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NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 03076444
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1995-06-30
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49100
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The basis for preparation for these financial statements has been on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate as our business will continue and is central to the recovery of the country economically and socially. The Government has continually underlined the important role of the rail industry and that it is central to the Government's economic strategy and has commenced a public ownership programme during the year. NTL operates as a publicly owned train company through a services agreement originally awarded on 1 March 2020 by the Secretary of State for Transport. An amended contract was agreed in February 2022 and a further extension to this was agreed in December 2024 for NTL to operate trains and stations across the Northern network until February 2027. The government is contractually bound to support NTL for the length of the service period.”
Significant events
- “The UK government passed the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 and set up Shadow Great British Railways (SGBR).”
- “South Western Railway (SWR) joined the DFTO Group on 25 May 2025.”
- “NTL agreed a further extension to its services agreement to operate trains and stations across the Northern network until February 2027.”
- “NTL procured up to 131 new trains (464 vehicles) comprising Multi-mode, Battery-Electric, and Electric Multiple Units.”
- “Leases for the current fleet were extended from 31 March 2025 to 2030 and beyond.”
- “The Northumberland Line opened in December 2024.”
- “The national pay dispute was resolved, with backpay settled at 5% for 2022/23, 4.75% for 2023/24 and 4.5% for 2024/25.”
- “NTL took receipt of the first prototype driver smart simulator in January 2025.”
- “In Autumn 2024, NTL concluded pay talks with the RMT trade union and ASLEF.”
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People
9 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRICE, Anusha | Secretary | 2024-01-23 | — | — |
| BUTLER, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2025-08-04 | Jun 1976 | British |
| HARRISON, Richard Charles Vyvyan | Director | 2020-03-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
| HINDS, Richard John | Director | 2023-11-28 | Feb 1975 | British |
| HORNBY, Alexander Lloyd | Director | 2024-11-27 | Dec 1981 | British |
| HYNES, Alexander John | Director | 2026-01-07 | Mar 1977 | British |
| LINDSAY, David Stuart | Director | 2025-08-04 | Dec 1973 | British |
| RICE, Matthew Eric John | Director | 2024-04-16 | Jan 1982 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Patricia Anne | Director | 2020-12-02 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAYBROOK, Sonia Anita | Secretary | 2005-07-29 | 2013-11-21 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Stephanie Jade | Secretary | 2019-03-05 | 2020-04-22 |
| DAWSON, Trevor | Secretary | 2015-12-31 | 2016-09-23 |
| HENDERSON, Jenny | Secretary | 2022-03-23 | 2024-01-23 |
| HYLAND, Matthew William Edward | Secretary | 1997-08-18 | 2005-01-28 |
| SINCLAIR, Janet Elizabeth | Secretary | 2005-01-28 | 2005-07-24 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-06-30 | 1997-08-18 |
| AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth | Director | 2023-03-21 | 2024-06-11 |
| BACKLER, Gary George | Director | 2003-01-13 | 2010-12-17 |
| BENNETT, David Clive | Director | 2015-12-31 | 2020-03-01 |
| BROXTON, Teresa Maria | Director | 2020-03-20 | 2020-07-31 |
| CANTWELL, Richard Charles | Director | 2015-12-31 | 2019-03-05 |
| DONOVAN, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2024-05-05 |
| FOSTER, Jonathan Marshall | Director | 1995-06-30 | 1996-09-13 |
| GISBY, Robin William, Mr. | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2025-12-23 |
| HOLDEN, Michael Peter, Sir | Director | 2003-11-21 | 2015-12-31 |
| MORRIS, Richard John | Director | 1999-10-20 | 2001-09-13 |
| MURRAY, Andrew Bernard | Director | 2010-12-17 | 2013-11-21 |
| NEWTON, Nicholas George | Director | 1996-12-13 | 2005-07-24 |
| PATTINGTON, Helen Jane | Director | 2019-03-05 | 2020-03-01 |
| POWLES, Mark Andrew | Director | 2020-07-31 | 2024-12-31 |
| REA, David Ian | Director | 2003-01-13 | 2011-03-21 |
| REVOLTA, David Charles Wishart | Director | 1995-06-30 | 1996-12-13 |
| RODGERS, Paul David | Director | 2011-03-21 | 2013-11-21 |
| SMITH, Simon Alexander | Director | 2019-03-05 | 2020-03-01 |
| SUTHERLAND, George William Douglas | Director | 2013-11-21 | 2015-12-31 |
| TALBOT, Liam Charles | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2020-03-01 |
| TERLECKY, Iryna | Director | 1999-10-20 | 2005-07-24 |
| WALKER, David Eric | Director | 2013-11-21 | 2015-12-31 |
| WARE, Julian Robert | Director | 1996-12-13 | 1999-10-12 |
| WILKINSON, Peter William | Director | 2015-12-31 | 2019-01-11 |
| WILLIAMS, Matthew Alexander | Director | 2020-12-02 | 2023-09-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dft Operator Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-05 | Active |
| Directly Operated Railways Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2019-03-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-08-14 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-08-14 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-09 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with old address new address |
| 2025-06-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-06-27 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-05-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-04-25 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-01-30 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2024-01-30 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2023-11-29 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-11-20 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type full |
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