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SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 06574965
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2008-04-23
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- 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
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to Note 2.1 to the financial statements which explains that due to the cessation of trade, the directors do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern as described in Note 2.1. Our opinion is not modified in regard to this matter.”
Significant events
- “All operating activities transferred to Govia Thameslink Railway Limited on 26 July 2015. From this date the Company discontinued trading, and the Company's principal activity became the settlement of disputes and remaining liabilities.”
- “Pursuant to a special resolution passed on 21 March 2024, the Company's issued share capital was reduced from £2,000,000 to £1.00 by cancelling and extinguishing 9,999,995 of the issued ordinary shares of £0.20 each on 3 April 2024.”
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People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAN, Richard | Secretary | 2024-08-12 | — | — |
| GORDON, Alistair John Francis | Director | 2009-12-04 | Jun 1968 | British |
| VERWER, Hendrikus Petrus Maria | Director | 2024-08-30 | Mar 1960 | Dutch |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUSON, Carolyn | Secretary | 2008-06-10 | 2024-08-12 |
| PRIMA SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-04-23 | 2008-06-10 |
| ALLAN, Wilma Mary | Director | 2014-09-14 | 2017-12-08 |
| BOYD, Gordon Alexander | Director | 2021-09-28 | 2022-03-28 |
| BRIAN, Elodie Marie Francoise | Director | 2019-06-05 | 2021-09-27 |
| BROWN, David Allen | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2021-11-05 |
| BURCHELL, Christopher Derek Dyne | Director | 2008-06-10 | 2014-08-15 |
| BURT, James Charles | Director | 2009-10-08 | 2014-04-05 |
| BUTCHER, Simon Patrick | Director | 2016-03-14 | 2018-11-30 |
| DOWN, Keith | Director | 2011-03-07 | 2015-12-06 |
| HODGSON, Charles Anthony | Director | 2015-12-06 | 2017-12-10 |
| HORTON, Charles Stuart | Director | 2014-09-14 | 2017-12-10 |
| JEANTET, Patrick Raymond | Director | 2008-06-10 | 2011-02-01 |
| LUDEMAN, Keith Lawrence | Director | 2008-06-10 | 2011-07-02 |
| MAYNE, Peter Robert | Director | 2009-06-03 | 2014-03-14 |
| PIDSLEY, Ralph Leo | Director | 2023-02-02 | 2024-08-30 |
| RICHON, Stephane Andre | Director | 2008-06-10 | 2010-05-06 |
| RIMMER, Malcolm Robert | Director | 2010-07-20 | 2015-06-11 |
| SCHREYER, Christian | Director | 2021-11-05 | 2023-02-02 |
| SCOREY, Allan David | Director | 2014-09-15 | 2015-07-25 |
| SMITH, Thomas William Mclardy | Director | 2008-06-10 | 2010-12-31 |
| SWIFT, Nicholas | Director | 2008-06-10 | 2011-03-07 |
| TABARY, Bernard Denis Maurice | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2017-12-10 |
| VANDEVYVER, Nicolas Luc Daniel | Director | 2009-12-04 | 2015-06-11 |
| PRIMA DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-04-23 | 2008-06-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govia Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-09-10 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-08-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-08-04 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-12-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-08-30 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-08-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-08-19 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2024-08-19 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-04-16 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-04-03 | SH19 | capital | capital statement capital company with date currency figure |
| 2024-04-03 | SH20 | capital | legacy |
| 2024-04-03 | CAP-SS | insolvency | legacy |
| 2024-04-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-07-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-29 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current extended |
| 2023-03-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
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