BLUEBELL RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY
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Cash
£192K
-74% vs 2023
Net assets
£22M
+1.5% vs 2023
Employees
127
+18.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£540K
-138.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,740,660 | £4,960,455 | -13.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£200,063 | -£510,091 | -155% | |
| Profit before tax | -£226,759 | -£540,395 | -138.3% | |
| Net profit | -£226,759 | -£540,395 | -138.3% | |
| Cash | £737,658 | £191,818 | -74% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,449,662 | £22,684,590 | +1% | |
| Net assets | £22,071,151 | £22,406,079 | +1.5% | |
| Equity | £22,071,151 | £22,406,079 | +1.5% | |
| Average employees | 107 | 127 | +18.7% | |
| Wages | £1,655,670 | £1,605,010 | -3.1% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.5% | -10.3% | |
| Net margin | -4.0% | -10.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.9% | -2.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | -5.51x | -15.82x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Whilst the Board recognise the challenges and uncertainties that the Railway faces, the Board believe that the continuing support from The Bluebell Railway Trust, the actions to be implemented and the continued scrutiny of the Board, the group will continue as a going concern. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BLUEBELL RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY · parent
- Bluebell Railway plc 79.9%
- Bluebell Extension Railway Ltd 100%
- Bluebell Railway Operating Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “2024 includes the launch into traffic of Southern Railway Battle of Britain class 34059, "Sir Archibald Sinclair" and the culmination of the Bluebell Atlantic project new build LBSC H class 32424 "Beachy Head". Additionally, Pullman Car 54 with disabled access was launched into traffic in the year and has become a regular feature within the Golden Arrow dining train.”
- “The directors are hopeful that the significant events planned for 2025 will prove to be successful with increased visitor numbers. Of particular note are the Rail 200 event showcasing nationally a celebration of Britain's railway history as well as the Bluebell's 65th anniversary celebrations in August 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Gavin Douglas | Secretary | 2021-11-16 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Laurie Iain | Director | 2021-11-23 | Oct 1997 | British |
| BENNETT, Gavin Douglas | Director | 2021-11-16 | May 1954 | British |
| BREWER, Donald Alfred | Director | 2021-11-23 | May 1947 | British |
| COURTENAGE-DENNIS, Annette Elizabeth | Director | 2023-06-03 | Jan 1971 | British |
| CUOMO, Wayne Sebastian Andrew | Director | 2026-01-15 | Nov 1953 | British |
| HOPPS, Michael William | Director | 2021-11-23 | Apr 1950 | British |
| KELLY, Roger Graham | Director | 2021-11-23 | Oct 1946 | British |
| LEPPARD, Keith Nicholas | Director | 2023-06-03 | Feb 1958 | British |
| PARRY, Gordon Martyn Winn | Director | 2025-06-21 | Mar 1947 | British |
| REEVES, James Spencer | Director | 2024-06-15 | Jun 1986 | British |
| WATSON, Ian Routledge | Director | 2021-11-23 | Feb 1949 | British |
| WATTS, Royston John | Director | 2022-11-24 | Jun 1953 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIGG, Stephen John | Director | 2021-11-23 | 2022-05-28 |
| CHURCHMAN, Paul Raymond | Director | 2021-11-16 | 2024-03-04 |
| CLARK, Richard Thomas | Director | 2021-11-23 | 2024-06-15 |
| ELLIS, Andrew John | Director | 2021-11-23 | 2022-05-28 |
| GLASKIN, Neil Henry | Director | 2022-05-28 | 2022-11-24 |
| KNIGHT, John Philip | Director | 2021-11-23 | 2025-06-21 |
| SAUNDERS, Christopher David | Director | 2021-11-23 | 2022-05-28 |
| SMITH, Reuben | Director | 2021-11-23 | 2022-05-28 |
| STRONGITHARM, Howard Colvin | Director | 2023-06-03 | 2025-10-16 |
| YOUNG, James Henry | Director | 2021-11-23 | 2026-01-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 47 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-07-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-07-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.