ANTOFAGASTA RAILWAY COMPANY PLC
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Cash
£30m
USD 40,516,000
+6.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£276m
USD 371,941,000
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
920
-13.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£25m
USD 33,525,000
+16.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £147,305,091 | £147,231,512 | £134,468,227 | -8.7% | |
| Operating profit | £31,696,024 | £23,600,892 | £22,818,283 | -3.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £30,547,009 | £21,386,102 | £24,916,388 | +16.5% | |
| Net profit | £22,793,757 | £15,976,960 | £17,292,456 | +8.2% | |
| Cash | £11,447,789 | £28,389,446 | £30,112,226 | +6.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £298,133,036 | £304,340,394 | +2.1% | |
| Net assets | £252,763,285 | £268,647,343 | £276,433,296 | +2.9% | |
| Equity | £252,763,285 | £268,647,343 | £276,433,296 | +2.9% | |
| Average employees | 1,077 | 1,063 | 920 | -13.5% | |
| Wages | £26,282,423 | £24,199,926 | £22,692,679 | -6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £45,517 | £40,134 | £57,971 | +44.4% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.743 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.5% | 16.0% | 17.0% | |
| Net margin | 15.5% | 10.9% | 12.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 7.9% | 7.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.6% | 26.6% | 25.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.27x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | 18.33x | 30.65x | 33.30x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ANTOFAGASTA RAILWAY COMPANY PLC 1999-12-17 → present
- ANTOFAGASTA (CHILI) AND BOLIVIA RAILWAY COMPANY PLC 1888-11-27 → 1999-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Directors consider that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ANTOFAGASTA RAILWAY COMPANY PLC · parent
- Servicios Transportes Integrados Limitada 100%
- Bosques Panguipulli S.A. 100%
- Inversiones Train Limitada 100%
- The Andes Trust Chile SA 100%
- Inversiones Chilean Northern Mines Limitada 100%
- Inversiones Punta de Rieles Limitada 100%
- Inmobiliaria Parque Estación S.A. 100%
- FCAB Ingeniería y Servicios DOS Limitada 100%
- Emisa Antofagasta SA 100%
- Embarcadores Limitada 100%
- Servicios Logisticos Capricornio Limitada 100%
- Bolivian Rail Investors Company Inc. 96.34%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Julian Thomas Roddan | Secretary | 2014-12-31 | — | — |
| ARRIAGADA HERRERA, Ivan Dagoberto | Director | 2016-04-25 | Oct 1963 | Chilean |
| BARCELÓ VIAL, Georgeanne Beatriz Marion | Director | 2022-04-20 | Nov 1969 | Chilean |
| CHÁVEZ CROOKER, Pamela | Director | 2025-08-20 | May 1968 | Chilean |
| FLORES GONZALEZ, Hector Osvaldo | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jan 1969 | Chilean |
| ORTIZ JARA, Mauricio Esteban | Director | 2024-11-01 | Sep 1979 | Chilean |
| URETA LARRAÍN, Cristian Andres | Director | 2021-08-01 | Sep 1962 | Chilean |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-01 | 2000-11-24 |
| PETERSHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-11-24 | 2014-12-31 |
| PETERSHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1998-06-30 |
| ADEANE, Philip John | Director | — | 2006-09-29 |
| AGUILAR SÁEZ, René Alejandro | Director | 2022-04-20 | 2024-11-01 |
| ALONSO, Carlos Rodrigo Mladinic | Director | 2007-03-16 | 2015-10-06 |
| ATUCHA ABAD, Alfredo Felix | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2020-03-31 |
| BAILEY, Charles Howard | Director | — | 2011-06-08 |
| CARIOLA, Marco Antonio | Director | — | 1998-03-01 |
| DUSSAUBAT PEDERSEN, Solange Marie | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| ENEI VILLAGRA, Patricio | Director | 2019-03-29 | 2023-09-01 |
| HERNANDEZ CABRERA, Diego Cristobal | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2016-04-25 |
| JARA ARAYA, Ramon Felipe | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2015-10-06 |
| LABBÉ CHIUMINATTO, José Miguel | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| LUKSIC, Antonio Andronico | Director | — | 2005-08-18 |
| LUKSIC, Jean-Paul | Director | — | 2015-10-06 |
| MEDINA GINEPRO, Marcela Alejandra, Mrs | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| MENENDEZ, Gonzalo | Director | — | 2015-10-06 |
| O'CONOR, Desmond Roderic | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2013-12-20 |
| ORTIZ JARA, Mauricio Esteban | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| RABAGLIATI GRUNWALD, Ana Maria | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2022-04-20 |
| RADIC, Vladimir | Director | — | 2000-09-01 |
| VALDES, Julio Lavin | Director | 2007-03-16 | 2015-10-06 |
| VELOSO, Francisco | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2019-03-29 |
| VIAL BASCUNAN, Alejandra Josefina | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antofagasta Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 223 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-01 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-08-29 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.