VTG RAIL UK LTD
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Cash
£1.1m
-76.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13m
-0.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
27
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7.8m
-17.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
These conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £54,307,944 | £57,395,673 | £57,851,122 | +0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £18,330,945 | £19,175,611 | £19,249,563 | +0.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,273,616 | £9,372,467 | £7,763,083 | -17.2% | |
| Net profit | £7,840,806 | £7,018,592 | £5,923,408 | -15.6% | |
| Cash | £4,284,711 | £4,633,309 | £1,085,188 | -76.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £55,522,154 | £220,757,237 | £220,503,911 | -0.1% | |
| Net assets | £17,157,911 | £12,918,216 | £12,841,625 | -0.6% | |
| Equity | £17,157,911 | £12,918,216 | £12,841,625 | -0.6% | |
| Average employees | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,369,744 | £1,432,832 | £1,896,835 | +32.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £466,471 | £491,105 | £271,634 | -44.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £23,752 | £30,547 | £26,306 | -13.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £251,357 | £280,416 | £177,211 | -36.8% |
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 | 33.8% | 33.4% | 33.3% | |
| Net margin | 14.4% | 12.2% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.0% | 8.7% | 8.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.8% | 94.9% | 95.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.09x | 0.61x | 0.49x | |
| Interest cover | 2.27x | 1.92x | 1.65x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“These conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In the year the company voluntarily changed its accounting policy for major maintenance overhauls.”
- “After 2025, but prior to the date of this report, the Directors have been made aware that the Group is considering a sale of the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Nigel Arthur | Director | 2018-04-01 | Feb 1971 | British |
| HURN, Marc | Director | 2023-11-01 | Jul 1973 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-07-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-07-01 | 2002-07-01 |
| BROOK, Robert Kevin | Director | 2006-09-11 | 2023-01-31 |
| DENMAN, Colin Peter Russell | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2025-03-28 |
| FISCHER, Heiko Roman Michael, Dr | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| JAGGER, John Kevin | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2007-05-14 |
| SHAW, Ian Robert | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2023-04-04 |
| STEVENSON, Mark Damian | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-09-23 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-07-01 | 2002-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vtg Gmbh | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2022-12-09 | Active |
| Vtg Aktiengesellschaft | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.