THE SWANAGE RAILWAY TRUST
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Cash
£2.7m
+60.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.5m
+13.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
36
+12.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1m
+35.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,842,915 | £3,034,808 | £3,419,801 | +12.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £753,904 | £987,516 | +31% | |
| Profit before tax | £302,819 | £763,496 | £1,031,177 | +35.1% | |
| Net profit | — | £760,579 | £1,010,201 | +32.8% | |
| Cash | £1,605,085 | £1,677,885 | £2,688,142 | +60.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,882,360 | £7,595,534 | £8,591,694 | +13.1% | |
| Net assets | £6,653,439 | £7,427,291 | £8,463,329 | +13.9% | |
| Equity | £6,653,439 | £7,427,291 | £8,463,329 | +13.9% | |
| Average employees | 35 | 32 | 36 | +12.5% | |
| Wages | £938,610 | £820,284 | £1,022,095 | +24.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 24.8% | 28.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 25.1% | 29.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.9% | 11.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.3% | 9.0% | 5.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.17x | 3.95x | 7.46x | |
| Interest cover | — | 76.60x | 56.81x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MC Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- THE SWANAGE RAILWAY TRUST · parent
- Swanage Railway Trading Company Limited 96%
Significant events
- “The October 2025 AGM proved to be a historic moment, with our members voting to proceed with the governance changes that will see the Swanage Railway Company become a charity, and subsequently the folding of the Swanage Railway Trust into the Company. In November 2025 the Companies application to the Charity Commission was submitted, and we now wait in anticipation of the Commission's decision.”
- “At the Annual General Meeting held in October 2025, the members voted to proceed with governance changes to convert Swanage Railway Company to an entity with charitable status and, subsequently, to transfer the Charity's activities into that entity... The Charity has commenced the transfer of its activities, assets and liabilities to Swanage Railway Company... Upon completion of the transfer, the Charity is expected to retain only residual balances and will be formally wound up in due course...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 64 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORD, Ben | Secretary | 2024-11-09 | — | — |
| ATKINS, Alexander William | Director | 2023-10-14 | Oct 1994 | British |
| BENNETT, Dan | Director | 2023-10-14 | Dec 1985 | British |
| COLLINS, Clare | Director | 2022-10-22 | Mar 1981 | British |
| FORD, Ben | Director | 2022-10-22 | Aug 1992 | British |
| HARDY, Clive Austin | Director | 2023-10-14 | Sep 1951 | British |
| JOHNS, Gavin Christopher | Director | 2025-10-11 | May 1956 | British |
| KAPUR, Ian | Director | 2023-10-14 | Feb 1966 | British |
| ROBERTS, Frank Edmund | Director | 2022-10-22 | Jun 1961 | British |
| SELLEN, Elizabeth Maureen | Director | 2002-11-30 | Jun 1954 | British |
| WHEELER, Jim | Director | 2025-10-11 | Apr 1947 | British |
| WHITWAM, Michael Alan | Director | 2001-06-30 | Mar 1945 | British |
Show 64 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATKIN, Lindsey | Secretary | 2022-10-01 | 2023-01-28 |
| WOOLLEY, Mark Robert | Secretary | 2000-11-27 | 2021-10-16 |
| ARMSTRON-SHERET, William Ivan | Director | 2020-11-21 | 2024-11-09 |
| AU, Nathan | Director | 2012-10-13 | 2014-10-11 |
| BAGLEY, William Trevor | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2002-10-19 |
| BARKER, Stephen John | Director | 2008-10-11 | 2014-10-11 |
| BENNETT, Daniel John | Director | 2015-10-10 | 2021-10-16 |
| BUCK, Timothy David | Director | 2012-10-13 | 2015-10-10 |
| BUCKLE, Richard David | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2004-09-25 |
| BUDD, David Anthony | Director | 2014-10-11 | 2018-10-06 |
