TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITED
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Cash
£57m
-7.7% vs 2025
Net assets
£3.2m
-11.4% vs 2025
Employees
1,973
+5.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9m
+51% 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 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £387,811,000 | £465,508,000 | £469,375,000 | +0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £5,621,000 | £3,932,000 | £6,945,000 | +76.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,925,000 | £1,950,000 | £2,944,000 | +51% | |
| Net profit | £2,092,000 | £1,499,000 | £2,285,000 | +52.4% | |
| Cash | £29,193,000 | £61,737,000 | £56,997,000 | -7.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,601,000 | £165,588,000 | £177,015,000 | +6.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,092,000 | £3,591,000 | £3,183,000 | -11.4% | |
| Equity | £2,092,000 | £3,591,000 | £3,183,000 | -11.4% | |
| Average employees | 1,709 | 1,864 | 1,973 | +5.8% | |
| Wages | £87,577,000 | £119,195,000 | £122,832,000 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £454,000 | £558,000 | £523,000 | -6.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £35,000 | £44,000 | £42,000 | -4.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £168,000 | £211,000 | £216,000 | +2.4% |
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 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 41.3% | 2.4% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 98.7% | 98.2% | 98.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.76x | 0.74x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | 3.12x | 1.85x | 1.62x |
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
- TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITED 2021-02-17 → present
- DFT OLR10 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
9 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HODGKINSON, Charlanne Victoria | Secretary | 2024-03-21 | — | — |
| BENNETT, Kate Suzanne | Director | 2026-05-19 | Apr 1978 | British |
| HARRISON, Richard Charles Vyvyan | Director | 2023-05-28 | Aug 1967 | British |
| HIGGINS, Darren Craig | Director | 2023-05-30 | Feb 1976 | British |
| HYNES, Alexander John | Director | 2026-01-05 | Mar 1977 | British |
| JACKSON, Christopher John | Director | 2023-05-28 | Jun 1980 | British |
| LAWTON, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2025-09-03 | Dec 1981 | British |
| LINDSAY, David Stuart | Director | 2025-07-09 | Dec 1973 | British |
| ROBERTS, Fiona Shelagh | Director | 2025-09-03 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENTLEY, Matthew Philip | Secretary | 2020-08-20 | 2024-03-21 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Stephanie Jade | Secretary | 2020-04-02 | 2020-06-26 |
| BENNETT, David Clive | Director | 2020-04-02 | 2021-06-04 |
| GISBY, Robin William, Mr. | Director | 2023-05-28 | 2025-12-23 |
| GRADY, Peter | Director | 2021-02-16 | 2023-05-28 |
| HADDOCK, Dominic Nigel | Director | 2021-02-16 | 2023-05-28 |
| JAMES, Carolann | Director | 2023-05-30 | 2025-05-16 |
| MACDONALD, Andrew Neil | Director | 2022-06-13 | 2023-05-28 |
| MACQUARRIE, John | Director | 2021-06-04 | 2022-06-13 |
| PATTINGTON, Helen Jane | Director | 2020-04-02 | 2021-02-16 |
| TALBOT, Liam Charles | Director | 2020-04-02 | 2023-05-28 |
| WATKINS, Andrew Alan | Director | 2023-05-30 | 2024-03-30 |
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 52 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-06-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-28 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.