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CHURNET VALLEY RAILWAY (1992) PLC
Profile
- Company number
- 02760505
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1992-10-30
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-24
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49100
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Accordingly, these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern. However, no material adjustments have arisen with regard to asset valuations, as the Directors anticipate that they will be realised at their carrying value in the future.”
Significant events
- “An important milestone in 2024 was the fourth year of the Polar Express operation at our railway. This venture achieved remarkable success, with a 23% increase in bookings over 2023, resulting in 58,531 passengers carried over 24 operating days.”
- “Through 2024 we have seen great progress on the Leek extension project which resulted in the project being completed in December 2024 with the first passenger train running over the extension.”
- “The Directors expect the company to convert to charitable status in the future. The Directors plan to transfer the Company's trading activities and assets to an existing Charity within 12 months, pending approval from the Charity Commission.”
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People
7 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGGOTT, John Geoffrey | Secretary | 2014-10-29 | — | — |
| BURGESS, Ian Reginald William | Director | 2018-03-07 | Dec 1948 | British |
| CHAPMAN, Geoffrey Ian | Director | 2019-06-20 | Apr 1958 | British |
| DAVIES, David Wynne | Director | 2023-01-27 | Oct 1954 | British |
| HANCOCK, Anthony Mark | Director | 1992-10-30 | Nov 1953 | British |
| MEADOWCROFT, Christopher Michael | Director | 2014-05-01 | Apr 1985 | British |
| WILSON, Gregory Alexander Benoit | Director | 2004-03-27 | Dec 1979 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROCOTT, Stephen | Secretary | 2013-10-10 | 2014-10-29 |
| HILL, Richard Graham | Secretary | 1992-10-10 | 1994-12-14 |
| JACOB, Christopher | Secretary | 2006-11-03 | 2010-09-07 |
| JACOB, Christopher | Secretary | 1997-10-23 | 1999-01-17 |
| JEUDA, Basil Simon | Secretary | 1994-12-14 | 1997-10-31 |
| JONES, David Harold | Secretary | 2013-01-09 | 2013-10-10 |
| SELF, Howard John | Secretary | 1999-01-17 | 2006-11-02 |
| SMITH, Andrew James | Secretary | 2010-09-07 | 2013-01-09 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-10-30 | 1992-10-10 |
| BRAY, Duncan James | Director | 1994-05-21 | 2007-02-04 |
| BROUGH, Alan Fletcher | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2018-01-15 |
| CAMPION, Sydney Frederick | Director | 2001-09-04 | 2004-10-09 |
| GASKIN, David George | Director | 1995-11-28 | 2012-10-31 |
| HAYWOOD, Emma Claire | Director | 2018-01-23 | 2019-01-16 |
| JEUDA, Basil Simon | Director | 1994-05-21 | 1997-10-31 |
| KEMP, David Ronald | Director | 1994-05-21 | 2018-01-15 |
| MORREY, Andrew William | Director | 1992-12-10 | 1999-10-17 |
| POOLE, John Roderick | Director | 1994-05-21 | 1995-08-16 |
| SELF, Howard John | Director | 2000-09-12 | 2006-11-02 |
| SHAW, Edward Hugh | Director | 1994-05-21 | 2006-05-19 |
| TAYLOR, Roger Kenneth | Director | 1998-06-09 | 1999-04-13 |
| WESTERMAN, David Ronald | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2006-06-02 |
| WESTERMAN, Linda Margaret | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2006-06-02 |
| WOOD, Peter John Edward | Director | 2001-09-04 | 2006-02-20 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-10-30 | 1992-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Mark Hancock | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-02-04 |
| Mr David Ronald Kemp | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-02-04 |
| Alan Fletcher Brough | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-02-04 |
| Gregory Alexander Benoit Wilson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Christopher Michael Meadowcroft | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 490 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | SH03 | capital | capital return purchase own shares |
| 2026-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2026-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2026-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2026-01-31 | DISS40 | gazette | gazette filings brought up to date |
| 2026-01-30 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type full |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2026-01-20 | GAZ1 | gazette | gazette notice compulsory |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-05-14 | SH03 | capital | capital return purchase own shares |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-02-10 | SH03 | capital | capital return purchase own shares |
| 2024-12-10 | SH03 | capital | capital return purchase own shares |
| 2024-10-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-08-21 | SH03 | capital | capital return purchase own shares |
| 2024-07-29 | SH03 | capital | capital return purchase own shares |
| 2024-02-22 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-02-19 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-02-16 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-02-08 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
Credit score
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