EUROSTAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-04 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£66M
-76.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£367M
-0.8% vs 2023
Employees
1,553
+8.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£101M
-14.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- EUROSTAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2009-12-31 → present
- EUROSTAR (U.K.) LIMITED 1996-10-01 → 2009-12-31
- EUROPEAN PASSENGER SERVICES LIMITED 1990-08-22 → 1996-10-01
- TRANSEUROPE TRACK LIMITED 1990-01-22 → 1990-08-22
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,333,700,000 | £1,323,800,000 | |
| Operating profit | £158,300,000 | £112,300,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £118,400,000 | £101,300,000 | |
| Net profit | £120,600,000 | £74,200,000 | |
| Cash | £286,500,000 | £66,200,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £779,600,000 | £935,100,000 | |
| Net assets | £369,900,000 | £366,800,000 | |
| Equity | £369,900,000 | £366,800,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,433 | 1,553 | |
| Wages | £79,300,000 | £95,500,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.9% | 8.5% | |
| Net margin | 9.0% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.3% | 12.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.5% | 70.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.73x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | 2.80x | 2.71x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of the accounts. This approach was approved by the Board at its meeting on 24 March 2025.”
Group structure
- EUROSTAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · parent
- Eurostar (U.K.) Limited 100%
- Eurostar Group Limited 100%
- Eurostar International SAS 100%
- Eurostar International SRL 100%
- Eurostar Holidays Limited 100%
- Eurostar France SAS 100%
- Rail Manche Finance UKEIG 50%
- Railteam BV 10%
- ATOC Limited 5%
Significant events
- “Following a successful refinancing in 2024, the Company has prepared its financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Accounting Standards including Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework.”
- “The Company also exited all interest rate swap derivate contracts that existed at 31 December 2023.”
- “In July 2024, the Company cancelled its share premium account of £165.0m and, in November 2024, the Company paid a final dividend of £121.1m to its immediate parent company.”
- “On 10 February 2025, Eurostar completed building works at the Amsterdam Centraal station and recommenced services operating between London and Amsterdam.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 97 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY, James | Secretary | 2022-07-04 | — | — |
| WILLIAMS, Gareth | Secretary | 2011-07-06 | — | British |
| BAREILHE, Franck, Mr. | Director | 2022-04-11 | Jul 1964 | French |
Show 97 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOND, Susannah Jong Sook | Secretary | 2006-08-21 | 2010-10-01 |
| BROWN, David Nicholas | Secretary | 2009-10-01 | 2011-02-01 |
| CLIFTON, Roger Cheston | Secretary | 1996-09-18 | 1998-03-31 |
| DILLON HATCHER, Niul | Secretary | 2005-09-12 | 2006-08-18 |
| HORTON, John Anthony | Secretary | — | 1996-09-18 |
| NUNN, Ian Alan | Secretary | 2005-07-15 | 2005-09-12 |
| OWEN, Crispin John Guy | Secretary | 2002-06-26 | 2006-10-13 |
| SMITH, Simon Alexander | Secretary | 2011-02-01 | 2011-07-06 |
| WILSON, Victoria Mary | Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 2005-07-15 |
| AZEMA, David Francois | Director | 1998-12-15 | 1999-08-23 |
| BASTIEN, Patrick Pierre | Director | 2017-05-10 | 2020-11-26 |
| BAYLEY, James Mark | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2015-05-28 |
| BERNARD, Frank | Director | 2006-10-30 | 2010-07-07 |
| BISS, Adele | Director | — | 2010-07-07 |
| BOISSARD, Sophie Antoinette | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2015-05-28 |
| BROWN, Richard Howard | Director | 2002-08-19 | 2013-06-30 |
| BROWN, Richard Howard | Director | 1999-08-23 | 2002-02-12 |
| BUGEJA, Luke Erik | Director | 2020-03-25 | 2021-05-24 |
| BUTLER, James, Sir | Director | 1994-04-29 | 1999-01-27 |
| BYE, Gordon Douglas | Director | 1999-09-23 | 2002-08-19 |
| CHEESEWRIGHT, James | Director | 2010-08-31 | 2020-10-31 |
| CHILD, Colin Charles | Director | 1998-12-15 | 1999-08-23 |
| CODERRE, Denis Willie Joseph, Hon. | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2021-03-27 |
| COOPER, Michael David | Director | 2018-03-12 | 2020-09-30 |
| COTTON, Peter Leslie | Director | 2006-10-30 | 2010-07-07 |
| DALIBARD, Barbara | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2016-05-13 |
| DALIBARD, Barbara | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2010-12-03 |
| DAMAS, Jacques André | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2022-04-11 |
| DAMAS, Jacques | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2005-08-31 |
| DAZIANO, Laurence Danielle Jeanne, Mrs. | Director | 2022-04-11 | 2025-06-30 |
| DE ROCQUIGNY DU FAYEL, Antoine Dominique Olivier René | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2022-04-10 |
| DE RUN, Hamish Nihal Malcom | Director | 2021-05-25 | 2021-08-26 |
| DE RUN, Hamish Nihal Malcom | Director | 2015-05-28 | 2016-12-16 |
| DEJEAN, Christine | Director | 2007-07-12 | 2010-04-12 |
