LUCCHINI UNIPART RAIL LIMITED
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Cash
£13K
-99.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£24M
+0.3% vs 2024
Employees
383
+9.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£777K
-59.8% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £58,634,000 | £65,740,000 | £65,190,000 | -0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,682,000 | £2,085,000 | £999,000 | -52.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,432,000 | £1,933,000 | £777,000 | -59.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,632,000 | £1,226,000 | £513,000 | -58.2% | |
| Cash | £1,288,000 | £3,085,000 | £13,000 | -99.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,019,000 | £25,355,000 | £25,538,000 | +0.7% | |
| Net assets | £23,719,000 | £24,264,000 | £24,334,000 | +0.3% | |
| Equity | £23,719,000 | £24,264,000 | £24,334,000 | +0.3% | |
| Average employees | 326 | 351 | 383 | +9.1% | |
| Wages | £12,088,000 | £13,589,000 | £15,610,000 | +14.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £145,000 | £195,000 | £199,000 | +2.1% |
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 | 4.6% | 3.2% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 1.9% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.7% | 8.2% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 38.7% | 49.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.99x | 2.39x | 1.65x | |
| Interest cover | 10.73x | 13.03x | 4.16x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- LUCCHINI UNIPART RAIL LIMITED 2015-02-06 → present
- LUCCHINI UK LIMITED 2000-03-30 → 2015-02-06
- ASCOMETAL LIMITED 1996-03-08 → 2000-03-30
- MEAUJO (284) LIMITED 1995-11-01 → 1996-03-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- LUCCHINI UNIPART RAIL LIMITED · parent
- Lucchini UK Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTGOMERY, Victoria Helen | Secretary | 2008-03-20 | — | British |
| CHILTON, Philip | Director | 2019-12-31 | Mar 1970 | British |
| JACKSON, Richard Ian | Director | 2015-02-02 | Mar 1971 | British |
| MCGORMAN, David Martin, Dr | Director | 2025-02-04 | May 1980 | British |
| MENSI, Augusto | Director | 2008-03-20 | Sep 1975 | Italian |
| PASINETTI, Riccardo | Director | 2024-06-12 | Jul 1969 | Italian |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWIN, Alan Mark | Secretary | 2002-10-11 | 2004-12-03 |
| DAINGTON, Claire | Secretary | 2001-05-31 | 2002-10-11 |
| MONTGOMERY, Victoria Helen | Secretary | 2005-01-19 | 2005-07-22 |
| READER, Anthony George | Secretary | 1996-03-29 | 2001-05-31 |
| SARDO, Erica, Doctor | Secretary | 2005-07-22 | 2008-03-20 |
| PHILSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-11-01 | 1996-03-29 |
| BAZETOUX, Guillaume | Director | 1996-09-02 | 1998-08-03 |
| BONI, Roberto, Sig | Director | 2001-05-31 | 2003-12-18 |
| CANTINI, Stefano | Director | 2023-07-18 | 2024-06-12 |
| CATELIN, Daniel | Director | 1996-03-29 | 1999-04-20 |
| CLAYTON, John David | Director | 2015-02-02 | 2017-11-16 |
| COSTA, Angelo | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2003-12-18 |
| COUASNON, Jean Claude | Director | 1996-03-29 | 1998-08-03 |
| DOLMAN, Ian Stuart | Director | 2003-12-18 | 2009-06-26 |
| FAWDRY, Christopher Stephen | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| FORCELLA, Roberto | Director | 2003-12-18 | 2015-02-02 |
| GIOVANNI, Bajetti | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2001-05-31 |
| JOHNSTONE, Thomas George | Director | 2018-11-06 | 2021-08-13 |
| LEPRINCE, Jean-Pascal Marc | Director | 1998-08-03 | 1999-04-20 |
| LOMBARDI, Augusto, Dr | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2008-03-20 |
| LUCCHINI, Luigi | Director | 2014-03-06 | 2023-07-18 |
| MASTRANGELO, Antonio | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2015-02-02 |
| MCNICHOLAS, Neil Dominic Peter | Director | 2021-09-15 | 2025-01-23 |
| MICHALOPOULOS, Alexander Peter | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2003-12-18 |
| MINGOLI, Erder | Director | 2003-12-18 | 2014-03-06 |
| NERBONNE, Pascal | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2003-12-18 |
| PETITFRERE, Philippe Henri Maurice | Director | 1998-08-03 | 1999-04-20 |
| TERLIER, Marie Francoise | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2001-05-31 |
| TILLIER, George James | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2018-11-06 |
| MEAUJO INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-11-01 | 1996-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucchini Rs Holding S.P.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Unipart Rail Limted | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.