FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-17 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-03
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company ceased to operate passenger rail services on 25 May 2025 and these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. No material adjustments arose as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis. All significant operating assets and liabilities of the Company were contractually passed to the successor operator South Western Railway Limited, a subsidiary undertaking of the DfT Operator Limited on 25 May 2025
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED 2016-06-25 → present
- FIRST SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED 2015-12-07 → 2016-06-25
- FIRST ESSEX THAMESIDE LIMITED 2012-01-06 → 2015-12-07
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company ceased to operate passenger rail services on 25 May 2025 and these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. No material adjustments arose as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis. All significant operating assets and liabilities of the Company were contractually passed to the successor operator South Western Railway Limited, a subsidiary undertaking of the DfT Operator Limited on 25 May 2025”
Significant events
- “The company ceased to operate passenger services from 25th May 2025.”
- “The Company commenced the introduction of the Arterio (Class 701) fleet during 2024-25 with 6 trains in service at 31 March 2025.”
- “Delays to the Class 701 delivery and introduction into service has been managed through the extension of use of our Class 455 and Class 458 fleets and the refurbishment programme of 28 units of the Class 458 units.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASWELL, Benjamin John, Dr | Director | 2025-05-25 | Mar 1959 | British |
| JAMES, Andrew Mark | Director | 2017-07-10 | Mar 1966 | British |
| KING, Andrew Lewis | Director | 2020-06-01 | Jun 1980 | British |
| MONTGOMERY, Stephen Henry | Director | 2016-06-15 | Dec 1962 | British |
| NELSON, Michael John | Director | 2017-07-10 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMPSON, Michael | Secretary | 2016-08-18 | 2017-02-20 |
| LEWIS, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2012-01-06 | 2014-05-19 |
| SALTER, Barbara Mary | Secretary | 2017-02-20 | 2025-02-14 |
| WELCH, Robert John | Secretary | 2014-05-19 | 2016-07-22 |
| BARKER, Vernon Ian | Director | 2012-01-06 | 2015-04-17 |
| BURROWS, Clive | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2025-05-25 |
| CLANCY, Hugh Patrick | Director | 2012-01-06 | 2023-08-04 |
| DONALDSON, Caroline Ann | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2019-12-08 |
| GARDNER, Kevin | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2020-05-29 |
| GAUSBY, David Clement | Director | 2012-01-06 | 2016-12-31 |
| LONG, Jeremy Paul Warwick | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2020-09-30 |
| MANN, Claire | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2024-04-01 |
| MCPHAIL, Kenneth Allan | Director | 2018-03-20 | 2019-01-18 |
| MELLORS, Andrew John | Director | 2017-08-20 | 2020-01-06 |
| MURPHY, Stephen John | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2024-03-29 |
| PERCIVAL, James Alan | Director | 2024-03-04 | 2025-05-25 |
| REYNOLDS, Joseph Stephen | Director | 2017-11-29 | 2019-06-21 |
| ROBERTS, Jonathan Luke | Director | 2020-10-12 | 2023-12-15 |
| STATHAM, David Ira | Director | 2023-06-13 | 2025-05-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mtr Corporation (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-15 | Active |
| First Rail Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
Latest filed period vs the prior one