DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LIMITED

HERDUS HOUSE INGWELL DRIVE, WESTLAKES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PARK, MOOR ROW, CUMBRIA, CA24 3HU

Company 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-2024
Accounts 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**
Insufficient available data for calculating valuations.

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY 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 - 40 (0.0%)
Resigned Alaine Louise GREAVES 02 Jul 2021 17 Feb 2023 Finance Director British 0 - 40 (0.0%)
Active Wanda Celina GOLDWAG 01 Jul 2021 Company Director British 6 - 269 (28.1%)
Active Seth KYBIRD 01 Feb 2021 Ceo, Nts British 3 - 00 (0.0%)
Resigned Katharine Jane ELLIS 29 Jan 2019 01 Jul 2021 Commercial Director British 1 - 30 (0.0%)
Resigned Alyson Noreen ARMETT 28 Mar 2018 31 Jan 2021 Head Of Enterprise British 1 - 10 (0.0%)
Active Geoffrey Michael Silson SPENCER 16 Jan 2018 Company Director British 2 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Michael Charles LECKIE 27 Sep 2017 02 Jul 2021 Finance Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Deborah Anne FRANCIS 04 Jul 2016 28 Feb 2020 Managing Director British 4 - 213 (12.0%)
Resigned Robert Andrew Bryson HIGGINS 01 Jul 2016 16 Jan 2018 Business Services Director British 1 - 60 (0.0%)
Resigned Jeffrey MARSHALL 05 Jan 2015 17 Jul 2018 Operations And Compliance Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Antony Steven BUSH 05 Jan 2015 31 Jul 2017 Engineering And Performance Director British 2 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Clive Richard NIXON 10 Sep 2014 31 Jan 2021 Head Of Strategy British 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned John Richard BAMFORTH 26 Jan 2012 05 Jan 2015 Chartered Accountant British 0 - 30 (0.0%)
Resigned Christopher Antony Peter CONNELLY 26 Jan 2012 30 Nov 2022 Commercial And Business Development Director British 0 - 30 (0.0%)
Resigned Sara Eshelby, Dr JOHNSTON 26 Jan 2012 31 Dec 2017 Programme Manager British 1 - 30 (0.0%)
Resigned James MCLAUGHLIN 24 Sep 2010 27 Jan 2014 Hr Director British 0 - 100 (0.0%)
Resigned Martin Claus LIEFEITH 19 Feb 2010 29 Jan 2019 Head Of Finance British 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Sean Lee BALMER 14 May 2009 22 Nov 2011 Head Of Commercial Revenue British 4 - 61 (10.0%)
Resigned John Simon CLARKE 08 May 2009 14 May 2009 Director British 0 - 92 (22.2%)
Resigned Alan MOORE 11 Apr 2008 04 Jul 2016 Nda Director Of Operations British 3 - 30 (0.0%)
Resigned Mark Richard LEGGETT 23 Jan 2007 21 Feb 2008 Director British 3 - 76 (60.0%)
Resigned Neil Adrian HANSON 24 Oct 2006 31 Mar 2011 Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned David Harold HAYES 28 Jun 2005 23 Jan 2007 Director British 0 - 30 (0.0%)
Resigned Peter Reid GRAHAM 01 Apr 2005 28 Jun 2005 Commercial Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Mairi Fiona HAMMOND 01 Apr 2005 14 Sep 2006 Employed Barrister British 4 - 167 (35.0%)
Resigned James Halford MORSE 01 Apr 2005 14 Aug 2008 Programme Director British 0 - 30 (0.0%)
Resigned William Mark ROBERTS 01 Apr 2005 19 Feb 2010 Accountant British 3 - 103 (23.1%)
Resigned John Frederick EDWARDS 24 Mar 2005 01 Apr 2005 Accountant British 0 - 9037 (41.1%)
Resigned Alaine Louise GREAVES 18 Feb 2005 01 Apr 2005 Company Director British 0 - 40 (0.0%)
Resigned Michael Derek DAVIES 06 Jun 2003 18 Feb 2005 Company Director British 0 - 71 (14.3%)
Resigned Jeremy John Roland RYCROFT 20 Nov 2002 01 Apr 2005 Marketing Executive British 0 - 50 (0.0%)
Resigned Neil Dominic Peter MCNICHOLAS 26 Nov 1999 30 Sep 2015 Managing Director British 10 - 80 (0.0%)
Resigned Clive SMITTON 07 Aug 1998 01 Jan 2004 Company Director British 0 - 62 (33.3%)
Resigned Margaret Elizabeth BURNS 28 Jan 1998 09 May 2003 Company Director British 3 - 62 (22.2%)
Resigned Alastair Barclay THOMAS 06 Dec 1996 31 Dec 2002 Development Manager British 0 - 41 (25.0%)
Resigned Richard Edward MROWICKI 31 Mar 1995 23 Jul 1999 Physicist British 1 - 32 (50.0%)
Resigned Maxwell JOULE 31 Mar 1995 08 Oct 1999 Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned John Hugh Spencer LAYCOCK 31 Mar 1995 29 Aug 1997 Accountant British 0 - 60 (0.0%)
Resigned Brian WATSON 31 Mar 1995 08 May 1998 Assistant Director Production British 0 - 104 (40.0%)
Resigned Peter Howard READLE 22 Feb 1995 25 Nov 1996 Director British 0 - 40 (0.0%)
Resigned Colin Stuart REID 13 Feb 1995 22 Feb 1995 Company Secretary British 1 - 4711 (22.9%)
Number of active directors: 4
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

