BABCOCK RAIL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-15 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-80.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£128M
-4.2% vs 2024
Employees
676
-9.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-85.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BABCOCK RAIL LIMITED 2008-07-14 → present
- FIRST ENGINEERING LIMITED 1996-02-15 → 2008-07-14
- SCOTLAND INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE COMPANY LIMITED 1994-12-05 → 1996-02-15
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £170,951,000 | £116,338,000 | |
| Operating profit | £4,773,000 | -£5,247,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £12,588,000 | £1,847,000 | |
| Net profit | £12,215,000 | £1,255,000 | |
| Cash | £31,102,000 | £5,931,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £139,258,000 | £144,754,000 | |
| Net assets | £133,635,000 | £127,969,000 | |
| Equity | £133,635,000 | £127,969,000 | |
| Average employees | 745 | 676 | |
| Wages | £47,621,000 | £39,997,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | -4.5% | |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.4% | -3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.9% | 26.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.88x | 5.69x | |
| Interest cover | 4.40x | -2.60x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following review, the directors have concluded that the Company has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. The directors have not identified any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- BABCOCK RAIL LIMITED · parent
- Babcock Rail Ireland Limited 100%
- FSP (2004) Limited 50%
- ABC Electrification Limited 33.3%
Significant events
- “A provision has been recognised in respect of an obligation arising from events that occurred prior to 31 March 2025. The obligation was identified subsequent to the reporting date, and therefore the provision has been recognised as an adjusting event in accordance with IAS 10 Events after the Reporting Period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABCOCK CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-02-25 | — | — |
| ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas | Director | 2024-11-19 | Mar 1978 | British |
| BELL, Steven John | Director | 2020-09-17 | Mar 1966 | British |
| HALL, Daniel Gareth | Director | 2023-01-09 | Apr 1981 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Craig John | Secretary | 2004-11-06 | 2010-05-07 |
| BILLIALD, Stanley Alan Royall | Secretary | 2004-10-06 | 2009-07-01 |
| BORRETT, Nicholas James William | Secretary | 2012-07-27 | 2013-02-25 |
| HEWETT, Peter Graham | Secretary | 1994-12-05 | 1996-02-14 |
| MCMILLAN, Susan Margaret | Secretary | 1996-06-19 | 2004-11-11 |
| TELLER, Valerie Francine Anne | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | 2012-07-27 |
| WATSON, David John | Secretary | 1996-02-14 | 1996-06-19 |
| ANDERSON, Janette | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| BARBER, Stephen John | Director | 1995-11-14 | 1996-02-14 |
| BELL, Steven John | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2006-06-29 |
| BELL, Steven John | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2005-06-07 |
| BOWIE, Allan | Director | 2007-05-08 | 2008-02-22 |
| BROOKS, Sally Fiona | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2020-09-30 |
| BROOKS, Sally Fiona | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2019-05-15 |
| BROWN, Lindsay Holmes | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2018-08-01 |
| CORNELL, Jim Scott | Director | 1994-12-05 | 1996-02-14 |
| COWIE, John Alexander | Director | 1996-02-14 | 2004-06-04 |
| DAVIES, John Richard | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2019-05-15 |
| DEUCHARS, Colin Macdonald | Director | 2019-06-18 | 2022-06-30 |
| DOHERTY, Shaun, Dr | Director | 2022-05-31 | 2024-09-30 |
| DOUGLAS, Kenneth Malcolm | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2011-11-01 |
| DUFFY, James | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2009-09-19 |
| ESBACH, Pieter | Director | 2015-07-27 | 2019-05-15 |
| FELL, Iain Murdock | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2001-03-02 |
| FORBES, Robert | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2020-09-17 |
| FORBES, Robert | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2019-05-15 |
| FORBES, Robert | Director | 2005-02-21 | 2005-06-07 |
| HAMILTON, William | Director | 1998-03-24 | 2005-01-05 |
| HASTINGS, Gillian Elizabeth | Director | 2005-02-15 | 2006-12-14 |
| HAYWARD, Matthew | Director | 2020-08-03 | 2024-05-24 |
| HEWETT, Peter Graham | Director | 1996-02-14 | 1996-02-14 |
| HOWIE, John Wallace | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2010-11-29 |
| JACKSON, David James | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2004-06-16 |
| MARTINELLI, Franco | Director | 2005-05-11 | 2016-08-31 |
| MILLS, Roger Charles | Director | 1997-09-22 | 2005-02-21 |
| MOY, Gerard | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2019-05-15 |
| NICHOLLS, Richard Charles Alan | Director | 1996-01-19 | 1996-02-14 |
| O`KANE, John Peter | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2004-07-31 |
| PARKER, James Richard | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2023-01-09 |
| PEARSON, Andrew Mitchell | Director | 2007-10-12 | 2009-06-12 |
| RAMSAY, Peter | Director | 1996-02-14 | 2002-10-07 |
| ROBERTSON, Alan Robert | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2005-05-14 |
| ROGERS, Peter Lloyd | Director | 2004-06-16 | 2016-08-31 |
| SCOTT, William Robert | Director | 1996-02-14 | 2002-10-07 |
| SMITH, Anthony John | Director | 1994-12-05 | 2004-03-27 |
| STARK, Primrose Jean Davidson | Director | 1996-02-14 | 2004-06-04 |
| TAME, William | Director | 2004-06-16 | 2014-12-17 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Hewitt | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2019-05-15 |
| URQUHART, Iain Stuart | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2022-05-31 |
| WATSON, David John | Director | 1996-02-14 | 1997-07-31 |
| WEST, Steven | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2019-06-18 |
| WHILEY, Robert Frank | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2015-07-27 |
| WHITE, Samuel Michael | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2020-08-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock Support Services (Investments) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-18 | Active |
| Scimco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 240 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
-31.9%
£170,951,000 £116,338,000
-
Cash
-80.9%
£31,102,000 £5,931,000
-
Net assets
-4.2%
£133,635,000 £127,969,000
-
Employees
-9.3%
745 676
-
Operating profit
-209.9%
£4,773,000 -£5,247,000
-
Profit before tax
-85.3%
£12,588,000 £1,847,000
-
Wages
-16%
£47,621,000 £39,997,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers