FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL 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
These events and conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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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 1 time since incorporation
- FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED 2017-01-23 → present
- FIRST WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED 2016-08-27 → 2017-01-23
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
“These events and conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In September 2023 WCP was awarded a National Rail Contract ("NRC"). The NRC commenced on 15 October 2023 and runs for nine years, to October 2032, with a minimum three-year core term to 18 October 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASWELL, Benjamin John, Dr | Director | 2026-05-03 | Mar 1959 | British |
| GAIGER, Shamit Weinberger | Director | 2022-07-25 | Aug 1972 | British |
| JAMES, Carolann | Director | 2025-06-30 | Sep 1970 | British |
| MELLORS, Andrew John | Director | 2023-03-20 | Oct 1970 | British |
| NELSON, Michael John | Director | 2020-06-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| SICILIA, Ernesto | Director | 2016-11-02 | Sep 1963 | Italian |
| TONINI, Bernardo | Director | 2022-10-03 | Jul 1976 | Italian |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMPSON, Michael | Secretary | 2016-12-16 | 2017-02-20 |
| ODUMOSU, Bimbola | Secretary | 2016-08-27 | 2016-12-16 |
| SALTER, Barbara Mary | Secretary | 2017-02-20 | 2025-02-14 |
| BOWLEY, Richard John | Director | 2019-12-12 | 2021-03-31 |
| CLANCY, Hugh Patrick | Director | 2016-08-27 | 2023-08-04 |
| COLLINS, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| DONALDSON, Caroline Ann | Director | 2019-12-08 | 2022-03-31 |
| FORSTER, Craig Joseph | Director | 2022-09-05 | 2025-06-30 |
| GARDNER, Kevin | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2020-05-29 |
| GAUSBY, David Clement | Director | 2016-08-27 | 2016-12-31 |
| MONTGOMERY, Stephen Henry | Director | 2016-08-27 | 2024-05-15 |
| POWER, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2020-06-15 | 2022-06-10 |
| STATHAM, David Ira | Director | 2023-06-12 | 2026-05-03 |
| TAYLOR, Robert William | Director | 2021-03-31 | 2022-10-03 |
| WHITTINGHAM, Philip | Director | 2019-12-08 | 2022-09-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fs Group Advisory Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-11-02 | Active |
| First Rail Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-27 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 74 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2023-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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