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DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LIMITED
HERDUS HOUSE INGWELL DRIVE, WESTLAKES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PARK, MOOR ROW, CUMBRIA, CA24 3HUCompany Number: 03020822
Incorporation date: 13-Feb-1995
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company
SIC codes:
49200 Freight rail transport
SUMMARY
This company is 29.1 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Secretary Of State For Beis. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 26.5 million which has increased from GBP 21 million in the previous year. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 84.4 millionThe company has 4 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 34 other companies, 8 (23.5%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There is one court case involving the company that we are aware of.FINANCIALS (BETA)
Next accounts due: 31-Dec-2024Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Mar-2023)
P&L Financials:
Year end | Currency | Revenue | Operating profit | Interest Received | Interest Paid | Tax | Net Profit GBP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31-Mar-2020 | GBP | 84,364,000 | -2,999,000 | 73,000 | 2,280,000 | 5,619,000 | |
31-Mar-2019 | GBP | 1,835,000 | 50,000 | 821,000 | 1,339,000 | ||
31-Mar-2018 | GBP | 77,992,000 | 1,658,000 | 23,000 | 803,000 | 3,446,000 |
Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end | Currency | Cash | Current Assets | Current Liabilities | Debt | Share Capital | Premium Reserve | Retained Earnings | Net Assets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31-Mar-2020 | GBP | 15,304,000 | 38,439,000 | 41,860,000 | 7,244,000 | 26,494,000 | 26,494,000 | ||
31-Mar-2019 | GBP | 15,850,000 | 38,755,000 | 23,764,000 | 3,546,000 | 20,975,000 | 20,975,000 | ||
31-Mar-2018 | GBP | 11,562,000 | 34,389,000 | 25,631,000 | 7,235,000 | 19,636,000 | 19,636,000 |
VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)
Year end | Currency | % Equity | Sum raised | Pre-Money Valuation* | Post-Money Valuation* | Enterprise Value** |
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DISPUTES
No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.orgCOMPANY SECRETARY
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All apointments (active/resigned) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Mehboob VADIYA | 04 Jan 2024 | 29 Mar 2024 | 1 - 0 | ||
Resigned | Khalil BUKHARI | 01 Feb 2021 | 03 Jan 2024 | 0 - 1 | ||
Resigned | Amanda Dorothy TOPHAM | 06 Mar 2020 | 31 Jan 2021 | 0 - 1 | ||
Resigned | Helen Elizabeth HODGSON | 14 Sep 2006 | 01 Mar 2020 | Legal Assistant | British | 0 - 12 |
Resigned | Mairi Fiona HAMMOND | 01 Apr 2005 | 14 Sep 2006 | Employed Barrister | British | 4 - 16 |
Resigned | James Halford MORSE | 01 Apr 2005 | 01 Apr 2005 | 0 - 3 | ||
Resigned | Alvin Joseph SHUTTLEWORTH | 13 Feb 1995 | 01 Apr 2005 | 1 - 63 |
DIRECTORS
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All appointments (active/resigned) |
Dissolved companies (rate) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Linda Mary AYLMORE | 12 Jun 2023 | Chief Finance Officer | British | 3 - 4 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Alaine Louise GREAVES | 02 Jul 2021 | 17 Feb 2023 | Finance Director | British | 0 - 4 | 0 (0.0%) |
Active | Wanda Celina GOLDWAG | 01 Jul 2021 | Company Director | British | 6 - 26 | 9 (28.1%) | |
Active | Seth KYBIRD | 01 Feb 2021 | Ceo, Nts | British | 3 - 0 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Katharine Jane ELLIS | 29 Jan 2019 | 01 Jul 2021 | Commercial Director | British | 1 - 3 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Alyson Noreen ARMETT | 28 Mar 2018 | 31 Jan 2021 | Head Of Enterprise | British | 1 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Active | Geoffrey Michael Silson SPENCER | 16 Jan 2018 | Company Director | British | 2 - 2 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Michael Charles LECKIE | 27 Sep 2017 | 02 Jul 2021 | Finance Director | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Deborah Anne FRANCIS | 04 Jul 2016 | 28 Feb 2020 | Managing Director | British | 4 - 21 | 3 (12.0%) |
Resigned | Robert Andrew Bryson HIGGINS | 01 Jul 2016 | 16 Jan 2018 | Business Services Director | British | 1 - 6 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Jeffrey MARSHALL | 05 Jan 2015 | 17 Jul 2018 | Operations And Compliance Director | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Antony Steven BUSH | 05 Jan 2015 | 31 Jul 2017 | Engineering And Performance Director | British | 2 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Clive Richard NIXON | 10 Sep 2014 | 31 Jan 2021 | Head Of Strategy | British | 0 - 2 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | John Richard BAMFORTH | 26 Jan 2012 | 05 Jan 2015 | Chartered Accountant | British | 0 - 3 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Christopher Antony Peter CONNELLY | 26 Jan 2012 | 30 Nov 2022 | Commercial And Business Development Director | British | 0 - 3 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Sara Eshelby, Dr JOHNSTON | 26 Jan 2012 | 31 Dec 2017 | Programme Manager | British | 1 - 3 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | James MCLAUGHLIN | 24 Sep 2010 | 27 Jan 2014 | Hr Director | British | 0 - 10 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Martin Claus LIEFEITH | 19 Feb 2010 | 29 Jan 2019 | Head Of Finance | British | 0 - 2 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Sean Lee BALMER | 14 May 2009 | 22 Nov 2011 | Head Of Commercial Revenue | British | 4 - 6 | 1 (10.0%) |
