PLATFORM4 RAIL REGENERATION LIMITED
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Cash
£38m
-15% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£272m
+29.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
65
+27.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£15m
-18% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 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 Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,448,000 | £22,795,000 | £27,482,000 | +20.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£24,853,000 | -£13,181,000 | -£9,469,000 | +28.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£23,679,000 | -£12,520,000 | -£14,773,000 | -18% | |
| Net profit | -£17,292,000 | -£11,512,000 | -£9,665,000 | +16% | |
| Cash | £56,409,000 | £45,239,000 | £38,456,000 | -15% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £245,358,000 | £233,413,000 | £306,857,000 | +31.5% | |
| Net assets | £222,926,000 | £210,414,000 | £272,262,000 | +29.4% | |
| Equity | — | £210,414,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 57 | 51 | 65 | +27.5% | |
| Wages | £3,999,000 | £4,059,000 | £6,334,000 | +56% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £332,000 | £368,000 | £538,000 | +46.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £31,000 | £26,000 | £29,000 | +11.5% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -115.9% | -57.8% | -34.5% | |
| Net margin | -80.6% | -50.5% | -35.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.1% | -5.6% | -3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.1% | 17.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.37x | 3.76x | 3.87x | |
| Interest cover | -35.56x | -20.00x | -7.09x |
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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-12-18
- PLATFORM4 RAIL REGENERATION LIMITED 2025-12-18 → present
- LONDON & CONTINENTAL RAILWAYS LIMITED 1994-10-20 → 2025-12-18
- PRECIS (1289) LIMITED 1994-09-08 → 1994-10-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In light of the above, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and the Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- PLATFORM4 RAIL REGENERATION LIMITED · parent
- Whittles Properties Brunel Ltd 100%
- Whittles Properties Croydon Ltd 100%
- Whittles Properties Manchester Ltd 100%
- RTC Regeneration 2015 Ltd 100%
- Platform4 One Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2025, the Secretary of State for Transport transferred its entire shareholding in the Company to Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (NRIL).”
- “On 3 November 2025, NRIL acquired 275,865,344 shares of 0.25 pence each, issued and fully paid up for consideration of £68,966,336.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Sian | Secretary | 2026-06-11 | — | — |
| LEWIS, Philip Geoffrey | Director | 2026-01-14 | Jun 1953 | British |
| MARSHALL, Paul Daniel | Director | 2025-09-25 | Sep 1979 | British |
| MCNISH, Nicola Sarah Jane | Director | 2026-01-14 | Apr 1963 | British |
| PEELO, Alan Desmond | Director | 2025-09-01 | Sep 1973 | Irish |
| POULTER, Anthony John | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jan 1958 | British |
| SEELEY, Rebecca Jayne | Director | 2025-03-13 | Apr 1980 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Lesley Elizabeth | Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 1999-04-30 |
| CLEMENT DAVIES, Christopher Alan Geraint | Secretary | 1995-03-10 | 1995-09-07 |
| CLIFTON, Roger Cheston | Secretary | 1996-06-26 | 1998-03-31 |
| DICK, Alastair Campbell | Secretary | 1995-10-10 | 1996-03-31 |
| EDWARDS, Paul Robert | Secretary | 2025-12-04 | 2026-06-01 |
| HAMILL, Christopher Hugh | Secretary | 1999-04-30 | 2011-03-31 |
| HAWTHORNE, Peter | Secretary | 2014-01-01 | 2025-09-11 |
| KABERRY, Christopher Donald, Sir | Secretary | 2011-04-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| PHILLIPS, Simon Dennis | Secretary | 1996-03-31 | 1996-06-26 |
| OFFICE ORGANIZATION & SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-09-22 | 1995-03-10 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-09-08 | 1994-09-22 |
| ABBOTT, Trevor Michael | Director | 1996-10-02 | 1997-12-09 |
| ABBOTT, Trevor Michael | Director | 1996-04-09 | 1996-10-02 |
| AZEMA, David Francois | Director | 1998-01-28 | 1999-02-17 |
| BALDRY, Lorraine Ingrid | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2019-01-11 |
