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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-03-09 (in 10mo)

Last made up 2026-02-23

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£856K

-63.1% vs 2023

Net assets

£3M

-27.7% vs 2023

Employees

33

-5.7% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£862K

+238% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-01-12

  1. PORTRAIL GROUP LIMITED 2026-01-12 → present
  2. RFS WORKS LIMITED 2019-07-17 → 2026-01-12
  3. RAIL FREIGHT SERVICES (RFS) LIMITED 2016-04-11 → 2019-07-17
  4. RAIL FREIGHT SERVICES NO.2 LIMITED 2015-12-01 → 2016-04-11

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover
Operating profit
Profit before tax £255,000£862,000
Net profit -£42,000£789,000
Cash £2,317,000£856,000
Total assets less current liabilities £7,616,000£8,469,000
Net assets £4,364,000£3,153,000
Equity £4,364,000£3,153,000
Average employees 3533
Wages £1,913,000£1,771,000

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

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Azets Audit Services
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors have considered the going concern assumption when preparing these financial statements. At the balance sheet date, the Company had net current assets of £3,224k (2023: £384k restated). The directors do not consider that this presents a material risk to the Company regarding the availability of cash balances to continue operations under the normal course of business. At the year end, the Company held cash of £856k (2023: £2,317k). Since the balance sheet date, there have been no events with a material impact that require disclosure, other than those already disclosed in the accounts. Furthermore, the Company operates with a net asset position of £3,153k (2023: £4,364k restated), which is considered adequate in order to continue to pay off any liabilities or provisions as they fall due for a period of twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements until 31 December 2026. Therefore, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 13 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
FLATMAN, James Alan Director 2025-01-15 Oct 1969 British
JENNINGS, Richard Edward Director 2024-12-24 Mar 1963 British
MCCARROLL, John Paul Director 2026-03-09 Dec 1976 British
Show 13 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
CHARALAMBOU, Liam Colm Secretary 2016-03-15 2018-01-15
DANEV, Nikolay Ivanov Secretary 2015-12-01 2016-03-15
ISAJ, Visar Secretary 2018-01-15 2020-02-28
ATHERTON-HAM, James West Director 2015-12-01 2016-03-15
BOWATER, John Ferguson Director 2019-08-01 2022-12-31
BOWATER, John Ferguson Director 2015-12-01 2016-03-15
FISHER, Jonathan Gareth Director 2016-03-15 2023-02-20
GIFFORD, Joseph Charles Director 2023-02-20 2024-12-24
HILL, Martin Victor Director 2016-03-15 2024-12-24
LYONS, Garrath Malcolm Director 2023-01-01 2024-12-24
PEARCE, Michael Paul Director 2016-03-15 2017-10-23
PUGH, Gareth Director 2017-10-23 2024-12-24
WILLSHEE, Mark Anthony Director 2016-03-15 2019-07-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Jst Ports And Logistics Holdings Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2024-12-24 Active
Aggregate Industries Uk Limited Corporate entity Shares 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2024-12-24
Grs Roadstone Group Limited Corporate entity Shares 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2024-12-24

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 65 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2026-01-12 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
Date Type Category Description
2026-04-02 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-03-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2026-01-12 CERTNM change-of-name Certificate change of name company PDF
2025-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-05-15 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2025-04-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-01-22 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-01-15 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-01-06 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-01-06 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-01-06 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-01-06 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-01-06 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-01-06 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-06 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-06 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2024-12-27 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2024-12-24 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2024-10-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-04-10 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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