Name
 
PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY,LIMITED (00134396) - Active
AMENTUM INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS UK LTD. (00530311) - Active
INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR SERVICES LIMITED (01144352) - Active
PACIFIC NUCLEAR TRANSPORT LIMITED (01228109) - Active
EAVES HOUSING FOR WOMEN LIMITED (01322750) - Liquidation
AVIOS GROUP (AGL) LIMITED (02260073) - Active
CPP TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED (02389644) - Liquidation
CONCEPTS FOR TRAVEL LIMITED (02806377) - Dissolved
MKM CONCEPTS LIMITED (02841252) - Dissolved
LEARNING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (02931696) - Dissolved
DB CARGO (UK) LIMITED (02938988) - Active
BREEZE REWARDS LIMITED (03020434) - Dissolved
DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LIMITED (03020822) - Active
CHALLENGE CONSULTANCY LIMITED (03044422) - Active
THE LEASEHOLD ADVISORY SERVICE (03296985) - Active
PRS FOR MUSIC LIMITED (03444246) - Active
AMENTUM (UK) LTD. (03909808) - Active
AUDIENCES LONDON LIMITED (03972634) - Dissolved
PDV LIMITED (03974954) - Active
GOLDWAG CONSULTANCY LIMITED (04021097) - Active
YOUATWORK LIMITED (04234654) - Active
AMENTUM FACILITY MANAGEMENT UK LTD. (04444814) - Active
RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED (04655675) - Active
REAL DIGITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (05132313) - Active
LOYALTY SERVICES LIMITED (05396581) - Active
YOUATWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED (06044911) - Active
TRUE NORTH HUMAN CAPITAL LIMITED (06452114) - Voluntary Arrangement
TNHC 08 LIMITED (06565398) - Active
FEMI ENTERPRISES LTD (06824822) - Active
SURELAW LTD (07508150) - Dissolved
SENET GROUP FOR RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING (09310491) - Active
MULTI OPERATOR SELF EXCLUSION SCHEME LTD (10269436) - Active
GEOFF SPENCER CONSULTING LIMITED (10359037) - Active
WOMEN IN NUCLEAR UK LIMITED (12817338) - Active
ICE SERVICES AB (FC031233) - Active

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name Share class Shares at confirmation date
2016-02-132015-02-132014-02-132013-02-132012-02-13
NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITYORDINARY1
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

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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
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