ARLINGTON FLEET GROUP LIMITED

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

• Turnover

  +40%

  £13,030,992 → £18,246,999

• Cash

  +118.2%

  £991,937 → £2,163,929

• Net assets

  +26%

  £3,993,369 → £5,032,026

• Employees

  +7.5%

  106 → 114

  highest in 3 filed years

• Operating profit

  +223.9%

  £890,072 → £2,882,541

• Profit before tax

  +236.9%

  £832,180 → £2,803,352

• Wages

  +14.9%

  £3,111,195 → £3,574,842

  highest in 3 filed years

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Sumer Audit

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 group's and parent 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

1. ARLINGTON FLEET GROUP LIMITED · parent
   1. Arlington Fleet Services Limited 100% · England and Wales
   2. Arlington Rail Services Limited 100% · England and Wales
   3. Arlington Fleet Workshops Limited 98.04% · England and Wales

Significant events

• “The 2023/24 financial year was a transitional period for the group. During this time, early signs of improved financial health and operational profitability began to emerge.”
• “In the 2024/25 financial year, core programmes reached full operational capacity. Activities such as passenger-grade paint refinishing, luxury train refurbishment and high-volume wheel turning, contributed to a strong performance.”
• “Macroeconomic and recessionary pressures may pose a risk to service demand. To mitigate this, the group is expanding its service portfolio and prioritising long-term partnerships that enhance resilience against economic volatility.”
• “The introduction of new trains could present a medium-term operational challenge, as older trains, requiring frequent maintenance, are retired. Though there will be a temporary uplift in commissioning and decommissioning activity, a gap may emerge before the new fleets generate steady maintenance demand.”
• “The group occupies a leased property under a tenancy agreement that includes a dilapidations clause. Under this clause, the company may be required to restore the property to its original condition at the end of the lease term on 31 December 2035.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.