THE GREAT SCOTTISH & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£21m
+37.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
42
+27.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6m
+78.6% highest 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 | £9,769,000 | £15,647,000 | £19,292,000 | +23.3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,027,000 | £4,333,000 | £5,747,000 | +32.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,550,000 | £3,363,000 | £6,005,000 | +78.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,295,000 | £3,453,000 | £5,741,000 | +66.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,256,000 | £15,619,000 | £21,688,000 | +38.9% | |
| Net assets | £11,705,000 | £15,158,000 | £20,899,000 | +37.9% | |
| Equity | £11,705,000 | £15,158,000 | £20,899,000 | +37.9% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 33 | 42 | +27.3% | |
| Wages | £992,000 | £1,351,000 | £1,633,000 | +20.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 20.7% | 27.7% | 29.8% | |
| Net margin | 13.3% | 22.1% | 29.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.5% | 27.7% | 26.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.4% | 62.9% | 61.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.26x | 1.37x | |
| Interest cover | 4.25x | 4.47x | 15.96x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- THE GREAT SCOTTISH & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED 2004-12-30 → present
- GREAT SCOTTISH AND WESTERN RAILWAYS LIMITED 2004-09-24 → 2004-12-30
- HOUSEVALLEY LIMITED 2004-08-09 → 2004-09-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have also obtained a letter of support from the Company's ultimate parent, LVMH, confirming that it will continue to support the Company. Therefore, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN, Gary Edward | Secretary | 2019-12-31 | — | — |
| FRANKLIN, Gary Edward | Director | 2019-12-31 | Apr 1969 | British |
| HUNT, Abigail Jill | Director | 2017-06-23 | Aug 1974 | British |
| PAROCHE, Elise | Director | 2024-06-05 | Dec 1982 | French |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN, Gary Edward | Secretary | 2015-03-31 | 2019-12-31 |
| FRANKLIN, Gary Edward | Secretary | 2007-04-25 | 2015-03-31 |
| MAIN, Susan Jane | Secretary | 2005-03-30 | 2007-04-25 |
| MANSFIELD, Sarah Ann | Secretary | 2004-09-08 | 2005-03-30 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-08-09 | 2004-09-08 |
| BOYEN, Filip Joseph Marcel | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| CALVERT, Philip Alan | Director | 2012-03-14 | 2013-08-01 |
| FRANKLIN, Gary Edward | Director | 2007-04-25 | 2019-12-31 |
| HOBBS, Fergus Thomson | Director | 2004-09-08 | 2007-04-25 |
| MANSFIELD, Sarah Ann | Director | 2004-09-08 | 2007-04-25 |
| O'GRADY, Martin | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2019-12-31 |
| OVERTON, Andrew Michael | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2012-02-29 |
| ROBIN-AMOUR, Veronique | Director | 2020-05-12 | 2024-06-05 |
| VARIAN, Nicholas Roger | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2011-08-26 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-08-09 | 2004-09-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Scottish And Western Railway Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-08-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.