HITACHI RAIL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-03 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- HITACHI RAIL LIMITED 2019-04-01 → present
- HITACHI RAIL EUROPE LIMITED 2009-07-01 → 2019-04-01
- HITACHI RAIL MAINTENANCE (UK) LIMITED 2005-12-01 → 2009-07-01
- DWSCO 2639 LIMITED 2005-10-20 → 2005-12-01
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given the strong financial position of the company and the continued parental support, the Directors deem it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- HITACHI RAIL LIMITED · parent
- Hitachi Rail STS SpA 100%
- Secure Rail India Private Limited 100%
- Hitachi ZeroCarbon Limited 100%
- Hitachi Rail GTS Holding Limited 100%
- Rock Rail East Midlands (Holdings) 1 Ltd. 41.32%
- Agility Trains West (Holdings) Limited 25%
- Agility Trains East (Holdings) Limited 25%
Significant events
- “On 31 May 2024, the Company acquired the entire share capital of Centelec UK Limited from Thales SA for the acquisition of the Thales' Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) business.”
- “In January 2025, the company agreed to acquire the digital rail monitoring business Omnicom from Balfour Beatty.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCGURK, Stephen | Secretary | 2024-05-21 | — | — |
| ANDI, Christian, Mr. | Director | 2024-05-21 | Dec 1972 | Italian |
| D'AQUILA, Luca | Director | 2019-09-26 | Nov 1966 | Italian |
| DELLAGIOVANNA, Lorena | Director | 2024-05-21 | Apr 1969 | Italian |
| HIRAO, Akihide | Director | 2024-05-21 | Nov 1969 | Japanese |
| IWASAKI, Mitsuo, Mr. | Director | 2024-05-21 | Jun 1967 | Japanese |
| MARINO, Giuseppe | Director | 2023-04-01 | Apr 1964 | Italian |
| MASAI, Kentaro, Mr. | Director | 2024-05-21 | May 1959 | Japanese |
| PO, Woei Chiann Alice, Ms. | Director | 2024-05-21 | Jul 1973 | Malaysian |
| SAMANT, Shashank Shankar | Director | 2026-01-23 | Aug 1968 | American |
| VALVERDE DELGADO, Manuel Jesus, Mr. | Director | 2024-05-21 | Sep 1963 | Spanish |
| YOSHIHARA, Hiroaki | Director | 2025-07-08 | Feb 1957 | Japanese |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEANS, Charlotte Rodd | Secretary | 2022-03-10 | 2024-05-21 |
| MEE, Jane Aine | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | 2020-11-07 |
| NEWTON, Carl William | Secretary | 2009-12-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| TOLAN, Anthony | Secretary | 2005-12-01 | 2009-12-01 |
| WATSON, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2020-11-07 | 2022-03-01 |
| DWS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-10-20 | 2005-12-01 |
| ARAKI, Yoshio | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2020-02-01 |
| ARAKI, Yoshio | Director | 2013-07-04 | 2014-10-10 |
| ARIYASU, Hideyuki | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| BARR, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2019-09-26 | 2023-04-01 |
| BARR, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2014-10-10 | 2016-04-27 |
| BOSWELL, Karen | Director | 2015-06-20 | 2019-09-26 |
| BREWIN, James Alan | Director | 2020-01-21 | 2024-05-21 |
| DORMER, Alistair John | Director | 2024-05-21 | 2025-03-12 |
| DORMER, Alistair John | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2018-04-27 |
| GOMERSALL, Stephen John, Sir | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2018-04-27 |
| HIRAYANAGI, Ryoichi | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2019-07-01 |
| HORIE, Akira | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2014-10-10 |
| JORDAN, Keith William | Director | 2011-04-18 | 2015-06-20 |
| KANDIAH, Gajakarnan | Director | 2024-05-21 | 2025-03-12 |
| KURIHARA, Kazuhiro | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| MANFELLOTTO, Maurizio | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2019-09-30 |
| MASAI, Kentaro | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| MITSUDOMI, Shinya | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2014-10-10 |
| NAKAYAMA, Hiroshi | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2014-04-10 |
| PIERCE, Stephen Keith | Director | 2014-10-10 | 2018-04-27 |
| SUZUKI, Gaku | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| TSURUDA, Hitoshi | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| UCHIMURA, Toshihide | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| UEDA, Chiaki | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2012-08-24 |
| YABUTA, Keisuke | Director | 2014-10-10 | 2018-03-31 |
| YOTSU, Mikio | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2006-11-01 |
| DWS DIRECTORS LTD | Corporate Director | 2005-10-20 | 2005-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi, Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-08 | Active |
| Hitachi Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-07-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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