GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY PLC
Active Company number 01257394
GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY PLC (company number 01257394) is a public limited company incorporated on 6 May 1976. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Loughborough, LE11 1RW. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is passenger rail transport, interurban (49100). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 January 2024, report net assets of £2.1m.
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Company details
- Company number
- 01257394
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 6 May 1976
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- GREAT CENTRAL STATION
GREAT CENTRAL ROAD
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICS.
LE11 1RW
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 January
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 1 February 2026
- Next accounts due
- 31 July 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 7 October 2025
- Next confirmation statement due
- 21 October 2026
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 January 2024 | 31 January 2023 | 31 January 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £2.5m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £69k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £102k |
| Profit before tax | −£704k | −£686k | £102k |
| Profit after tax | −£704k | £686k | £102k |
| Total assets | £10.9m | £11.4m | £11.1m |
| Cash at bank | £192k | £212k | £861k |
| Current liabilities | £1.1m | £962k | £1.0m |
| Net assets | £2.1m | £2.7m | £3.3m |
| Employees | 107 | 103 | 88 |
Figures parsed from accounts filed at Companies House (ixbrl). Small-company accounts often omit turnover and profit.
Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- The David Clarke Railway Trust
- Charges (mortgages)
- 9 registered, 1 outstanding, 8 satisfied
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- STEAMTOWN RAILWAY MUSEUM LIMITED
- PEAK RAIL LIMITED
Industry overview: 738 active companies in SIC 49100
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