EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-04 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£107K
-54.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£932K
-1.1% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£133,961 | -£10,540 | |
| Cash | £235,222 | £107,228 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £942,557 | £932,018 | |
| Net assets | £942,557 | £932,018 | |
| Equity | £942,557 | £932,018 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.5% | 0.6% | |
| Current ratio | 51.31x | 30.04x |
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
- Horsfield & Smith
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has obligations in respect of the maintenance of key structures along the route of the railway. The Board of Trustees has recognised that the current level of cash reserves is insufficient to meet its obligations in the medium term, and the Board and the member Partners have addressed the existence of the possible shortfall in a timely manner. The schedule of planned maintenance work confirms that this work will be able to be carried out. For this reason it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the Statement of Accounting Policies.”
Significant events
- “During the year the Trust has continued to support the East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited ("ELLR") with the planned programme for the maintenance of the structures and investments in projects to develop the potential of the Railway.”
- “A grant has been secured by the Trust from COF to fund the repair of the Higher Woodhill Viaduct. The three local authorities will contribute match funding to ths project.”
- “Whilst the inspection program has found all structures to be fit for rail operations it has highlighted extensive repair work needed and a new five year rolling program has been drawn up to prioritise these. Additional funding will need to be generated to action this plan.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 74 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIDSDALE, Lynne | Secretary | 2023-06-29 | — | — |
| BAYLEY, Noel Edward | Director | 2022-09-12 | Jun 1966 | British |
| CHAPMAN, Robert Gamble | Director | 2018-06-28 | Sep 1950 | British |
| CHEETHAM, Anne Cartner, Councillor | Director | 2011-06-23 | Jan 1942 | British |
| DAVIES, Brian John | Director | 1999-07-15 | Jun 1940 | British |
| HARRIS, Jackie | Director | 2023-05-24 | May 1943 | British |
| JOHNSON, Janice, Councillor | Director | 2016-06-01 | Feb 1962 | British |
| KELLY, Michael William | Director | 2016-01-01 | Jan 1950 | British |
| LAW, Richard | Director | 2012-12-01 | Oct 1947 | British |
| MALCOLM, Peter | Director | 2023-06-05 | Sep 1949 | British |
| MCMAHON, Annie | Director | 2023-05-19 | Jan 1946 | British |
| MORRIS, Charlotte Elizabeth | Director | 2022-09-12 | Dec 1988 | British |
| SHEERIN, William Mark | Director | 2022-09-12 | May 1944 | British |
Show 74 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, David John | Secretary | — | 1997-03-28 |
| HARTLEY, John Steven | Secretary | 1993-07-25 | 2003-06-01 |
| JONES, Paul | Secretary | 2003-06-01 | 2004-10-15 |
| JONES-GREENHALGH, Pat | Secretary | 2017-06-20 | 2018-07-23 |
| LITTLE, Geoff | Secretary | 2018-07-24 | 2018-07-31 |
| LITTLE, Geoff | Secretary | 2018-07-15 | 2023-06-28 |
| OWEN, Michael Anthony | Secretary | 2011-03-01 | 2017-06-20 |
| SANDERS, Mark Henry | Secretary | 2001-12-13 | 2011-02-28 |
| TAYLOR, Dennis | Secretary | 1997-09-09 | 2001-09-30 |
| ATKINSON, Geoffrey, Cllr | Director | 2005-05-19 | 2006-06-08 |
| ATKINSON, Geoffrey | Director | 1994-06-21 | 1999-07-15 |
| BARNES, Alyson, Councillor | Director | 2018-06-28 | 2022-09-12 |
| BARNES, Alyson, Councillor | Director | 2012-06-21 | 2017-07-24 |
| BAYLEY, Noel Edward | Director | 2018-06-28 | 2019-06-20 |
| BENNION, Brian | Director | 2009-05-26 | 2014-06-26 |
| BOOTH, Allen | Director | — | 1996-06-19 |
| BYRNE, John | Director | — | 1999-12-07 |
