147,489 → £28,901

• Profit before tax

  -91.1%

  £129,231 → £11,541

• Wages

  +7.1%

  £669,098 → £716,707

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