LLANGOLLEN RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-14 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-31
Watchouts
Cash
£258K
-46.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-7.9% vs 2023
Employees
23
+15% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £1,082,848 | £1,114,625 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£252,794 | -£206,594 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £483,985 | £258,211 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £2,611,279 | £2,404,685 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £2,611,279 | £2,404,685 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | £2,611,279 | £2,404,685 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 23 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £386,650 | £528,701 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+2.9%
£1,082,848 £1,114,625
-
Cash
-46.6%
£483,985 £258,211
-
Net assets
-7.9%
£2,611,279 £2,404,685
-
Employees
+15%
20 23
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Wages
+36.7%
£386,650 £528,701
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -23.3% | -18.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.43x | 3.43x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- M. D. Coxey and Co. Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LLANGOLLEN RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Llangollen & Corwen Railway (Trading) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Shared Prosperity Fund grant £375,000 has funded the review above but also enabled us to invest in volunteer co-ordination and training, the customer experience, and environmental protection, not least alternatives to burning fossil fuels.”
- “Barclays Bank also holds the £30,000 Advance Sales Reserve created in the wake of our experience in the administration and eventual liquidation of Llangollen Railway PLC.”
- “The cost of living crises remains a major concern in terms of passenger numbers, costs and impact on our volunteers.”
- “A major continuing concern for the Trust, the heritage railway sector generally and numerous other organisations which rely on volunteers, both national and local, big and small, is the availability of volunteers. Our numbers remain about 30% down and this is reflected across the voluntary sector as a whole.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREASEY, Robert John, Mr. | Secretary | 2020-10-03 | — | — |
| ASTON, Paul Llewellyn, Mr. | Director | 2025-03-18 | Dec 1946 | British |
| BREWER, Peter Read | Director | 2023-04-15 | May 1964 | British |
| CARTER, Ronald Thomas Eric | Director | 2024-09-21 | Jan 1958 | British |
| CREASEY, Robert John, Mr. | Director | 2020-10-03 | Sep 1953 | British |
| LEBBON, Ian Andrew | Director | 2025-03-18 | Sep 1946 | British |
| THEOBALD, Maureen | Director | 2023-02-18 | Oct 1952 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN-HUGHES, Evan | Secretary | 1995-03-31 | 2004-07-10 |
| PATCHING, Nicholas | Secretary | 2004-09-11 | 2009-07-12 |
| SHIPTON, Hugh John | Secretary | 2009-11-09 | 2020-09-26 |
| ABBOTT, Richard | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2023-12-12 |
| AMYS, Martyn Robert | Director | 2009-04-14 | 2010-09-19 |
| BAILEY, Paul, Mr. | Director | 2020-10-03 | 2021-10-29 |
| BARBER, Harold Sydney | Director | 1996-04-19 | 2002-04-13 |
| BEARNE, John Robert, Mr. | Director | 2018-07-14 | 2020-06-26 |
| BEARNE, John Robert | Director | 2014-06-13 | 2017-06-09 |
| BETTLEY-SMITH, Robert | Director | 2017-06-09 | 2018-03-02 |
| BRITLAND, Grenvile James | Director | 2002-04-13 | 2003-08-30 |
| COLES, Philip John | Director | 2015-06-13 | 2017-01-06 |
| COLES, Phillip John, Mr. | Director | 2020-10-03 | 2024-12-31 |
| COOKE, Michael Lyndon | Director | 2008-07-27 | 2011-12-05 |
| EDWARDS, Peter James, Mr. | Director | 2020-10-03 | 2024-11-08 |
| EVANS, Peter Kenneth | Director | 2013-11-03 | 2015-05-07 |
| EVANS, Wynford Neil | Director | 2003-07-26 | 2014-06-13 |
| FREETH, Philip Henry, Mr. | Director | 2020-10-03 | 2025-03-30 |
| FREETH, Philip Henry | Director | 2019-09-10 | 2020-02-09 |
