PORTERBROOK LEASING COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-02 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£20M
-26.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£224M
+4.2% vs 2023
Employees
78
-2.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£89M
-38.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £372,431,000 | £360,975,000 | |
| Operating profit | £113,918,000 | £108,721,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £144,223,000 | £88,756,000 | |
| Net profit | £153,649,000 | £98,646,000 | |
| Cash | £27,123,000 | £19,878,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,533,201,000 | £2,468,069,000 | |
| Net assets | £214,866,000 | £223,851,000 | |
| Equity | £214,866,000 | £223,851,000 | |
| Average employees | 80 | 78 | |
| Wages | £9,956,000 | £9,519,000 |
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 | 30.6% | 30.1% | |
| Net margin | 41.3% | 27.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.5% | 4.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.5% | 92.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.10x | 0.09x | |
| Interest cover | 0.74x | 0.73x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors therefore have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future and so they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- PORTERBROOK LEASING COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Porterbrook Maintenance Limited 100%
- Porterbrook March Leasing (4) Limited 100%
- Porterbrook Leasing Asset Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A new Labour government was formed following the general election held on 4 July. On 17 July, the King's Speech introduced the legislative programme for the new government.”
- “The Passenger Railways Service (Public Ownership) Act 2024 received Royal Assent on 28th November.”
- “The Railways Bill, due be introduced by the government in 2025, will establish Great British Railways (GBR) as an arm's length body.”
- “In June 2024, the Group's certification to ISO 14001:2015 was extended to 2027.”
- “In 2024 the Group once again took part in the GRESB assessment, achieving a top score of 100/100 and was named Global Transport Sector Leader.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
19 active · 67 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCLURE, Christopher Bonnar | Secretary | 2018-02-07 | — | — |
| ACKROYD, Benjamin John | Director | 2022-03-21 | Mar 1981 | British |
| BALL, Stephen Edward | Director | 2026-02-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| BOWLING, James Nicholas | Director | 2023-12-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| CORTES, Juan Guillermo Cediel | Director | 2026-02-04 | Feb 1991 | Spanish |
| COX, Andrew Julian Frederick | Director | 2016-12-15 | Apr 1967 | British |
| GRANT, Mary Alexander | Director | 2017-09-29 | Dec 1969 | British |
| HARBORA, Adam James | Director | 2016-04-26 | Feb 1984 | Canadian |
| LOVE, Brian | Director | 2023-04-26 | May 1979 | British |
| MCCLURE, Christopher Bonnar | Director | 2018-02-07 | Nov 1963 | British |
| MCDONAGH, John | Director | 2022-01-07 | May 1969 | British |
| MONTAGUE, Adrian, Sir | Director | 2020-07-09 | Feb 1948 | British |
| MUBASHIR, Syed Ahmed | Director | 2026-01-08 | Apr 1984 | Canadian |
| PIEYRE, Alexandre | Director | 2023-02-17 | Feb 1977 | French |
| PITT, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2017-05-01 | Apr 1959 | British |
| POLLACK, Eliav Gedalia | Director | 2024-07-18 | May 1985 | Israeli |
| ROSE, Stefan Jay | Director | 2021-03-30 | May 1979 | British |
| RUECKER, Alexandra Erika | Director | 2026-01-08 | May 1988 | German |
| TATARU, Roxana | Director | 2022-09-30 | Jun 1989 | British |
Show 67 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORK, Raymond Michael | Secretary | 1995-08-14 | 1997-08-13 |
| FRANCIS, Paul Andrew | Secretary | 1997-07-15 | 2000-04-20 |
| HEWETT, Peter Graham | Secretary | 1995-03-10 | 1995-08-14 |
| MCGURK, Stephen James | Secretary | 2008-12-03 | 2018-02-07 |
| PORTER, Ralph Anthony | Secretary | 1994-03-21 | 1995-03-10 |
| ABBEY NATIONAL SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-04-20 | 2008-12-03 |
| ABBOTT, Haydn Turner | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2024-12-31 |
| ANDERSON, Alexander Campbell | Director | 1996-09-03 | 2002-06-30 |
| ANDERSON, Alexander Campbell | Director | 1994-07-20 | 1996-08-28 |
