FOREST OF DEAN RAILWAY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-07 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£245K
-46.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
-8.2% vs 2024
Employees
5
-16.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£211K
-178.1% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £971,737 | £893,314 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £262,162 | -£218,145 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £270,432 | -£211,174 | |
| Net profit | -£40,410 | — | — | — | £205,798 | -£160,244 | |
| Cash | £2,940 | — | — | £2,755 | £458,623 | £245,391 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,596,431 | — | — | £1,572,804 | £1,946,802 | £1,789,487 | |
| Net assets | £1,378,620 | — | — | £1,408,418 | £1,906,375 | £1,749,731 | |
| Equity | £1,378,620 | £1,392,183 | £1,394,588 | £1,408,418 | £1,906,375 | £1,749,731 | |
| Average employees | 6 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
| 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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 27.0% | -24.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 21.2% | -17.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 13.5% | -12.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.86x | 2.23x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Walter Hunter & Co Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 group's or the parent company'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
- FOREST OF DEAN RAILWAY LIMITED · parent
- Dean Forest Railway Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 14th August 2025, an incident took place involving the Grade II listed St Mary's Footbridge and an engineering train belonging to the company. The incident caused significant damage to the footbridge. ... The incident remains under investigation by the Office of Road and Rail.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 67 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULL, Christopher | Director | 2025-11-02 | Nov 1955 | British |
| CHURTON, David Michael | Director | 2024-10-31 | Jul 1986 | Welsh |
| DICKINSON, Adam James | Director | 2018-10-27 | Oct 1983 | British |
| HILLIER, Martin John Paul | Director | 2024-05-21 | Apr 1951 | British |
| HUXTABLE, Frederick William | Director | 2025-09-16 | Jul 1956 | British |
| POPE, Ian Alexander | Director | 2017-08-29 | May 1957 | British |
| RUDGE, Timothy Leslie | Director | 2026-04-07 | Jun 1958 | British |
| STAINTON, Clive Graham, Dr | Director | 2025-09-16 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Adam James | Director | 2024-01-18 | Nov 1993 | British |
Show 67 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNETT, Wallace Robert | Secretary | 2024-02-27 | 2024-09-30 |
| BRADLEY, Graham Derek | Secretary | 2005-12-09 | 2009-03-01 |
| HARDING, Malcolm John | Secretary | 2010-03-01 | 2024-02-06 |
| LYALL, David Bailie | Secretary | — | 1999-03-31 |
| METHERALL, Ann | Secretary | 1999-04-01 | 2005-12-09 |
| ADAMS, Peter Charles Innell | Director | 2001-02-09 | 2013-09-14 |
| BAPTIST, Andrew John | Director | 1997-02-14 | 1999-10-08 |
| BARNETT, Wallace Robert | Director | 2024-03-26 | 2024-09-30 |
| BARNETT, Wallace Robert | Director | 2016-09-24 | 2019-11-14 |
| BEARNE, Stuart James Vincent | Director | 2007-08-18 | 2008-09-21 |
| BEATON, Ian Keith | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2016-11-22 |
| BEATON, Ian Keith | Director | 2008-04-06 | 2011-07-09 |
| BEATON, Ian Keith | Director | 2001-05-11 | 2005-06-30 |
| BRADLEY, Graham Derek | Director | 2006-06-17 | 2006-08-13 |
| BRAMWELL, Robert Frederick | Director | 1995-05-12 | 2012-01-28 |
| BRIMBLE, Michael | Director | 1991-07-12 | 1993-07-03 |
| BYWATER, Royston | Director | — | 1995-10-07 |
| CLARKE, Alastair John Macpherson, Dr | Director | 2019-06-04 | 2024-03-22 |
