SIGNATURE RAIL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-28 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-14
Watchouts
Cash
£11K
-19.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£362K
-65.2% vs 2023
Employees
33
+3.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+4.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 7 times since incorporation
- SIGNATURE RAIL LIMITED 2018-10-29 → present
- TRAPEZE GROUP RAIL LIMITED 2013-06-24 → 2018-10-29
- FUNKWERK INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES YORK LIMITED 2007-03-07 → 2013-06-24
- VOSSLOH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES YORK LIMITED 2003-04-25 → 2007-03-07
- VOSSLOH SYSTEM-TECHNIK YORK LIMITED 2002-04-16 → 2003-04-25
- VST COMRECO RAIL LIMITED 1999-12-03 → 2002-04-16
- COMRECO RAIL LIMITED 1990-06-25 → 1999-12-03
- SCENECLEAR LIMITED 1990-03-22 → 1990-06-25
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £5,838,192 | £6,482,313 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,997,575 | £2,081,466 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,997,575 | £2,081,466 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,528,145 | £1,489,948 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £13,247 | £10,643 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £1,246,344 | £500,150 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £1,041,740 | £362,179 | |
| Equity | £494,104 | £1,286,920 | £399,267 | £122,282 | £1,242,640 | £1,041,740 | £362,179 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 33 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,261,928 | £2,250,152 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 34.2% | 32.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 26.2% | 23.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 160.3% | 416.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.73x | 0.38x |
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
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these factors, the directors, at the time of approving the financial statements, have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SIGNATURE RAIL LIMITED · parent
- TTG Technology (Europe) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £2,169,509 (2023: £1,731,841).”
- “We will continue to extend our solutions with innovative automation and optimisation capabilities, and will be responding to market demand for hosted and SaaS offering across all products.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIDHU, Claire | Secretary | 2019-08-04 | — | — |
| DACEY, Matthew | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| DELANEY, William | Director | 2026-01-01 | Dec 1963 | Australian |
| QVIST, Morten Boas | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1986 | Danish |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLETON, Hugh | Secretary | 2016-12-05 | 2019-08-04 |
| MIDDLETON, Hugh Neil | Secretary | 1998-04-29 | 2013-05-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Jean Wendy | Secretary | — | 1998-04-28 |
| ALBERT, Roland Franz | Director | 1999-09-28 | 2010-07-21 |
| ANDERSON, Christopher Donald | Director | 1998-04-29 | 2000-10-27 |
| BEATTIE, Brian | Director | 2013-05-31 | 2023-01-01 |
| BECKER, Hermann | Director | 2010-08-25 | 2013-05-31 |
| BROWN, Ian | Director | 2008-08-26 | 2015-11-18 |
| CLAY, Robert Peter | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| ESKENAZI, Laurent Albert | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| GOUGH, Robert Ashley, Dr | Director | — | 2001-06-30 |
| GREAVES, Tom Arthur | Director | — | 2002-03-31 |
| GRUCHOT KIECKBUSCH, Desiree | Director | 2002-05-07 | 2012-05-08 |
| GUSTAFSSON, Frank | Director | 2017-12-06 | 2022-03-10 |
| HARRINGTON, Paul | Director | 2024-11-19 | 2026-01-01 |
| HUNDT, Reinhold | Director | 1999-09-28 | 2012-05-07 |
| LUNDQUIST, Leif Sture | Director | — | 1992-04-10 |
| LUTH, Harald | Director | 1999-09-28 | 2001-02-06 |
| MARKS, Carrie | Director | 2022-03-10 | 2023-01-01 |
| MIDDLETON, Hugh Neil | Director | 2013-04-23 | 2013-05-31 |
| MILLER, Mark Robert | Director | 2013-05-31 | 2023-01-01 |
| NEUSTOCK, Heinz-Holger | Director | 2001-02-06 | 2013-05-31 |
| SCHUCHMANN, Burkhard Christian | Director | 1999-09-28 | 2001-02-06 |
| STALLYBRASS, Michael Oswald | Director | 1996-05-31 | 2011-06-28 |
| ULSTED, Jesper | Director | 2016-03-11 | 2021-04-01 |
| WINDING-LAURITZEN, Helle | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2017-11-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modaxo Europe A/S | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 225 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
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Turnover
+11%
£5,838,192 £6,482,313
-
Cash
-19.7%
£13,247 £10,643
-
Net assets
-65.2%
£1,041,740 £362,179
-
Employees
+3.1%
32 33
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Operating profit
+4.2%
£1,997,575 £2,081,466
-
Profit before tax
+4.2%
£1,997,575 £2,081,466
-
Wages
-0.5%
£2,261,928 £2,250,152
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