PORTERBROOK MAINTENANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£7.1m
-34.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£47m
+0.3% vs 2024
Employees
106
+14% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.5m
-0.3% vs 2024
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 | £86,066,000 | £105,535,000 | £149,069,000 | +41.3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,278,000 | £2,368,000 | £2,471,000 | +4.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,300,000 | £3,549,000 | £3,539,000 | -0.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,706,000 | £2,603,000 | £2,641,000 | +1.5% | |
| Cash | £7,584,000 | £10,912,000 | £7,143,000 | -34.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,051,000 | £52,876,000 | £52,832,000 | -0.1% | |
| Net assets | £46,384,000 | £46,487,000 | £46,628,000 | +0.3% | |
| Equity | £46,384,000 | £46,487,000 | £46,628,000 | +0.3% | |
| Average employees | 87 | 93 | 106 | +14% | |
| Wages | £5,534,000 | £6,111,000 | £6,541,000 | +7% | |
| 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. 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 | 2.6% | 2.2% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 2.5% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.6% | 17.8% | 21.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.59x | 4.56x | 2.63x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- PORTERBROOK MAINTENANCE LIMITED 1999-02-26 → present
- PRECIS (1697) LIMITED 1998-10-28 → 1999-02-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors observe that the Company has access to sufficient financial resources through its immediate parent company, Porterbrook Leasing Company Limited and intermediate parent company, Porterbrook Rail Finance Limited, together with long term contracts with its customers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCLURE, Christopher Bonnar | Secretary | 2018-02-07 | — | — |
| ACKROYD, Benjamin John | Director | 2022-03-21 | Mar 1981 | British |
| BALL, Stephen Edward | Director | 2026-02-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| GRANT, Mary Alexander | Director | 2017-09-29 | Dec 1969 | British |
| MCCLURE, Christopher Bonnar | Director | 2018-02-07 | Nov 1963 | British |
| ROSE, Stefan Jay | Director | 2021-03-30 | May 1979 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS, Paul Andrew | Secretary | 1999-02-23 | 2000-04-20 |
| MCGURK, Stephen James | Secretary | 2008-12-03 | 2018-02-07 |
| ABBEY NATIONAL SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-04-20 | 2008-12-03 |
| OFFICE ORGANIZATION & SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-01-18 | 1999-02-23 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-28 | 1999-01-18 |
| ANDERSON, Alexander Campbell | Director | 1999-03-02 | 2002-06-30 |
| ANDRE, Olivier | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2017-12-22 |
| COATES, Peter Timothy | Director | 2017-11-28 | 2022-12-30 |
| COCHRANE, Keith Robertson | Director | 1999-02-23 | 2000-02-14 |
| DAY, William Joshua | Director | 2006-09-28 | 2017-11-28 |
| EDWARDS, Shirley Ann Elizabeth | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2002-04-12 |
| ELLIS, David James | Director | 2002-07-12 | 2004-09-17 |
| FRANCIS, Paul Andrew | Director | 1999-02-23 | 2017-09-29 |
| GILBERT, Timothy Peter | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2014-04-05 |
| GILBERT, Timothy Peter | Director | 1999-02-23 | 2003-06-03 |
| GOODMAN, Sharon | Director | 2001-01-17 | 2002-01-23 |
| HEAPS, Christopher Seymour | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2007-02-19 |
| HEAPS, Christopher Seymour | Director | 2000-09-20 | 2002-06-30 |
| HOWARD, Keith Robert | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2015-04-28 |
| HOWARD, Keith Robert | Director | 1999-03-02 | 2002-07-04 |
| JACKSON, Mark Cunliffe | Director | 2004-09-17 | 2008-10-21 |
| JOHN, David Adams | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2002-06-30 |
| JONES, David Gareth | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2001-10-31 |
| LOWE, William Nairn | Director | 2001-05-25 | 2002-07-08 |
| MCCORMICK, Stefan | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2006-05-18 |
| MCGURK, Stephen James | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| MERRICK, Anna | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2002-07-12 |
| PAIN, Mark Andrew | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2002-07-05 |
| PENFOLD, Diane June | Director | 1998-10-28 | 1999-02-23 |
| SWEETMAN, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2002-03-04 | 2004-03-01 |
| TAYLOR, Robert William | Director | 2022-11-02 | 2026-02-01 |
| WHITE, Alexander Crone | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2016-01-29 |
| WILSON, Clare Alice | Director | 1998-10-28 | 1999-02-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porterbrook Leasing Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.