HITACHI RAIL GTS UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£151M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£152M
Equity attributable
Employees
700
Average over period
Profit before tax
£13M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £174,539,000 | £219,765,000 | |
| Operating profit | £7,988,000 | £6,474,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £12,978,000 | £12,608,000 | |
| Net profit | £7,717,000 | £15,262,000 | |
| Cash | £157,107,000 | £151,307,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £151,851,000 | £160,718,000 | |
| Net assets | £131,069,000 | £152,189,000 | |
| Equity | £131,069,000 | £152,189,000 | |
| Average employees | 660 | 700 | |
| Wages | £49,522,000 | £63,392,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £939,000 | £1,740,000 |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.3% | 4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.9% | 28.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.71x | 3.85x | |
| Interest cover | 5.09x | 3.02x |
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 7 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-06-03
- HITACHI RAIL GTS UK LIMITED 2024-06-03 → present
- GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS UK LIMITED 2023-01-13 → 2024-06-03
- THALES GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LIMITED 2020-11-26 → 2023-01-13
- THALES TRANSPORT AND SECURITY LIMITED 2008-01-02 → 2020-11-26
- THALES TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES LIMITED 2000-12-20 → 2008-01-02
- RACAL SERVICES (COMMUNICATIONS) LIMITED 1999-10-01 → 2000-12-20
- BRT HOLDINGS LIMITED 1996-01-08 → 1999-10-01
- AUTUMN CALLS LIMITED 1995-11-24 → 1996-01-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, as the Directors are satisfied that the Company has sufficient resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future. In making this assessment, the Directors have considered future projections of profitability, liquidity, nature of long term contracts with a number of customers, suppliers and the wider economy for the next 24 months from balance sheet date.”
Group structure
- HITACHI RAIL GTS UK LIMITED · parent
- GTS Quadrant Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 May 2024, the sale of the global GTS business from Thales SA to Hitachi Rail Limited completed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALI, Ilona Kristina | Secretary | 2026-03-12 | — | — |
| BELL, Andrew Richard | Director | 2015-12-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| DEPREE, Helen Louise | Director | 2020-07-01 | Oct 1976 | British |
| JACKSON, James Neal Brindley | Director | 2018-01-01 | Jan 1982 | British |
| MAYNARD, Paul | Director | 2013-01-07 | Mar 1969 | British |
| WAGNER, Hans-Juergen Ernst, Dr | Director | 2023-04-17 | Apr 1969 | German |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEPREE, Helen Louise | Secretary | 2024-05-31 | 2026-03-12 |
| HEWETT, Peter Graham | Secretary | 1995-11-24 | 1995-12-21 |
| SEABROOK, Michael William Peter | Secretary | 2000-06-16 | 2024-05-31 |
| WHITTAKER, David | Secretary | 1995-12-21 | 2000-06-16 |
| BARCLAY, Mark | Director | 2001-12-31 | 2004-04-05 |
| BARTLETT, Robert | Director | 2006-03-27 | 2008-09-03 |
| BATLEY, Peter Thomas | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2011-03-01 |
| CHEVREL, Roger Jean Marius | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2002-11-01 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Graham John | Director | 2013-01-03 | 2015-02-10 |
| DRAKE, John Arthur Courtney | Director | 1995-12-21 | 1996-10-15 |
| EDWARDS, Eric John | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| ELSBURY, David Clark | Director | 1995-12-21 | 1999-10-13 |
| ELSWORTHY, Stuart | Director | 1995-12-21 | 1997-08-08 |
| FORD, Kevin John | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2011-03-10 |
| FORD, Kevin John | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2010-03-10 |
| GARRITY, Mark Stephen | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2023-04-17 |
| GERMON, Robert Eric | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2002-05-24 |
| HEARN, Mark David | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2011-10-01 |
| HEWETT, Peter Graham | Director | 1995-11-24 | 1995-12-21 |
| HILL, Karen Lesley | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2019-02-01 |
| HUGHES, Timothy John | Director | 2001-12-31 | 2003-04-11 |
| JERRAM, Jeremy James | Director | 1995-11-27 | 1995-12-21 |
| JONES, Shaun Kevin | Director | 2011-12-18 | 2020-07-01 |
| KESSELL, Clive | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2001-12-03 |
| LAMPEN, Trevor Richard | Director | 2011-12-18 | 2013-06-30 |
| LOCKWOOD, David Charles | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2011-09-01 |
| MARSH, Gary John | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| MCPHEE, Alistair Dickson | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2016-09-01 |
| MILNER, John Kenyon | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2002-11-30 |
| NORTON, Richard Joseph John | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2002-05-24 |
| PALMER, Stuart Justin | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2006-03-27 |
| PATHMANATHAN, Yokini | Director | 2011-12-18 | 2015-05-01 |
| POOLE, David Alexander | Director | 1996-10-15 | 2000-10-31 |
| PORTER, Ralph Anthony | Director | 1995-11-24 | 1995-12-21 |
| RAMAGE, Malcolm James | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2001-03-31 |
| ROCHE, Anthony Douglas | Director | 1995-11-27 | 1995-12-21 |
| ROGERS, Mark | Director | 1997-08-08 | 2001-06-30 |
| SAUNDERS, Peter | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2004-10-01 |
| SEMLER, Geoffrey Martin | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| TURNER, Victoria | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2018-12-01 |
| VAZZOLER, Bruno | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2010-12-01 |
| WALKER, Justin Mark | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2010-04-01 |
| WARDELL, John Thomas | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2001-12-03 |
| WELCH, Anthony John | Director | 2011-12-18 | 2015-12-01 |
| WELLSTEAD, Philip Stafford | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2015-10-01 |
| WOMERSLEY SMITH, John Richard | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2000-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi Rail Gts Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-01-31 | Active |
| Thales Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-03 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-05-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.