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NETWORK RAIL LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 04402220
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2002-03-22
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 49100
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Alexander Macnab
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that the Group has considerable financial resources, together with long-term contracts, with a number of customers and suppliers. The Board considers the forecasts for the Group and has reviewed scenarios for future funding requirements, with a focus on liquidity risk and associated risks over a long-term period.”
Subsidiaries
- Network Rail Infrastructure Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Main operating company
- Great British Railways Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Dormant
- Network Rail Insurance Limited · 100% held · Guernsey · Insurance company
- Network Rail Holdco Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Holding company
- Network Rail (High Speed) Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Holding company, Property development and Channel Tunnel Rail Link
- Network Rail Development Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Property development
- Network Rail One Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Dormant
- Network Rail Pension Trustee Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Administration of defined contribution and CARE defined benefit pension scheme
- Network Rail International Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · International rail consultancy business
- Network Rail Certification Body Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Conformity assessment services to the rail industry
- Network Rail (VY1) Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Holds land required for works access
- Network Rail (VY2) Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Holds land required for works access
- Network Rail (Stations) Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Dormant
- Network Rail Consulting Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · International rail consultancy business
- Network Rail Property Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Dormant
- Network Rail Property (Spacia) Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Dormant
- Victoria Place Shopping Centre Ltd · 100% held · Great Britain · Dormant
- Spacia (2002) Ltd · 100% held · Great Britain · Dormant
- Railway Property Ltd · 100% held · Great Britain · Dormant
- Kew Bridge Wanco Limited · 100% held · Great Britain · Dormant
- Railway Safety & Standards · Great Britain · Dormant
- Railway Safety · Great Britain · Dormant
Significant events
- “Since the year-end Network Rail has acquired London & Continental Railways Limited from the Secretary of State for Transport.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
14 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEADLES, Susan Margaret | Secretary | 2022-08-25 | — | — |
| AMLA, Ismail | Director | 2021-04-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| BATTERSBY, Carolyn Louise | Director | 2024-11-29 | Jul 1975 | British |
| BAYLEY, James Mark | Director | 2020-05-11 | Sep 1960 | British |
| GEORGE, Richard Thomas Glandon | Director | 2026-02-02 | Dec 1955 | British |
| HARVEY, Stuart Anthony James | Director | 2024-06-24 | Jun 1965 | British |
| MARSHALL, Paul Daniel | Director | 2025-10-18 | Sep 1979 | British |
| NOYES, David Michael | Director | 2018-07-06 | Sep 1962 | British |
| PERRY, Diane | Director | 2024-06-24 | Sep 1963 | English |
| PUTNAM, Michael Colin | Director | 2018-01-08 | Aug 1960 | British |
| ROSS, Fiona | Director | 2020-05-11 | Nov 1965 | Irish |
| SCRIMSHAW, Stephen | Director | 2024-06-24 | Jul 1963 | British |
| SEELEY, Rebecca Jayne | Director | 2025-07-17 | Apr 1980 | British |
| WESTLAKE, Jeremy William | Director | 2016-02-24 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY, Stuart Malcolm | Secretary | 2017-05-26 | 2022-07-29 |
| WALKER, Hazel Louise | Secretary | 2002-07-22 | 2011-09-30 |
| WISE, Suzanne Elizabeth | Secretary | 2012-02-21 | 2017-05-26 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-03-22 | 2002-07-22 |
| ARMITT, John Alexander | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2007-07-31 |
| BAILEY, David | Director | 2002-08-15 | 2010-11-30 |
| BRIGHOUSE, Robert William | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| BRINDED, Malcolm Arthur | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2016-07-20 |
| BROWN, Richard Howard | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| BUCHAN, Ian James | Director | 2006-02-05 | 2010-03-31 |
| BUTCHER, Simon Patrick | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2016-02-24 |
| CARNE, Mark Milford Power | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2018-08-13 |
| CONSTANCE, Yvonne Jean, Councillor | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2010-07-21 |
| CORNELL, Jim Scott | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2009-07-22 |
| COUCHER, Iain Michael | Director | 2002-03-22 | 2010-10-31 |
| DEN BESTEN, Robert | Director | 2003-09-24 | 2007-06-30 |
| DUCKWORTH, Stephen Charles, Dr | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2026-01-16 |
| ECCLES, Graham Charles | Director | 2010-02-07 | 2013-07-18 |
| FIRTH, Michael Graham | Director | 2004-12-04 | 2014-07-18 |
| FLOOD, Sharon Emma | Director | 2014-08-25 | 2020-08-23 |
| GIBB, Christopher Leslie | Director | 2013-11-12 | 2019-11-30 |
| GISBY, Robin William | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2015-02-27 |
| GREEN, Christopher Edward Wastie | Director | 2005-06-26 | 2010-07-21 |
| HAINES, Andrew | Director | 2018-08-14 | 2025-10-17 |
| HARRISON, Michael James | Director | 2020-05-11 | 2024-06-30 |
| HAYNES, Lawrence John | Director | 2010-01-26 | 2014-07-18 |
| HAYTHORNTHWAITE, Richard Neil | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2012-07-19 |
| HENDERSON, Peter | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2012-07-19 |
| HENDERSON, Ronald Andrew | Director | 2002-08-12 | 2009-04-20 |
| HENDY, CBE, Peter Gerard, Sir | Director | 2015-07-16 | 2024-07-08 |
| HIGGINS, David Hartmann, Sir | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2014-02-28 |
| HOPPE, Charles William | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2007-07-31 |
| KIRBY, Simon Neil | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2014-05-18 |
| KONG, Janis Carol | Director | 2010-01-13 | 2016-09-28 |
| LEAH, Christopher Richard | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2004-12-03 |
| LUDEMAN, Keith Lawrence | Director | 2011-07-05 | 2014-07-18 |
| MAIZEY, Drusilla | Director | 2016-11-22 | 2023-11-21 |
| MCALLISTER, Ian Gerald, Sir | Director | 2002-03-22 | 2009-07-22 |
| MOGFORD, John | Director | 2016-11-22 | 2017-01-31 |
| MONTAGUE, Adrian Alastair, Sir | Director | 2002-03-22 | 2004-12-04 |
| O'HIGGINS, Michael | Director | 2012-11-21 | 2018-08-31 |
| PARRY-JONES, Richard, Professor | Director | 2012-03-28 | 2015-07-15 |
| PLUMMER, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2015-11-01 |
| ROSEWELL, Bridget Clare | Director | 2011-01-20 | 2020-03-31 |
| RUSSELL, Stephen George | Director | 2007-09-19 | 2012-07-19 |
| SAYERS, Ross Edward | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2005-11-25 |
| SMITH OF KELVIN, Robert Haldane, Lord | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2003-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary Of State For Transport | Legal person | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 234 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-01-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-20 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-20 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-08-06 | RP04AP01 | officers | second filing of director appointment with name |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-12-02 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-08-14 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-06-27 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-06-27 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-06-27 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-06-26 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-06-25 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
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Activity Score
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