| BUDD, David Anthony | Director | 2002-11-02 | 2013-10-12 |
| CARTER, Geoffrey William | Director | 2016-09-17 | 2022-10-22 |
| CARTER, Geoffrey William | Director | 2001-09-29 | 2003-02-01 |
| CATT, Andrea | Director | 2001-09-29 | 2003-09-27 |
| CHICK, Douglas Michael | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2012-10-13 |
| CLEMENTS, Paul Trevor | Director | 2011-10-08 | 2019-10-19 |
| COLDHAM, Randy | Director | 2018-10-06 | 2022-10-22 |
| COPE, Graham | Director | 2003-09-27 | 2015-10-10 |
| CORAM, Nicholas Stephen | Director | 2014-10-11 | 2022-10-22 |
| DOUGHTY, Stephen William | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2012-10-13 |
| EZZARD, Beryl Rita | Director | 2015-10-10 | 2019-10-19 |
| GOODING, Keith Robert | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2001-09-29 |
| GOULD, Michael Arthur | Director | 2014-10-11 | 2016-09-17 |
| GREGORY, Jeffrey Edward | Director | 2010-10-09 | 2014-10-11 |
| HAGGER, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2018-03-24 | 2019-10-19 |
| HAGGER, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2015-10-10 | 2017-09-23 |
| HAYNE, Michael John | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2002-10-19 |
| JOHNS, Gavin Christopher | Director | 2012-10-13 | 2024-11-09 |
| LANGDOWN, Brian Clive | Director | 2001-09-29 | 2005-02-23 |
| LLOYD, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2011-10-08 | 2012-07-29 |
| LLOYD, Nicolas Anthony | Director | 2007-10-13 | 2009-10-10 |
| MAGNUS, Stuart Irving | Director | 2016-01-23 | 2020-11-21 |
| MCDAVID, Ian James | Director | 2012-10-13 | 2014-10-11 |
| MCGAW, Robert David | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2004-07-25 |
| MCMANUS, Matthew | Director | 2018-10-27 | 2019-10-19 |
| MCMANUS, Matthew | Director | 2017-09-23 | 2018-10-06 |
| MCMANUS, Matthew | Director | 2013-10-12 | 2015-10-10 |
| MOORE, Andrew Leslie | Director | 2015-11-28 | 2023-03-31 |
| MOORE, Andrew Leslie | Director | 2002-04-27 | 2013-10-12 |
| MOORE, Linda Ann | Director | 2008-10-11 | 2012-10-13 |
| MORRIS, Clive John | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2011-10-08 |
| MUNRO, Malcolm Somerled | Director | 2005-06-04 | 2006-09-23 |
| NOBLE, Robert Ash | Director | 2001-09-29 | 2002-10-19 |
| O'NEIL, David | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2003-04-22 |
| PARSONS, Trevor John | Director | 2012-10-13 | 2023-08-31 |
| PATTERSON, Robert Arthur | Director | 2021-10-16 | 2025-10-11 |
| PAYNE, Robert Davison | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2002-10-19 |
| PAYNE, Susan Carol | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2002-08-30 |
| PICKERING, Peter Douglas | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2007-10-13 |
| RENAUT, Peter William | Director | 2010-10-09 | 2012-10-13 |
| RENAUT, Peter William | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2009-10-10 |
| RICHTER, Matthew Denis | Director | 2024-11-09 | 2025-10-24 |
| ROBERTS, Frank Edmund | Director | 2009-10-10 | 2011-10-08 |
| SILLS, Peter Nicholas | Director | 2013-10-12 | 2023-10-14 |
| SILLS, Peter Nicholas | Director | 2004-01-03 | 2010-10-09 |
| STOLLERY, Michael Arthur | Director | 2002-01-26 | 2016-01-11 |
| TRITE, William Stanley | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2022-10-22 |
| VINCENT, Andrew Owen, Dr | Director | 2003-09-27 | 2010-10-09 |
| WARD, Stuart | Director | 2004-09-25 | 2006-02-22 |
| WELHAM, Richard Edward | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2004-09-25 |
| WHITE, Richard | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2009-10-10 |
| WILLIAMS, Stephen John | Director | 2019-10-19 | 2021-11-04 |
| WOOLLEY, Mark Robert | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2021-10-16 |
| WRIGHT, Arthur Donald | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2001-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 225 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-07 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-02 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.