THE FESTINIOG RAILWAY COMPANY

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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

  +0.9%

  £7,280,450 → £7,343,308

• Cash

  +6.9%

  £1,045,703 → £1,118,012

• Net assets

  +1.1%

  £9,151,403 → £9,256,560

• Employees

  +6.9%

  131 → 140

• Operating profit

  -89.2%

  £20,650 → £2,240

• Profit before tax

  -59.6%

  £34,444 → £13,910

• Wages

  +8.3%

  £3,019,136 → £3,268,666

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

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Williams Denton Cyf

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where: the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or the directors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. THE FESTINIOG RAILWAY COMPANY · parent
   1. Welsh Highland Light Railway Ltd 100% · UK
   2. Welsh Highland Railway Construction Ltd 100% · UK
   3. Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways Heritage Ltd 100% · UK

Significant events

• “The Boston Lodge, Activities and Interpretation project reached effective completion at the end of the year. This has been a £5.5m project, to restore the core of the historic works, to give heritage buildings new purpose, to promote volunteering and other engagement, and to bring interpretation across the whole railway up to World Heritage Site standards.”
• “Other notable improvements in 2024 have include a start of the Dinas project to greatly improve the management and servicing of trains at the northern end of the line. The completion of NG 15 134 Kalahari gives us five large locomotives capable of handling the longest regular Welsh Highland trains - a far cry from trying to operate on the margin.”
• “Dafydd Thomas stood down as a Director. We are grateful for his solid support throughout. Jo Charles, Colin Lea and Henry Noon joined the Board as new Directors.”

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

Filings

16

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.