GA TRAINS LIMITED
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Cash
£30m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.3m
Equity attributable
Employees
1,380
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.1m
Period ending 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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8 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £376,658,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,889,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,089,000 | — | |
| Net profit | — | £2,252,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | £30,298,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | £2,252,000 | — | |
| Equity | — | £2,252,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | 1,380 | — | |
| Wages | — | £72,692,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £189,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £17,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £105,000 | — |
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 98.9% | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.72x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- GA TRAINS LIMITED 2021-02-17 → present
- DFT OLR9 LIMITED 2020-04-02 → 2021-02-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- National Audit Office
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TARPLEE, Suzanne Catherine | Secretary | 2025-10-12 | — | — |
| BEABLE, Martin Henry | Director | 2026-04-22 | Apr 1983 | British |
| BURLES, Jamie Neil Peter | Director | 2025-10-12 | Nov 1972 | British |
| HARRISON, Richard Charles Vyvyan | Director | 2025-10-12 | Aug 1967 | British |
| HAWKINS, Crystal Marie | Director | 2025-10-12 | Oct 1982 | British |
| HYNES, Alexander John | Director | 2026-01-05 | Mar 1977 | British |
| RICHARDS, James David | Director | 2026-04-22 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENTLEY, Matthew Philip | Secretary | 2020-08-20 | 2025-10-12 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Stephanie Jade | Secretary | 2020-04-02 | 2020-06-26 |
| BEABLE, Martin Henry | Director | 2025-10-12 | 2026-03-02 |
| BENNETT, David Clive | Director | 2020-04-02 | 2021-06-04 |
| BORKWOOD, Arthur Sam Jerome | Director | 2024-07-11 | 2025-06-06 |
| FRIZZELL, Graeme Paul | Director | 2024-07-11 | 2025-06-06 |
| GISBY, Robin William, Mr. | Director | 2025-10-12 | 2025-12-23 |
| GRADY, Peter | Director | 2021-02-16 | 2025-06-06 |
| HADDOCK, Dominic Nigel | Director | 2021-02-16 | 2023-10-27 |
| MACDONALD, Andrew Neil | Director | 2022-06-13 | 2025-10-12 |
| MACQUARRIE, John | Director | 2021-06-04 | 2022-06-13 |
| MURASZKO, Edward Michael | Director | 2025-06-06 | 2025-10-12 |
| PATTINGTON, Helen Jane | Director | 2020-04-02 | 2021-02-16 |
| REES, Timothy Lodwick | Director | 2025-06-06 | 2025-10-12 |
| STRESSING, Rachel Gemma | Director | 2024-11-12 | 2025-06-06 |
| TALBOT, Liam Charles | Director | 2020-04-02 | 2025-06-06 |
| THOMPSON, Jay Robert | Director | 2026-03-02 | 2026-04-22 |
| TUCK, Elaine | Director | 2025-06-06 | 2025-10-12 |
| WHITE, Fiona Ann | Director | 2023-10-10 | 2024-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dft Operator Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-04-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 66 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2025-12-12 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 7
- Officers resigned
- 8
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.