| ANDRE, Olivier | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2017-12-22 |
| BUFFERY, Daniel | Director | 2014-02-28 | 2014-10-21 |
| CAIRNS, Ian George | Director | 1995-03-16 | 1996-07-04 |
| CLEMENTSON, Brian Leonard | Director | 1994-03-21 | 1995-04-28 |
| COATES, Peter Timothy | Director | 2017-11-28 | 2022-12-30 |
| COCHRANE, Keith Robertson | Director | 1996-08-28 | 2000-02-14 |
| CORK, Raymond Michael | Director | 1995-03-16 | 1997-08-13 |
| CROSBIE, Mark John | Director | 2009-01-28 | 2014-10-21 |
| D'ANTHENAY, Pierre Benoist | Director | 2018-05-29 | 2023-02-17 |
| D'ENGREMONT, Guillaume Charles | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2018-04-30 |
| DAY, William Joshua | Director | 2006-09-28 | 2017-11-28 |
| DREW, Rachel Amelia | Director | 2018-08-23 | 2021-11-10 |
| DUGHER, Tim Richard | Director | 2015-02-25 | 2025-12-31 |
| EDWARDS, Shirley Ann Elizabeth | Director | 2000-04-20 | 2002-04-12 |
| FINGERLE, Christian Herbert, Dr | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2016-12-15 |
| FRANCIS, Paul Andrew | Director | 1997-07-15 | 2017-09-29 |
| GILBERT, Timothy Peter | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2014-04-05 |
| GILBERT, Timothy Peter | Director | 1996-08-27 | 2003-06-03 |
| GOODMAN, Sharon | Director | 2001-01-17 | 2002-01-23 |
| HEAPS, Christopher Seymour | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2007-02-19 |
| HEAPS, Christopher Seymour | Director | 2000-09-20 | 2002-06-30 |
| HOLZER, Christoph | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2020-01-07 |
| HOWARD, Keith Robert | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2015-04-28 |
| HOWARD, Keith Robert | Director | 1998-07-10 | 2002-07-04 |
| JACKSON, Mark Cunliffe | Director | 2004-09-17 | 2008-10-21 |
| JENNER, Terence Anthony | Director | 1994-03-28 | 1995-08-14 |
| JERRAM, Jeremy James | Director | 1994-07-07 | 1995-08-14 |
| JOHN, David Adams | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2002-06-30 |
| JONES, David Gareth | Director | 2000-04-20 | 2001-10-31 |
| KOLENC, Stanislav Michael | Director | 2009-02-26 | 2014-02-28 |
| KORPANCOVA, Jaroslava | Director | 2014-10-21 | 2014-11-28 |
| LEONARD, Alexander | Director | 2021-06-10 | 2022-12-13 |
| LEWIS, Alan Stuart | Director | 2009-08-27 | 2015-12-15 |
| LOWE, William Nairn | Director | 2001-05-25 | 2002-07-08 |
| MALAN, Paul | Director | 2011-05-10 | 2014-10-21 |
| MCCORMICK, Stefan | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2006-05-18 |
| MCGURK, Stephen James | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| MCLEAN, Mark Anthony | Director | 2009-01-28 | 2011-05-10 |
| MERRICK, Anna | Director | 2000-04-20 | 2005-05-31 |
| MILNER, Joanne | Director | 2010-07-29 | 2010-10-15 |
| OPPERMAN, Peter Adam Ernest | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2009-08-27 |
| PAIN, Mark Andrew | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2002-07-05 |
| PRITCHARD, Jamie | Director | 2022-01-07 | 2023-04-21 |
| ROBB, John Robert | Director | 1997-07-28 | 1998-12-31 |
| ROSATI, Valeria, Ms | Director | 2014-10-21 | 2021-11-10 |
| ROSEKE, Kevin Benjamin | Director | 2014-10-21 | 2019-08-23 |
| RUIZ, Juan Vazquez | Director | 2020-02-13 | 2022-09-30 |
| SOUTER, Brian | Director | 1996-08-28 | 1997-09-11 |
| STAHL, Melchior | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2016-12-15 |
| SUNDERLAND, Godfrey Russell | Director | 1995-08-22 | 1996-01-08 |
| SWEETMAN, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2002-03-04 | 2004-03-01 |
| SZCZEPANIAK, Marissa Ann | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2021-06-21 |
| TAYLOR, Robert William | Director | 2022-11-02 | 2026-02-01 |
| WATSON, Peter | Director | 1994-03-21 | 1994-07-06 |
| WHITE, Alexander Crone | Director | 2002-08-23 | 2016-01-29 |
| WHITE, Philip Michael | Director | 2016-04-26 | 2019-12-31 |
| WILLETTS, Adrian | Director | 2009-01-28 | 2010-06-25 |
| ZASS, Roee | Director | 2022-01-07 | 2024-07-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porterbrook Leasing Mid Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 308 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-3.1%
£372,431,000 £360,975,000
-
Cash
-26.7%
£27,123,000 £19,878,000
-
Net assets
+4.2%
£214,866,000 £223,851,000
-
Employees
-2.5%
80 78
-
Operating profit
-4.6%
£113,918,000 £108,721,000
-
Profit before tax
-38.5%
£144,223,000 £88,756,000
-
Wages
-4.4%
£9,956,000 £9,519,000
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