| DESCHEEMAECKER, Marc | Director | 2007-01-23 | 2013-12-01 |
| DESNYDER, Daniel Paul | Director | 1999-02-26 | 2010-01-28 |
| DILISSEN, Theodoor Jacob | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2015-03-20 |
| DIXON, Kenneth Herbert Morley | Director | 1993-04-07 | 1994-05-09 |
| DUBOIS, Didier | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| EDGLEY, Richard John | Director | — | 1997-05-08 |
| EMMERICH, Mathias Benjamin | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2005-05-19 |
| FAGOT, Odile Françoise | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2019-08-07 |
| FARANDOU, Jean Pierre | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2002-09-30 |
| FOREMAN, Cecil William | Director | 1994-05-09 | 1999-01-20 |
| FORTIN, Olivier Georges Xavier | Director | 2021-09-15 | 2022-04-11 |
| FORTIN, Olivier Georges Xavier | Director | 2015-05-28 | 2018-11-29 |
| GIVEN, Susanne Johanne | Director | 2016-12-17 | 2020-03-24 |
| GOLDSON, Charles Richard Browne | Director | 2002-03-21 | 2006-09-28 |
| GOLDSON, Charles Richard Browne | Director | 1999-08-23 | 2000-09-28 |
| GROUND, Alan Geoffrey | Director | 1994-05-09 | 1997-05-08 |
| GUENOT, Jean-Baptiste Paul Marie | Director | 2015-05-28 | 2022-04-11 |
| GUEZ, Jean Claude | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2012-08-31 |
| HENNEQUIN, Denis Michel Daniel | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2022-04-11 |
| HOLDEN, Robert David | Director | 1998-07-29 | 2010-07-07 |
| HOLLINGSWORTH, Clare Margaret | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2019-06-30 |
| HORNBY, Derek Peter, Sir | Director | 1996-05-31 | 1998-04-08 |
| HORTON, John Anthony | Director | — | 1994-05-09 |
| HOWELL, Emma | Director | 2021-08-26 | 2022-04-11 |
| JADOT, Michel Jean Arsene Eugene | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| JERRAM, Jeremy James | Director | 1993-04-07 | 1994-05-09 |
| KRAKOVITCH, Alain Herbert Scolastique | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2022-04-11 |
| LECLERCQ, Jean-Yves | Director | 2015-05-28 | 2018-02-28 |
| LORAND, Renaud Hubert Pierre | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2022-04-11 |
| MCDONALD, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2009-12-15 | 2010-07-07 |
| MERCER, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2018-12-31 |
| MICHELIN, Patrick | Director | 2005-07-07 | 2006-09-21 |
| MILLS, Adam Francis | Director | 1996-07-17 | 1998-04-08 |
| MIREUX, Jean | Director | 2003-05-08 | 2007-07-12 |
| MOTTRAM, Heidi | Director | 2014-02-27 | 2020-03-16 |
| NASR, Dany Pierre | Director | 2020-11-26 | 2021-09-15 |
| NEERHOUT, John | Director | 1998-04-21 | 1998-12-31 |
| NICOLI, Vivian Kingfon | Director | 2021-04-07 | 2022-04-11 |
| NORMAN, Archibald John | Director | 1993-04-07 | 1994-03-30 |
| NUNN, Ian Alan | Director | 2000-03-30 | 2010-05-31 |
| PALMER, John | Director | — | 1994-04-29 |
| PARDON, Leon Jozef | Director | 1998-12-15 | 2003-03-13 |
| PARLY, Florence Marie Jeanne | Director | 2016-05-13 | 2017-06-22 |
| PELLETIER, Chantale | Director | 2015-05-28 | 2017-05-10 |
| PEPY, Guillaume Laurent Julien | Director | 2002-09-30 | 2010-08-31 |
| PEPY, Guillaume Laurent Julien | Director | 1999-08-23 | 2001-09-27 |
| PETROVIC, Nicolas | Director | 2006-07-12 | 2018-02-28 |
| PICARD, Rachel | Director | 2015-05-28 | 2020-02-20 |
| QUEILLE, Cecile | Director | 1999-08-23 | 2001-09-27 |
| RAYNER, David Edward | Director | — | 1994-03-30 |
| REID, Robert Paul, Sir | Director | 1993-04-27 | 1994-05-09 |
| REINICHE, Dominique Jacqueline Nicole | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2022-04-11 |
| ROLLASON, William Peter | Director | 2000-05-11 | 2002-12-04 |
| RUSSELL, Mark Francis | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2015-05-28 |
| SOUTHGATE, Malcolm John Hamilton Paul | Director | — | 2005-05-19 |
| STRUTHERS, James Gavin | Director | 1997-11-19 | 1999-09-03 |
| TAYLOR, Hamish Wilson | Director | 1997-03-19 | 1999-09-23 |
| THILLAUD, Dominique | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2012-07-31 |
| THILLAUD, Dominique | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2010-12-03 |
| TRÉVISANI, Laurent Etienne | Director | 2015-05-28 | 2020-02-19 |
| VINCK, Karel | Director | 2005-07-07 | 2010-07-07 |
| WAKEFIELD, Nicholas Jeremy | Director | 1996-05-31 | 1997-03-14 |
| WALKER, Adam Christopher | Director | 2003-05-08 | 2008-03-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurostar Group Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-04-07 | Active |
| Sncf Voyages Developpement S.A.S | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-07 |
| Patina Rail Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-07 |
| Gouvernement De La Republique Francaise | Legal person | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 735 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-07-29 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-29 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-0.7%
£1,333,700,000 £1,323,800,000
-
Cash
-76.9%
£286,500,000 £66,200,000
-
Net assets
-0.8%
£369,900,000 £366,800,000
-
Employees
+8.4%
1,433 1,553
-
Operating profit
-29.1%
£158,300,000 £112,300,000
-
Profit before tax
-14.4%
£118,400,000 £101,300,000
-
Wages
+20.4%
£79,300,000 £95,500,000
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