WCT GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-16
Watchouts
Cash
£2K
+100% vs 2023
Net assets
£98K
-80.5% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£293K
-6.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis as explained below. Following the expiry of the West Coast franchise, West Coast ceased to trade and the Company no longer has any investments in operational companies. As the directors do not intend to acquire a replacement trade for the Company, they have not prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, consistent with the prior year.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WCT GROUP LIMITED 2021-03-29 → present
- VIRGIN RAIL GROUP LIMITED 1996-11-18 → 2021-03-29
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £313,000 | £293,000 | |
| Net profit | £313,000 | £293,000 | |
| Cash | £1,000 | £2,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £502,000 | £98,000 | |
| Net assets | £502,000 | £98,000 | |
| Equity | £502,000 | £98,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 2.00x |
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
- ML Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis as explained below. Following the expiry of the West Coast franchise, West Coast ceased to trade and the Company no longer has any investments in operational companies. As the directors do not intend to acquire a replacement trade for the Company, they have not prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, consistent with the prior year.”
Group structure
- WCT GROUP LIMITED · parent
- West Coast Trains Limited 1%
Significant events
- “Following the expiry of the West Coast franchise, West Coast Trains Limited ceased to trade.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VILE, Claire Ruth Vertel | Secretary | 2020-03-31 | — | — |
| BLOK, Robert Pieter | Director | 2020-03-19 | Jan 1976 | British |
| DINGWALL, Bruce Maxwell | Director | 2023-05-30 | Apr 1983 | British |
| GIBBS, Andrew Philip | Director | 2020-03-19 | Dec 1988 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLISS, Joshua | Secretary | 2006-08-31 | 2007-03-01 |
| GERRARD, Barry Alexander Ralph | Secretary | 2007-03-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| GRAM, Peter Gerardus | Secretary | 2000-03-22 | 2006-08-31 |
| LEGGE, Diana Patricia | Secretary | 1996-11-18 | 2000-03-22 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-11-18 | 1996-11-18 |
| BARRETT, Brian Michael | Director | 1997-03-09 | 1999-08-24 |
| BEARPARK, Phillip Alan | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2016-12-21 |
| BELCHER, Charles John | Director | 2003-07-16 | 2007-08-31 |
| BELL, Linda Anne | Director | 2004-07-10 | 2007-12-31 |
| BOWKER, Steven Richard | Director | 1999-04-14 | 2001-10-24 |
| BRANSON, Richard Charles Nicholas, Sir | Director | 1996-11-18 | 1997-03-09 |
| BROADLEY, Peter James, Mr. | Director | 2016-12-21 | 2019-09-13 |
| COCHRANE, Keith Robertson | Director | 1999-04-14 | 2002-03-01 |
| COLLINS, Anthony Edward | Director | 1999-09-08 | 2013-10-11 |
| COPLEY, Sarah Jane | Director | 2016-12-21 | 2019-12-08 |
| COX, Brian John | Director | 1998-11-27 | 2000-07-31 |
| COX, Philip Robert | Director | 1998-01-29 | 1998-10-07 |
| DALE, Manjit | Director | 1997-05-23 | 1998-10-07 |
| DALE, Manjit | Director | 1997-03-09 | 1997-05-23 |
| DUPONT, Pierre Arthur Raoul | Director | 1997-03-09 | 1998-10-07 |
| ECCLES, Graham Charles | Director | 2000-07-31 | 2002-03-01 |
| FERRIS, Jeremy Nicholas | Director | 1997-03-09 | 1998-10-07 |
| FURLONG, Mark Peter | Director | 1999-03-10 | 2002-01-02 |
| GIBB, Christopher Leslie | Director | 2003-07-16 | 2013-11-11 |
| GREEN, Christopher Edward Wastie | Director | 1999-03-10 | 2004-09-27 |
| GRIFFITHS, Paul Dennis | Director | 2002-01-23 | 2004-01-06 |
| JONES, Alan David | Director | 1998-04-28 | 1998-10-07 |
| KAVANAGH, Timothy Brendan | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2023-04-27 |
| KINSKI, Michael John | Director | 1998-10-07 | 1998-11-27 |
| KLUG, Rebecca Brenda Jennifer | Director | 1999-09-08 | 2004-09-27 |
| LEECH, Graham Charles | Director | 2004-01-06 | 2016-12-21 |
| MCGRATH, Patrick John | Director | 2016-06-02 | 2018-05-03 |
| MICKLETHWAITE, Neil | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2022-07-05 |
| MURPHY, Stephen Thomas Matthew | Director | 2001-12-14 | 2002-03-01 |
| MURPHY, Stephen Thomas Matthew | Director | 1996-11-18 | 2000-08-03 |
| MURPHY, Susan Margaret | Director | 2002-01-23 | 2004-07-10 |
| SHURE, Randl Louis | Director | 1997-05-23 | 1998-10-07 |
| THOMPSON, William Geoffrey | Director | 1998-01-29 | 1998-10-07 |
| TIBBITS, Christopher John Gervase | Director | 1997-06-10 | 2004-07-07 |
| TOMLIN, Alan Colin | Director | 1997-06-10 | 2002-03-01 |
| WARBURTON, Ivor William | Director | 1997-06-10 | 1999-02-08 |
| WHITEHORN, William Elliott | Director | 1999-04-14 | 2002-03-01 |
| WHITEHORN, William Elliot | Director | 1996-11-18 | 1998-05-06 |
| WHITEHOUSE, Mark Edward | Director | 2016-06-02 | 2019-12-08 |
| WHITTINGHAM, Philip | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2019-12-08 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-11-18 | 1996-11-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wct Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 288 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-12 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2022-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-15 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+100%
£1,000 £2,000
-
Net assets
-80.5%
£502,000 £98,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
-6.4%
£313,000 £293,000
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