BRITISH OVERSEAS RAILWAYS HISTORICAL TRUST(THE)
Active Company number 01862659
BRITISH OVERSEAS RAILWAYS HISTORICAL TRUST(THE) (company number 01862659) is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated on 9 November 1984. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in London, SE10 8JA. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is pre-press and pre-media services (18130). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 March 2024, report net assets of £32k.
Source: Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026. How to cite this page
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- Red flags: and what changed in the last 12 months
- Key figures: the accounts to 31 Mar 2024 against the year before
- Filing deadlines: accounts due 31 Dec 2026; confirmation statement due 9 Jan 2026 (overdue)
- Financials ledger: 9 years of filed accounts held (2016–2024)
- Who runs and owns it: 1 PSC
- Charges: none on the register
- Filing history and methodology: with sources and a disclaimer
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Company details
- Company number
- 01862659
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 9 November 1984
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- WEST GREENWICH HOUSE 141 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD
GREENWICH
LONDON
SE10 8JA
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 March
- Accounts category
- TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 March 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 26 December 2024
- Next confirmation statement due
- 9 January 2026 Overdue
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 March 2024 | 31 March 2023 | 31 March 2022 | 31 March 2021 | 31 March 2020 | 31 March 2019 | 31 March 2018 | 31 March 2017 | 31 March 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £32k | £37k | £40k | — | £44k | £44k | £47k | £54k | £57k |
| Cash at bank | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £652 | £4,274 |
| Current liabilities | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Net current assets | £31k | £36k | £782 | — | £44k | £43k | £46k | £53k | £56k |
| Total liabilities | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £32k | £37k | £40k | £42k | £44k | £44k | £47k | £54k | £57k |
| Employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
Questions about BRITISH OVERSEAS RAILWAYS HISTORICAL TRUST(THE)
Is BRITISH OVERSEAS RAILWAYS HISTORICAL TRUST(THE) active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
When was BRITISH OVERSEAS RAILWAYS HISTORICAL TRUST(THE) incorporated?
BRITISH OVERSEAS RAILWAYS HISTORICAL TRUST(THE) was incorporated on 9 November 1984, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
Where is BRITISH OVERSEAS RAILWAYS HISTORICAL TRUST(THE) registered?
Its registered office is in London, SE10 8JA. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
Who controls BRITISH OVERSEAS RAILWAYS HISTORICAL TRUST(THE)?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (1 including those who have ceased). The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01862659/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are BRITISH OVERSEAS RAILWAYS HISTORICAL TRUST(THE)'s next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 December 2026. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 March 2025. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
Does BRITISH OVERSEAS RAILWAYS HISTORICAL TRUST(THE) file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 31 March 2025. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Is BRITISH OVERSEAS RAILWAYS HISTORICAL TRUST(THE) on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 9 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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