EVERSHOLT RAIL LEASING LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£163m
+126.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£114m
+75.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £330,937,000 | £331,915,000 | £343,121,000 | +3.4% | |
| Operating profit | £138,011,000 | £166,301,000 | £203,775,000 | +22.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £30,082,000 | £64,896,000 | £114,036,000 | +75.7% | |
| Net profit | £7,531,000 | £56,823,000 | £91,102,000 | +60.3% | |
| Cash | £0 | £30,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,076,588,000 | £1,955,748,000 | £1,870,289,000 | -4.4% | |
| Net assets | £75,345,000 | £72,168,000 | £163,270,000 | +126.2% | |
| Equity | £75,345,000 | £72,168,000 | £163,270,000 | +126.2% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — 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 | 41.7% | 50.1% | 59.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 17.1% | 26.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.6% | 8.5% | 10.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.6% | 96.6% | 91.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.08x | 0.08x | 0.04x | |
| Interest cover | 1.27x | 1.63x | 2.25x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- EVERSHOLT RAIL LEASING LIMITED 2017-10-02 → present
- EUROPEAN RAIL FINANCE (GB) LIMITED 2009-09-11 → 2017-10-02
- ASSETFINANCE DECEMBER (V) LIMITED 1999-09-27 → 2009-09-11
- FORWARD ASSET FINANCE LIMITED 1995-02-15 → 1999-09-27
- FMF LEASING DECEMBER (B) LIMITED 1992-08-14 → 1995-02-15
- FMF LEASING (K) LIMITED 1992-06-05 → 1992-08-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that under all reasonable sensitivities the Group has adequate resources to continue in existence for the period of at least 12 months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- EVERSHOLT RAIL LEASING LIMITED · parent
- Eversholt Rail Limited 100%
- Eversholt Depot Finance Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 20 January 2026, Beacon Rail Falcon Limited acquired the issued share capital of Eversholt UK Rails Limited.”
- “With effect from 20 January 2026: the Directors consider that IIF Int'l Holding GP LLC replaces Eversholt UK Rails Group Limited as the ultimate parent and controlling parent of the Company; and Eversholt UK Rails Group Limited is no longer a related party of the Company”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 61 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKBURN, Gary Andrew | Director | 2026-01-20 | Mar 1991 | Irish |
| CUNLIFFE, Adam Lewis | Director | 2026-01-20 | Apr 1972 | British |
| DORJEE, Frank | Director | 2026-01-20 | Aug 1960 | Dutch |
| HOWARD, Keith Robert | Director | 2026-01-20 | Sep 1953 | British |
| MIRCICA, Elizabeth | Director | 2026-01-20 | Nov 1982 | British |
| NAVARRO, Clara Gomez-Ferrer | Director | 2026-01-20 | Oct 1984 | Spanish |
Show 61 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYER, George William | Secretary | 2008-02-21 | 2008-09-12 |
| GOTT, Sarah Caroline | Secretary | 2008-10-01 | 2010-12-03 |
| MCKENZIE, John Hume | Secretary | 1999-11-26 | 2001-07-01 |
| MCQUILLAN, Pauline Louise | Secretary | 2006-05-08 | 2008-02-21 |
| MUSGROVE, Robert Hugh | Secretary | 2001-07-01 | 2002-11-15 |
| NIVEN, Frances Julie | Secretary | 2003-12-08 | 2005-07-08 |
| PEARCE, Mark Vivian | Secretary | 2002-11-15 | 2003-12-08 |
| READ, Alice | Secretary | 2005-07-08 | 2006-05-08 |
| SHARMA, Michelle | Secretary | 2015-05-05 | 2026-05-08 |
| THOMAS, Clive Lewis | Secretary | 2011-06-23 | 2015-05-05 |
| BARKER, Matthew Giles | Director | 2014-03-25 | 2015-04-16 |
| BARKER, Nicholas David | Director | 2009-09-10 | 2010-12-03 |
| BOTTOMLEY, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2004-07-06 | 2007-07-19 |
| BROOKES, Malcolm James | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2009-09-10 |
| CARNEY, Brian | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2002-12-30 |
| CHAN, Loi Shun | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2018-02-06 |
| COURSE, Andrew James | Director | 2013-05-31 | 2019-09-16 |
| EVANS, Geoffrey William | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1998-03-16 |
| GILMAN, David William | Director | 1992-06-11 | 2003-10-31 |
| GODFREY, Kevin Joseph | Director | 2009-09-10 | 2010-12-03 |
| GOUGH, Paul | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2015-04-16 |
| HAINES, Andrew | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2018-02-06 |
| HARRIS, Christopher David | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1997-04-01 |
| HOLMES, Timothy Victor | Director | 2004-07-06 | 2005-12-31 |
| HOLMES, Timothy Victor | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2002-12-30 |
| HOLMES, Timothy Victor | Director | 1992-06-11 | 1995-03-01 |
| HUMPHREYS, Kay Eileen | Director | 1992-06-05 | 1992-06-11 |
| HUNTER, Andrew John | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2018-02-06 |
| KAM, Hing Lam | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2018-02-06 |
| KELL, Christopher Raymond | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2004-07-06 |
| KENNY, Mary Bridget | Director | 2009-09-10 | 2026-02-16 |
| KENNY, Mary Bridget | Director | 2007-06-29 | 2008-12-03 |
| KING, Neil Edmund | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2015-04-16 |
| LANE, Robert David | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2004-07-06 |
| LEECH, Ian Robert | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1993-10-20 |
| LOVE, Graham Carvell | Director | 2011-02-22 | 2014-07-22 |
| LUDEMAN, Keith Lawrence | Director | 2014-07-22 | 2018-02-06 |
| MACRAE, Duncan Nicholas | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2018-02-06 |
| MANI, Roy | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2015-04-16 |
| MAROUDAS, Frederick Ian | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2014-03-19 |
| MCKENZIE, John Hume | Director | 1992-06-05 | 1992-06-11 |
| MOLLOY, Marcus Peter John | Director | 2010-02-12 | 2010-06-07 |
| PICKEN, Graham Edward | Director | 1992-06-11 | 2002-12-30 |
| PURVES, Simon Findlay | Director | 2009-09-10 | 2013-05-31 |
| QUINN, Noel Paul | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2009-09-10 |
| QUINN, Noel Paul | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| RUSSELL-BROWN, Michael John | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2009-09-10 |
| SIMPSON, Stephen Walter | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1996-01-15 |
| SMITHSON, Keith Victor | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1999-07-30 |
| SMITHSON, Keith Victor | Director | 1993-10-20 | 1995-03-01 |
| SPENCE, Darren | Director | 2020-04-16 | 2026-02-17 |
| SPENCER, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2008-12-30 | 2009-09-10 |
| STEIN, Wallace George William | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| STICKLAND, David George | Director | 2014-11-10 | 2016-07-20 |
| SUTHERLAND, Paul Marcus | Director | 2020-04-16 | 2026-03-03 |
| TONG BARNES, Wai Che Wendy | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2018-02-06 |
| WARSOP, Lee Robert | Director | 2020-04-16 | 2026-02-10 |
| WATT, John Beresford | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2015-04-16 |
| WESSON, Andrea Justine | Director | 2016-07-20 | 2026-02-20 |
| WHITE, Philip Joseph | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2015-04-16 |
| WILMOTT, James Michael | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2015-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eversholt Uk Rails (Holding) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-22 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 272 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- Officers resigned
- 6
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.