THE SWANAGE RAILWAY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-27 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+4.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+11.6% vs 2024
Employees
32
-8.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£761K
+151.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,842,915 | £3,034,808 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £302,819 | £760,579 | |
| Net profit | £387,762 | £773,852 | |
| Cash | £1,605,085 | £1,677,885 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,882,360 | £7,595,534 | |
| Net assets | £6,653,439 | £7,427,291 | |
| Equity | £6,653,439 | £7,427,291 | |
| Average employees | 35 | 32 | |
| Wages | £938,610 | £820,284 |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 13.6% | 25.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.17x | 3.95x |
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
- MC Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as”
Group structure
- THE SWANAGE RAILWAY TRUST · parent
- Swanage Railway Company Limited 96%
Significant events
- “Disposal of 2 dining coaches sold for £50,000.”
- “Increase in special events profit over the previous year was £136,000.”
- “No trains ran to Wareham in 2024 and none are planned for 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 64 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORD, Ben | Secretary | 2024-11-09 | — | — |
| ATKINS, Alexander William | Director | 2023-10-14 | Oct 1994 | British |
| BENNETT, Dan | Director | 2023-10-14 | Dec 1985 | British |
| COLLINS, Clare | Director | 2022-10-22 | Mar 1981 | British |
| FORD, Ben | Director | 2022-10-22 | Aug 1992 | British |
| HARDY, Clive Austin | Director | 2023-10-14 | Sep 1951 | British |
| JOHNS, Gavin Christopher | Director | 2025-10-11 | May 1956 | British |
| KAPUR, Ian | Director | 2023-10-14 | Feb 1966 | British |
| ROBERTS, Frank Edmund | Director | 2022-10-22 | Jun 1961 | British |
| SELLEN, Elizabeth Maureen | Director | 2002-11-30 | Jun 1954 | British |
| WHEELER, Jim | Director | 2025-10-11 | Apr 1947 | British |
| WHITWAM, Michael Alan | Director | 2001-06-30 | Mar 1945 | British |
Show 64 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATKIN, Lindsey | Secretary | 2022-10-01 | 2023-01-28 |
| WOOLLEY, Mark Robert | Secretary | 2000-11-27 | 2021-10-16 |
| ARMSTRON-SHERET, William Ivan | Director | 2020-11-21 | 2024-11-09 |
| AU, Nathan | Director | 2012-10-13 | 2014-10-11 |
| BAGLEY, William Trevor | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2002-10-19 |
| BARKER, Stephen John | Director | 2008-10-11 | 2014-10-11 |
| BENNETT, Daniel John | Director | 2015-10-10 | 2021-10-16 |
| BUCK, Timothy David | Director | 2012-10-13 | 2015-10-10 |
| BUCKLE, Richard David | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2004-09-25 |
| BUDD, David Anthony | Director | 2014-10-11 | 2018-10-06 |
| BUDD, David Anthony | Director | 2002-11-02 | 2013-10-12 |
| CARTER, Geoffrey William | Director | 2016-09-17 | 2022-10-22 |
| CARTER, Geoffrey William | Director | 2001-09-29 | 2003-02-01 |
| CATT, Andrea | Director | 2001-09-29 | 2003-09-27 |
| CHICK, Douglas Michael | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2012-10-13 |
| CLEMENTS, Paul Trevor | Director | 2011-10-08 | 2019-10-19 |
| COLDHAM, Randy | Director | 2018-10-06 | 2022-10-22 |
| COPE, Graham | Director | 2003-09-27 | 2015-10-10 |
| CORAM, Nicholas Stephen | Director | 2014-10-11 | 2022-10-22 |
| DOUGHTY, Stephen William | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2012-10-13 |
| EZZARD, Beryl Rita | Director | 2015-10-10 | 2019-10-19 |
| GOODING, Keith Robert | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2001-09-29 |
| GOULD, Michael Arthur | Director | 2014-10-11 | 2016-09-17 |
| GREGORY, Jeffrey Edward | Director | 2010-10-09 | 2014-10-11 |
| HAGGER, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2018-03-24 | 2019-10-19 |
| HAGGER, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2015-10-10 | 2017-09-23 |
| HAYNE, Michael John | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2002-10-19 |
| JOHNS, Gavin Christopher | Director | 2012-10-13 | 2024-11-09 |
| LANGDOWN, Brian Clive | Director | 2001-09-29 | 2005-02-23 |
| LLOYD, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2011-10-08 | 2012-07-29 |
| LLOYD, Nicolas Anthony | Director | 2007-10-13 | 2009-10-10 |
| MAGNUS, Stuart Irving | Director | 2016-01-23 | 2020-11-21 |
| MCDAVID, Ian James | Director | 2012-10-13 | 2014-10-11 |
| MCGAW, Robert David | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2004-07-25 |
| MCMANUS, Matthew | Director | 2018-10-27 | 2019-10-19 |
| MCMANUS, Matthew | Director | 2017-09-23 | 2018-10-06 |
| MCMANUS, Matthew | Director | 2013-10-12 | 2015-10-10 |
| MOORE, Andrew Leslie | Director | 2015-11-28 | 2023-03-31 |
| MOORE, Andrew Leslie | Director | 2002-04-27 | 2013-10-12 |
| MOORE, Linda Ann | Director | 2008-10-11 | 2012-10-13 |
| MORRIS, Clive John | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2011-10-08 |
| MUNRO, Malcolm Somerled | Director | 2005-06-04 | 2006-09-23 |
| NOBLE, Robert Ash | Director | 2001-09-29 | 2002-10-19 |
| O'NEIL, David | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2003-04-22 |
| PARSONS, Trevor John | Director | 2012-10-13 | 2023-08-31 |
| PATTERSON, Robert Arthur | Director | 2021-10-16 | 2025-10-11 |
| PAYNE, Robert Davison | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2002-10-19 |
| PAYNE, Susan Carol | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2002-08-30 |
| PICKERING, Peter Douglas | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2007-10-13 |
| RENAUT, Peter William | Director | 2010-10-09 | 2012-10-13 |
| RENAUT, Peter William | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2009-10-10 |
| RICHTER, Matthew Denis | Director | 2024-11-09 | 2025-10-24 |
| ROBERTS, Frank Edmund | Director | 2009-10-10 | 2011-10-08 |
| SILLS, Peter Nicholas | Director | 2013-10-12 | 2023-10-14 |
| SILLS, Peter Nicholas | Director | 2004-01-03 | 2010-10-09 |
| STOLLERY, Michael Arthur | Director | 2002-01-26 | 2016-01-11 |
| TRITE, William Stanley | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2022-10-22 |
| VINCENT, Andrew Owen, Dr | Director | 2003-09-27 | 2010-10-09 |
| WARD, Stuart | Director | 2004-09-25 | 2006-02-22 |
| WELHAM, Richard Edward | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2004-09-25 |
| WHITE, Richard | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2009-10-10 |
| WILLIAMS, Stephen John | Director | 2019-10-19 | 2021-11-04 |
| WOOLLEY, Mark Robert | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2021-10-16 |
| WRIGHT, Arthur Donald | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2001-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 224 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-07 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-02 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
+6.7%
£2,842,915 £3,034,808
-
Cash
+4.5%
£1,605,085 £1,677,885
-
Net assets
+11.6%
£6,653,439 £7,427,291
-
Employees
-8.6%
35 32
-
Profit before tax
+151.2%
£302,819 £760,579
-
Wages
-12.6%
£938,610 £820,284
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