| BARRON, Paul Stuart | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| BARWICK, Charles Julian | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2014-03-31 |
| BAYLEY, James Mark | Director | 2003-05-14 | 2011-03-31 |
| BEAMENT, Ian Roger | Director | 1995-12-12 | 1997-07-31 |
| BEEVER, David Milton Maxwell | Director | 1996-07-24 | 2007-12-31 |
| BELL, Walter Carlin | Director | 2003-06-02 | 2007-12-31 |
| BOSTOCK, Richard Mark | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1996-06-25 |
| BOTT, Stephen John | Director | 1997-07-31 | 1999-02-17 |
| BOWE, Colette, Dr | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2011-07-31 |
| CARTER, John Douglas | Director | 1997-06-25 | 2006-02-09 |
| CHILD, Colin Charles | Director | 1996-09-30 | 1999-02-17 |
| COLOMBAUD, Bernard, Monsieur | Director | 1997-03-26 | 1998-01-28 |
| COLOMBAUD, Bernard, Monsieur | Director | 1996-05-23 | 1996-12-18 |
| COOKSEY, David James Scott, Sir | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| DICK, Alastair Campbell | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1996-03-31 |
| DILLON, John Edward Michael | Director | 1994-09-08 | 1995-03-10 |
| DOBSON, Robin Richard | Director | 2025-10-20 | 2026-03-26 |
| DUNN, Michael Edward | Director | 2019-08-12 | 2025-08-11 |
| GARNHAM, Timothy Claude | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2021-01-11 |
| HAWTHORNE, Peter | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| HICKSON, Peter Charles Fletcher | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| HOLDEN, Robert David | Director | 1996-10-02 | 2009-03-31 |
| HORNBY, Derek Peter, Sir | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1998-04-08 |
| JORDAN, Stephen Robert | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| JOY, David | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2019-03-28 |
| KABERRY, Christopher Donald, Sir | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| KIRKLAND, Colin James | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1996-06-26 |
| LEBOEUF, Michel Rene | Director | 1996-10-02 | 1996-12-18 |
| MARKHAM, Nicholas Francis | Director | 2019-04-02 | 2022-09-26 |
| MCENHILL, Peter Raymond | Director | 1996-07-17 | 1999-02-17 |
| MILLS, Adam Francis | Director | 1996-03-31 | 1998-04-08 |
| MONSERIE, Paul | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1996-12-18 |
| MUMM, Clifford George | Director | 1996-09-03 | 1997-06-25 |
| MURPHY, Stephen Thomas Matthew | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1996-04-09 |
| NEAL, Leon | Director | 1994-09-08 | 1995-03-10 |
| NEERHOUT, John | Director | 1996-12-18 | 2003-12-31 |
| NEERHOUT JR, John | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1995-03-10 |
| PICARD, Roger Joseph | Director | 1997-06-25 | 2001-09-27 |
| PICARD, Roger Joseph | Director | 1996-09-03 | 1997-06-25 |
| REEVES, Alexander Lloyd | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| REINHARDT, Pierre | Director | 1997-03-26 | 1998-01-28 |
| ROCHET, Pierre Louis | Director | 1998-07-17 | 1999-02-17 |
| RUSSELL, Mark Francis | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| SACHDEV, Nilesh | Director | 2021-03-25 | 2025-12-31 |
| SCOTT, Jonathan Prestwich | Director | 1996-07-24 | 1997-01-22 |
| TOWERS, Alan Victor | Director | 1997-09-09 | 1998-12-11 |
| UNRUH, Vincent Paul | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2003-03-10 |
| WAKEFIELD, Nicholas Jeremy | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1997-03-14 |
| WELSBY, John Kay | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| WESTLAKE, Jeremy William | Director | 2025-04-01 | 2025-09-25 |
| WHITEHORN, William Elliot | Director | 1998-08-12 | 1998-10-06 |
| WILDEN, Nichola Jane | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2019-08-11 |
| ZIEVE, Jon Doron | Director | 1995-12-12 | 1997-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Shares 75–100% (as trust), Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors | 2025-04-01 | Active |
| Secretary Of State For Transport | Legal person | Significant influence | 2016-09-08 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 328 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-18 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-27 | PSC06 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-12-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.