MID-HANTS RAILWAY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-24 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2K
-37.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-17.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
50
+11.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£685K
-32.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- MID-HANTS RAILWAY LIMITED 2007-08-22 → present
- MID-HANTS RAILWAY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1984-06-20 → 2007-08-22
- WINCHESTER & ALTON RAILWAY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1973-06-06 → 1984-06-20
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,217,747 | £1,372,030 | £2,327,695 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £614,374 | £62,893 | £175,899 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £577,961 | £31,018 | £145,493 | -£670,777 | -£518,071 | -£685,131 | |
| Net profit | £447,424 | £18,514 | £111,165 | -£686,696 | -£411,028 | -£683,152 | |
| Cash | £400,540 | £1,072,907 | £482,023 | £209,845 | £3,947 | £2,466 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,437,774 | £6,429,681 | £6,170,007 | £5,124,418 | £4,812,450 | £4,063,816 | |
| Net assets | £4,799,347 | £4,818,161 | £4,930,451 | £4,243,755 | £3,832,727 | £3,149,575 | |
| Equity | £4,799,347 | £4,818,161 | £4,930,451 | £4,243,755 | £3,832,727 | £3,149,575 | |
| Average employees | 40 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 50 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 27.7% | 4.6% | 7.6% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | 20.2% | 1.3% | 4.8% | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.3% | 1.0% | 2.9% | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 16.87x | 1.96x | 5.77x | — | — | — |
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.
People
5 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALLEY, Rebecca Jane | Secretary | 2026-04-21 | — | — |
| DALLEY, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2024-02-21 | Apr 1972 | British |
| DUNWOODY, James Mervyn Scott | Director | 2020-04-17 | May 1949 | British |
| RUSSELL, James Frederick George | Director | 2019-08-21 | Jul 1957 | British |
| WATSON, Gregory Hamilton | Director | 2023-09-14 | Jan 1965 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEARPARK, Andrew Kevin | Secretary | 2025-03-12 | 2025-07-09 |
| BOAIT, Joanna Catherine | Secretary | 2000-10-07 | 2010-08-25 |
| BOAIT, Joanna Catherine | Secretary | 1999-02-06 | 2000-07-04 |
| DALLEY, Rebecca Jane | Secretary | 2024-03-01 | 2025-03-12 |
| GILLIES, Alasdair Campbell | Secretary | — | 1998-10-29 |
| GREENWOOD, Peter | Secretary | 2015-09-19 | 2021-01-23 |
| ORMOND, Richard John | Secretary | 2010-08-25 | 2015-09-19 |
| SMITH, Peter | Secretary | 2021-01-23 | 2024-03-01 |
| SOCKETT, Greville William Talbot | Secretary | 2000-07-29 | 2000-10-07 |
| SUMNER, Rachael Amy | Secretary | 2025-09-26 | 2026-04-21 |
| BAGGOTT, Simon James | Director | 2019-08-21 | 2020-08-05 |
| BARBER, Graham John | Director | 2001-10-20 | 2009-09-26 |
| BOAIT, Joanna Catherine | Director | 2000-10-07 | 2010-09-25 |
| BOAIT, Joanna Catherine | Director | 1999-02-06 | 2000-07-04 |
| BOYCOTT, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2007-04-28 | 2011-08-18 |
| BUNCH, John Sturdee | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2001-06-23 |
| CHAMBERS, Colin Michael | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2019-01-31 |
| CHAMBERS, Colin Michael | Director | 1999-04-25 | 2000-07-02 |
| CROWTHER, Stephanie Claire | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2019-11-02 |
| DOWSETT-MARSH, Philip Clive | Director | 1999-03-06 | 2000-07-06 |
| DUTTON-FORSHAW, Richard James | Director | 2019-01-04 | 2019-09-04 |
| EVANS, Stephen Nicholas | Director | 2019-09-14 | 2022-04-07 |
| FREEMAN, James David Ferdinand | Director | — | 1995-06-06 |
| GIBBINS, John Ambrose | Director | 1998-05-09 | 2001-07-14 |
| GILLIES, Alasdair Campbell | Director | — | 1998-10-29 |
| GORDON, Robert Kenneth | Director | 2000-05-06 | 2002-07-07 |
| GREENWOOD, Peter | Director | 2018-05-12 | 2020-02-24 |
| HARDING, Michael William | Director | 2001-04-08 | 2003-01-29 |
| HAWKINS, Richard Anthony Playfair | Director | 2020-04-22 | 2023-01-09 |
| HIGGS, Robin Philip Coventry | Director | 2001-06-23 | 2016-09-17 |
| HIGGS, Robin Philip Coventry | Director | — | 2000-07-03 |
| HOLLIDAY, Clive | Director | 1998-05-09 | 2000-07-01 |
| HOUGHTON, Alison Jean | Director | 2019-12-19 | 2023-08-14 |
| JOACHIM-BAGGOTT, Simon James | Director | 2011-01-08 | 2018-06-12 |
| JONES, David Stjohn | Director | 2020-04-22 | 2023-01-09 |
| KENCHENTEN, Liam Paul | Director | 2019-08-21 | 2020-03-15 |
| LACEY, Richard Howard | Director | 2019-08-21 | 2022-04-07 |
| LEVEN, James Lindsay | Director | 2002-10-05 | 2004-09-30 |
| MITCHELL, Michael Robert | Director | 2001-10-20 | 2019-08-13 |
| OLVER, Peter Michael, Major | Director | — | 2000-07-01 |
| ORMOND, Richard John | Director | 2011-03-19 | 2017-07-31 |
| PARKER, Margaret | Director | 1994-07-30 | 1999-02-06 |
| PAUL, Malcolm Richard | Director | — | 1999-02-01 |
| ROSSITER, Martin Roy | Director | 2019-01-04 | 2022-11-03 |
| RUSSELL, James Frederick George | Director | 2005-01-29 | 2010-11-20 |
| SIMMONDS, Derek Robert | Director | 2018-01-20 | 2019-08-13 |
| SMITH, Peter | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2023-01-09 |
| SNOW, David Geoffrey | Director | 2000-05-06 | 2006-06-03 |
| SQUIRES, Amanda Jane | Director | 2022-08-17 | 2023-03-28 |
| TRIGG, John Kenneth, Dr | Director | 2012-05-25 | 2019-08-30 |
| TWINE, Francis James | Director | 2000-10-07 | 2003-07-06 |
| TWINE, Francis James | Director | 1999-03-21 | 2000-07-03 |
| TWINE, Frank James | Director | 2004-08-03 | 2007-06-06 |
| WAGNER, Stuart Donald | Director | — | 1995-05-23 |
| WALDEN, Mark Philip Gray | Director | 2000-05-06 | 2005-02-01 |
| WOODROOFE, Kenneth Clifford | Director | — | 1995-01-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watercress Line Heritage Railwaytrust Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 262 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-04-07 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-04-07 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-37.5%
£3,947 £2,466
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-17.8%
£3,832,727 £3,149,575
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+11.1%
45 50
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-32.2%
-£518,071 -£685,131
lowest in 6 filed years
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