| FREETH, Philip Henry | Director | 2013-11-03 | 2015-07-18 |
| FREETH, Philip Henry | Director | 2004-11-06 | 2013-04-06 |
| FRODSHAM, Martin John | Director | 1995-07-30 | 1998-04-24 |
| GARDINER, Andrew John | Director | 2008-07-27 | 2012-04-30 |
| GETTINGS, Paul Anthony | Director | 2003-01-18 | 2004-03-14 |
| GORDON, Robert Francis | Director | 2014-06-13 | 2021-03-13 |
| GREEN, Leslie Joseph, Mr. | Director | 2008-07-27 | 2011-06-10 |
| GREEN-HUGHES, Evan | Director | 1995-03-31 | 2004-07-10 |
| HARLAND, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2010-06-11 | 2015-06-13 |
| HEDDON, Gordon | Director | 1998-04-24 | 2007-09-07 |
| HOYLAND, Graham John | Director | 2013-11-03 | 2014-06-13 |
| HOYLAND, Graham John | Director | 2000-04-21 | 2002-12-31 |
| JONES, Selwyn George | Director | 1995-07-30 | 1996-04-19 |
| JONES, Steven Philip | Director | 2014-06-13 | 2018-10-31 |
| JONES, Steven Philip | Director | 1998-04-24 | 2005-10-28 |
| JOYCE, John Charles, Dr | Director | 2014-06-13 | 2019-08-01 |
| KETTLEWELL, John Callwood | Director | 2004-09-11 | 2006-01-31 |
| LEMAN LAWRIE, Mark Justin | Director | 2003-07-26 | 2010-01-09 |
| LLOYD, Margaret | Director | 1996-04-19 | 1996-04-25 |
| LUND, Peter Drummond | Director | 2011-06-10 | 2020-06-27 |
| LUND, Peter Drummond | Director | 1998-04-24 | 2001-04-21 |
| MASON, John Frank | Director | 1999-05-15 | 2000-02-19 |
| MATTHEWS, Robin John Harry, Mr. | Director | 2020-02-23 | 2020-09-26 |
| MATTHEWS, Robin John Harry, Mr. | Director | 2017-06-09 | 2018-06-30 |
| MAXWELL, Andrew Robert, Mr. | Director | 2020-10-03 | 2021-02-02 |
| MAXWELL, Robert Allan | Director | 1995-07-30 | 1996-04-19 |
| MCGUINNESS, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2016-06-18 | 2020-09-26 |
| MCGUINNESS, Quentin David | Director | 2015-06-13 | 2020-09-26 |
| MCGUINNESS, Quentin David | Director | 1996-04-19 | 2002-04-13 |
| OWEN, Richard David | Director | 1995-07-30 | 1996-04-19 |
| PARKER, Huw Jonathan | Director | 1997-04-25 | 2000-04-21 |
| PATCHING, Nicholas | Director | 2003-07-26 | 2009-07-12 |
| PATCHING, Nicholas | Director | 1995-03-31 | 2001-04-21 |
| PERRY, Martin Leonard | Director | 2004-09-11 | 2008-06-02 |
| RITCHIE, James Alexander | Director | 2009-04-14 | 2013-11-04 |
| ROBERTS, Stephen Leslie | Director | 2001-04-21 | 2003-05-12 |
| ROGERS, Terence Alisdair | Director | 1995-07-30 | 1996-04-19 |
| ROWE, David Joseph George | Director | 2010-10-16 | 2013-04-10 |
| SHAKESPEARE, William Reginald | Director | 1995-03-31 | 1998-04-24 |
| SHIPTON, Hugh John | Director | 2007-09-07 | 2010-06-11 |
| SHORT, David William | Director | 2001-04-21 | 2003-07-26 |
| SHORT, David William | Director | 1995-03-31 | 1999-04-20 |
| SPENCE, Francis George | Director | 2002-04-13 | 2002-09-15 |
| THEOBALD, Maureen | Director | 2020-10-03 | 2022-12-02 |
| TRAVERS, Ian Norman | Director | 1996-04-19 | 1998-04-24 |
| WILLIAMS, David Rhys, Mr. | Director | 2020-02-23 | 2020-09-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Geoffrey | Director | 2000-06-17 | 2008-11-23 |
| WILLIAMS, Joseph Neil | Director | 2014-06-13 | 2020-01-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael Keith, Mr. | Director | 2021-03-13 | 2022-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Maureen Theobald | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Mr Richard Abbott | Individual | Appoints directors | 2022-04-25 | Ceased 2023-12-12 |
| Mr. Robert John Creasey | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2020-10-12 | Active |
| Mr Philip John Coles | Individual | Appoints directors | 2020-10-09 | Ceased 2025-01-09 |
| Mr Philip Henry Freeth | Individual | Appoints directors | 2020-10-03 | Ceased 2025-03-30 |
| Mr Peter James Edwards | Individual | Appoints directors | 2020-10-03 | Ceased 2024-11-08 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Anne Mcguinness | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2018-06-01 | Ceased 2020-09-26 |
| Mr Peter Drummond Lund | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-06-09 | Ceased 2018-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-21 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.