| CLARKE, John Thelwell | Director | 2016-09-24 | 2024-03-27 |
| COGLAN, Paul Raymond | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2011-01-18 |
| COLLINS, David Arthur | Director | 2002-09-14 | 2012-01-28 |
| COPLEY, Keirran Robert | Director | 2016-11-22 | 2017-08-29 |
| CORNICK, Michael John | Director | 2004-05-21 | 2007-07-14 |
| CORNICK, Michael John | Director | 1993-10-08 | 1994-09-10 |
| DAVIES, Bernard Albert | Director | — | 1999-09-18 |
| GRAY, Benjamin Thomas, Cllr | Director | 2011-07-09 | 2015-06-12 |
| HARDING, Malcolm John | Director | 2012-01-28 | 2016-09-24 |
| HARDING, Malcolm John | Director | — | 2007-01-01 |
| HARPER, David John Edward | Director | 2004-10-21 | 2007-01-25 |
| HARRIS, Robert David | Director | 2024-04-02 | 2024-11-05 |
| HARRIS, Robert David | Director | 2023-06-24 | 2024-01-18 |
| HARRIS, Robert David | Director | 2018-03-24 | 2023-06-01 |
| HILLIER, Martin John Paul | Director | 1991-07-12 | 2004-04-23 |
| HOLMES, David Michael | Director | 1992-09-11 | 1997-01-10 |
| HUNT, Cecile | Director | 2018-01-13 | 2024-03-26 |
| JOHNSON, Arthur Keith | Director | 1998-10-09 | 2007-01-01 |
| LANSDELL, Paul Averell William, Dr | Director | 2006-12-08 | 2018-10-27 |
| LANSDELL, Paul Averell William, Dr | Director | — | 1995-03-16 |
| MCLENNAN, Timothy Ian | Director | 2018-10-27 | 2023-02-10 |
| MOGER, Godfrey Joseph | Director | 2017-10-21 | 2018-08-18 |
| MORRIS, Douglas Edward | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2009-08-09 |
| MORRIS, Robert Spencer | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2025-11-02 |
| MORRIS, Robert Spencer | Director | 2010-07-16 | 2013-09-14 |
| PALIN, Terence William Harold | Director | 2008-04-06 | 2010-03-01 |
| PHELPS, Douglas Geoffrey | Director | 1994-11-11 | 1998-10-09 |
| PHELPS, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 2000-02-11 | 2001-05-11 |
| PONTER, David William | Director | — | 1991-06-27 |
| RADWAY, Margaret Ann | Director | — | 1992-06-27 |
| RADWAY, Trevor Anthony Charles | Director | — | 1996-09-21 |
| SANDLES, Paul Dean | Director | 2018-10-27 | 2020-02-15 |
| SANDLES, Paul Dean | Director | 2017-08-29 | 2018-03-24 |
| SEWELL, Michael Armstrong | Director | 2007-10-12 | 2008-02-08 |
| SHIRLEY, Jason Rauffe | Director | 2015-08-14 | 2019-04-13 |
| SMITH, Paul James | Director | 2013-05-17 | 2017-10-21 |
| SNOOK, Dennis Allan | Director | — | 2006-06-17 |
| THOMAS, Griffith Mervyn | Director | — | 2001-02-09 |
| WALKER, Christopher John | Director | 2007-03-04 | 2008-10-04 |
| WEBB, Keith Lloyd | Director | 1996-09-21 | 1998-07-10 |
| WENTWORTH, Lynne Elaine | Director | 2004-12-10 | 2016-09-24 |
| WENTWORTH, Lynne Elaine | Director | 1998-10-09 | 2004-10-21 |
| WESTERBERG, William Denis | Director | 1996-09-21 | 2007-03-30 |
| WHITE, John Hugh | Director | — | 2002-09-14 |
| WHITE, Jonathan David | Director | 2016-09-24 | 2018-01-13 |
| WILLIAMS, Adam James | Director | 2015-06-12 | 2017-08-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Stuart Edward | Director | 2010-04-16 | 2017-10-21 |
| WOODLIFFE, David Leonard | Director | 2012-01-29 | 2020-06-02 |
| WOODROW, Andrew Hugh | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2015-06-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Alastair Clarke Dfrs | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-24 |
| Mr Timothy Ian Mclennan Dfrs | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-01 |
| Dean Forest Railway Society Cio | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 629 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 10
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-8.1%
£971,737 £893,314
-
Cash
-46.5%
£458,623 £245,391
-
Net assets
-8.2%
£1,906,375 £1,749,731
-
Employees
-16.7%
6 5
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-183.2%
£262,162 -£218,145
-
Profit before tax
-178.1%
£270,432 -£211,174
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