RAILTIMES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-26 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£96K
-94.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£12M
-5.6% vs 2024
Employees
166
-12.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£435K
-110.5% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £8,755,053 | £8,122,927 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4,351,902 | -£3,620 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,144,231 | -£434,772 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,113,392 | -£372,076 | |
| Cash | £312,837 | £208,374 | £1,719,778 | £95,945 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,574,236 | £3,401,778 | £18,744,350 | £17,856,017 | |
| Net assets | £3,574,236 | £3,401,778 | £12,502,180 | £11,797,504 | |
| Equity | £3,574,236 | £3,401,778 | £12,502,180 | £11,797,504 | |
| Average employees | 27 | 27 | 189 | 166 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,253,345 | £3,205,061 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 49.7% | -0.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 35.6% | -4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 23.2% | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 41.0% | 43.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.65x | 0.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 19.84x | -0.01x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Streets Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the consolidated financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- RAILTIMES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- Bainland Country Park Limited 100%
- Railtimes Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRADDOCK, Katie Victoria | Secretary | 2021-08-10 | — | — |
| CRADDOCK, Simon Mark | Director | 2011-05-01 | Feb 1974 | British |
| CRADDOCK, William Richard | Director | 1995-03-16 | May 1945 | British |
| ROUSE, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2023-01-31 | Jul 1973 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRADDOCK, William Richard | Secretary | 1995-03-16 | 2021-08-10 |
| WHELAN, Jeff | Nominee Secretary | 1995-03-16 | 1995-03-16 |
| CRADDOCK, Janet | Director | 1995-03-16 | 2023-01-10 |
| RUTLAND, Alan | Nominee Director | 1995-03-16 | 1995-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Mark Craddock | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-01-31 | Active |
| Mr William Richard Craddock | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
-7.2%
£8,755,053 £8,122,927
-
Cash
-94.4%
£1,719,778 £95,945
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-5.6%
£12,502,180 £11,797,504
-
Employees
-12.2%
189 166
-
Operating profit
-100.1%
£4,351,902 -£3,620
-
Profit before tax
-110.5%
£4,144,231 -£434,772
-
Wages
-1.5%
£3,253,345 £3,205,061
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