RAILSIMULATOR.COM LIMITED
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Cash
£5m
+30.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20m
+19% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
185
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.6m
+110.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,577,766 | £18,802,414 | £18,827,797 | +0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,753,533 | £1,754,000 | £3,662,094 | +108.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,693,376 | £1,702,633 | £3,585,875 | +110.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,693,376 | £1,702,633 | £3,109,243 | +82.6% | |
| Cash | £1,286,797 | £3,825,724 | £5,008,043 | +30.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,896,618 | £21,930,495 | £25,258,917 | +15.2% | |
| Net assets | £14,698,919 | £16,401,552 | £19,510,795 | +19% | |
| Equity | £14,698,919 | £16,401,552 | £19,510,795 | +19% | |
| Average employees | 167 | 179 | 185 | +3.4% | |
| Wages | £7,167,438 | £8,245,856 | £8,704,312 | +5.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,177,239 | £831,725 | £703,627 | -15.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £18,618 | £20,395 | £17,560 | -13.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £319,479 | £231,334 | £244,010 | +5.5% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.6% | 9.3% | 19.5% | |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 9.1% | 16.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.8% | 8.0% | 14.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.1% | 34.5% | 30.7% | |
| Current ratio | 4.68x | 4.55x | 5.87x | |
| Interest cover | 24.70x | 6.49x | 13.26x |
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
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board of Directors have assessed a period of not less than 12 months from the date of these financial statements. The Board are of the view that the Group will continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due and therefore that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate.”
Group structure
- RAILSIMULATOR.COM LIMITED · parent
- Dovetail Games (Scotland) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Gemma Louise | Director | 2018-05-02 | Apr 1983 | British |
| O'FARRELL, Robert Charles | Director | 2019-12-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
| OLLARD, Mark Deacon | Director | 2023-11-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAINBRIDGE, William Steven | Director | 2010-07-31 | 2019-03-31 |
| BOULT, Richard David | Director | 2019-03-20 | 2019-09-18 |
| FIELD, Nicholas William | Director | 2021-06-28 | 2023-10-10 |
| GATLAND, Timothy | Director | 2009-02-06 | 2015-10-21 |
| JACKSON, Paul Stafford | Director | 2009-02-06 | 2023-04-20 |
| MCMICKING, Charles Neil | Director | 2009-11-02 | 2023-04-20 |
| QUINN, Martin Alexander | Director | 2008-11-17 | 2009-02-06 |
| RISSIK, Jonathan Leigh | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2025-04-07 |
| STOREY, Mark Henry | Director | 2016-09-08 | 2023-04-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcuin Gp Iv Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-08 | Ceased 2023-04-20 |
| Alcuin Capital Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-09-08 | Ceased 2023-04-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-06-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-05-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-05-04 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-05-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.