HOWELLS RAILWAY PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-17 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£415K
-62.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
45
-10% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£764K
-602.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HOWELLS RAILWAY PRODUCTS LIMITED 1990-04-20 → present
- FOLDAUTO LIMITED 1989-11-03 → 1990-04-20
Profit before tax
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 | — | £3,876,067 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£27,646 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£27,527 | £17,805 | £214,701 | -£108,807 | -£764,346 | |
| Net profit | — | -£27,527 | £17,805 | £214,701 | -£119,286 | -£764,346 | |
| Cash | — | £838,674 | £638,150 | £760,489 | £1,118,449 | £415,225 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,210,857 | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £6,238,384 | £6,210,857 | £6,228,662 | £6,443,363 | £6,525,612 | £5,761,266 | |
| Average employees | — | 47 | 47 | 45 | 50 | 45 | |
| Wages | — | £950,385 | £1,036,131 | £1,112,998 | £1,190,287 | £1,157,285 |
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 | — | -0.7% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | -0.7% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.4% | — | — | — | — |
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 · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUDLEY, Jennifer Bernadette | Secretary | 2006-09-15 | — | British |
| DUDLEY, Jennifer Bernadette | Director | 1993-08-24 | Oct 1967 | British |
| HOWELLS, David Peter | Director | 1993-08-24 | Sep 1970 | British |
| HOWELLS, Rebbecca Louise | Director | 1999-12-23 | Feb 1973 | British |
| ROBERTS, David Jon | Director | 2015-12-21 | May 1968 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLIS, Kevin Joseph | Secretary | 1995-10-06 | 2004-12-31 |
| CORKER, Raymond John | Secretary | 2005-05-01 | 2006-09-15 |
| HUGHES, John James | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2005-04-30 |
| RIGBY, Joseph Wolfenden | Secretary | — | 1995-10-06 |
| DAVIS RATCLIFFE, Peter Derek | Director | 1993-08-24 | 1995-02-18 |
| HAMER, Malcolm | Director | — | 1995-10-06 |
| HANSON, Ian | Director | 2004-11-26 | 2011-02-08 |
| HOWELLS, Eileen | Director | — | 2004-03-22 |
| HOWELLS, Michael | Director | — | 1993-08-16 |
| HUGHES, John James | Director | 1999-12-23 | 2009-08-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Howells Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-07 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-11-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-07 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
-62.9%
£1,118,449 £415,225
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
-10%
50 45
-
Profit before tax
-602.5%
-£108,807 -£764,346
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-2.8%
£1,190,287 £1,157,285
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