| CONNOLLY, Joseph | Director | — | 1998-07-14 |
| COSTELLO, Siobhan | Director | 1999-07-15 | 2004-05-20 |
| DAVIDSON, Irene Elizabeth | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2006-06-08 |
| DUCKWORTH, Ian, Councillor | Director | 1992-09-10 | 1996-06-19 |
| DUNCAN, Peter Morton | Director | 1997-11-24 | 2016-01-01 |
| DUNNE, John Philip | Director | 1998-07-14 | 2000-06-21 |
| DUTTON, Raymond | Director | 2018-06-28 | 2022-09-12 |
| DUTTON, Raymond | Director | 2014-06-26 | 2016-06-01 |
| DUTTON, Raymond | Director | 2011-06-23 | 2013-05-31 |
| EASTON, David William, County Councillor | Director | 2001-09-13 | 2007-05-16 |
| FORSHAW, Lawrence | Director | 1998-07-14 | 2004-05-20 |
| GORMAN, John Denis, Cllr | Director | — | 1999-07-15 |
| HANCOCK, David James | Director | 1999-07-15 | 2000-06-21 |
| HARDING, Hazel | Director | — | 1996-11-05 |
| HEATH, Glyn Harvey | Director | 1995-06-21 | 1999-07-15 |
| HEYWORTH, Peter Norman | Director | — | 1998-07-14 |
| HODKINSON, Robert Lee | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2019-06-20 |
| JONES, Colin Edward | Director | — | 2022-09-12 |
| JONES, Trevor Thomas | Director | — | 2007-01-25 |
| KEANE, Patrick Joseph, Councillor | Director | — | 1992-09-10 |
| KELLY, Judith | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2022-09-12 |
| KELLY, Judith | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2018-06-28 |
| KNOWLES, Roy, Councillor | Director | 2014-06-26 | 2016-06-01 |
| LEE, George Anderton | Director | 2000-06-21 | 2004-05-20 |
| LEWIS, Jane | Director | 2011-06-23 | 2013-05-31 |
| LYTHGOE, Brian | Director | — | 1997-11-24 |
| MACNAE, Andrew Clive Mitchell | Director | 2014-06-26 | 2015-06-01 |
| MARRIOTT, Patrick Michael | Director | 2011-06-23 | 2014-06-26 |
| MARSH, Benjamin | Director | — | 1997-09-09 |
| MCCARTHY, Alan Michael | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2022-09-12 |
| MORRIS, Andrew | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2016-10-14 |
| MURPHY, David | Director | 1996-06-19 | 2008-05-31 |
| PEARSON, Graham | Director | — | 1994-06-21 |
| PILLING, Jim | Director | 2011-06-23 | 2012-06-21 |
| RUSH, Peter | Director | 2022-09-12 | 2023-06-05 |
| RUSH, Peter | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2018-06-28 |
| RUSH, Peter | Director | 2006-06-08 | 2011-06-23 |
| SERRIDGE, Sean Michael, Cllr | Director | 2022-09-12 | 2023-05-19 |
| SERRIDGE, Sean | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2018-06-28 |
| SHEERIN, Billy, Councillor | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2019-06-20 |
| SMITH, Darryl Mark | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2011-06-23 |
| SMITH, John | Director | 2000-06-21 | 2004-05-20 |
| SMITH, Neil | Director | 2000-06-21 | 2004-05-20 |
| SOUTH WORTH, Susan | Director | 2005-05-19 | 2007-05-16 |
| SOUTHERN, Philip | Director | — | 2005-05-19 |
| SOUTHWORTH, Susan, Councillor | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2016-06-01 |
| STEEN, Peter | Director | 2005-05-19 | 2011-06-23 |
| TAYLOR, James Alan | Director | 1996-06-19 | 2004-05-20 |
| THECKSTON, Barry | Director | 2005-05-19 | 2012-06-21 |
| VEVERS, Walter Graham | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2012-06-21 |
| VICKERS, Malcolm Stansfield | Director | 2005-05-19 | 2012-11-30 |
| WAITE, Evelyn May | Director | — | 1995-06-21 |
| WALKER, Alex | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2016-09-01 |
| WALKER, Roy Edward, Councillor | Director | 2012-06-21 | 2015-06-01 |
| WALKER, Roy-Edward, Cllr | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2011-06-23 |
| WILKINSON, Robert | Director | 1996-11-12 | 2001-09-30 |
| WRIGHT, Yvonne Susan | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2022-09-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-08-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
-54.4%
£235,222 £107,228
-
Net assets
-1.1%
£942,557 £932,018
-
Employees
—
Not reported
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