Resigned | John Simon CLARKE | 08 May 2009 | 14 May 2009 | Director | British | 0 - 9 | 2 (22.2%) |
Resigned | Alan MOORE | 11 Apr 2008 | 04 Jul 2016 | Nda Director Of Operations | British | 3 - 3 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Mark Richard LEGGETT | 23 Jan 2007 | 21 Feb 2008 | Director | British | 3 - 7 | 6 (60.0%) |
Resigned | Neil Adrian HANSON | 24 Oct 2006 | 31 Mar 2011 | Director | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | David Harold HAYES | 28 Jun 2005 | 23 Jan 2007 | Director | British | 0 - 3 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Peter Reid GRAHAM | 01 Apr 2005 | 28 Jun 2005 | Commercial Director | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Mairi Fiona HAMMOND | 01 Apr 2005 | 14 Sep 2006 | Employed Barrister | British | 4 - 16 | 7 (35.0%) |
Resigned | James Halford MORSE | 01 Apr 2005 | 14 Aug 2008 | Programme Director | British | 0 - 3 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | William Mark ROBERTS | 01 Apr 2005 | 19 Feb 2010 | Accountant | British | 3 - 10 | 3 (23.1%) |
Resigned | John Frederick EDWARDS | 24 Mar 2005 | 01 Apr 2005 | Accountant | British | 0 - 90 | 37 (41.1%) |
Resigned | Alaine Louise GREAVES | 18 Feb 2005 | 01 Apr 2005 | Company Director | British | 0 - 4 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Michael Derek DAVIES | 06 Jun 2003 | 18 Feb 2005 | Company Director | British | 0 - 7 | 1 (14.3%) |
Resigned | Jeremy John Roland RYCROFT | 20 Nov 2002 | 01 Apr 2005 | Marketing Executive | British | 0 - 5 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Neil Dominic Peter MCNICHOLAS | 26 Nov 1999 | 30 Sep 2015 | Managing Director | British | 10 - 8 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Clive SMITTON | 07 Aug 1998 | 01 Jan 2004 | Company Director | British | 0 - 6 | 2 (33.3%) |
Resigned | Margaret Elizabeth BURNS | 28 Jan 1998 | 09 May 2003 | Company Director | British | 3 - 6 | 2 (22.2%) |
Resigned | Alastair Barclay THOMAS | 06 Dec 1996 | 31 Dec 2002 | Development Manager | British | 0 - 4 | 1 (25.0%) |
Resigned | Richard Edward MROWICKI | 31 Mar 1995 | 23 Jul 1999 | Physicist | British | 1 - 3 | 2 (50.0%) |
Resigned | Maxwell JOULE | 31 Mar 1995 | 08 Oct 1999 | Director | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | John Hugh Spencer LAYCOCK | 31 Mar 1995 | 29 Aug 1997 | Accountant | British | 0 - 6 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Brian WATSON | 31 Mar 1995 | 08 May 1998 | Assistant Director Production | British | 0 - 10 | 4 (40.0%) |
Resigned | Peter Howard READLE | 22 Feb 1995 | 25 Nov 1996 | Director | British | 0 - 4 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Colin Stuart REID | 13 Feb 1995 | 22 Feb 1995 | Company Secretary | British | 1 - 47 | 11 (22.9%) |
Average tenure of active directors: 3.2 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 3.7 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 7.0%
DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES
SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)
Shareholder name | Share class | Shares at confirmation date | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-02-13 | 2015-02-13 | 2014-02-13 | 2013-02-13 | 2012-02-13 | ||
NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY | ORDINARY | 1 100% | 1 100% | 1 100% | 1 100% | 1 100% |
SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)
no shareholding data
CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES
Controlling entities above
DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LIMITED
no controlled companies
LATE PAYMENTS REPORT
This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.
COURT CASES
Date | Title | Reference | Subject |
---|---|---|---|
2017-10-09 | Mrs CS Quinn v Direct Rail Services Ltd and Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | [2017] UKET 2401768/2017 | Public Interest Disclosure |
PATENTS
No Patents found
COMPETITORS
(Based on Sic code:
49200 Freight rail transport)
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LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)
This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis | Liquidation within 3 months | Liquidation within 6 months | Liquidation within 12 months | Prediction confidence |
---|---|---|---|---|
DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LIMITED | 0.7% | 3.6% | 7.1% | Medium |
Other companies Active in the same sector | Too few competitors | |||
Age | 0.3% | 1.3% | 2.4% | Medium |
Company Type | 0.7% | 3.7% | 7.4% | Medium |
Accounts category | 0.7% | 2.2% | 3.8% | Medium |
Accounting Month | 0.5% | 1.8% | 3.9% | Medium |
Sic code count | 0.7% | 3.5% | 7.0% | Medium |