Passenger rail transport, interurban · Loughborough, Leics.
Great Central Railway
Great Central Railway PLC
Public limited company registered in Loughborough, classed under “Passenger rail transport, interurban”.
Headline figures
FY to Jan 2024 · Company only
Turnover
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Profit after tax
−£704k
Net assets
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Cash
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Employees
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Retained reserves
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What the numbers say
3 findings from the figures, in plain English
Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.
History
| £ | 2021 | 2022* | 2023* | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit after tax | −£704k | |||
| Turnover | ||||
| Net assets | ||||
| Cash | ||||
| Employees | ||||
| Retained reserves |
Every figure for all 4 years
“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate. * Restated: the next year's accounts printed different figures for this year, and those later figures are shown.
Balance sheet and ratios
From the filed balance sheets · £
| Balance sheet | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Fixed assets | ||||
| Current assets | ||||
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| of which cash | ||||
| Creditors due within a year | ||||
| Net current assets | ||||
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| Ratios | ||||
| Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover | ||||
| Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets | ||||
| Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year | ||||
| Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year | ||||
| Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets | ||||
| Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff | ||||
| Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end | ||||
7 balance-sheet lines and 7 ratios, every year
A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.
Questions people ask
›What does Great Central Railway do?
Public limited company registered in Loughborough, classed under “Passenger rail transport, interurban”. In its own words: “The UK’s only double track, main line heritage railway, the Great Central Railway exists today via group of determined volunteers in 1969.”
›How much turnover does Great Central Railway make?
Answered in the full report
›Is Great Central Railway profitable?
No: it made a loss after tax of £704k in the year to 31 January 2024, its latest filed accounts.
›How many people work at Great Central Railway?
Answered in the full report
›Where is Great Central Railway based?
Its registered office is Great Central Station, Great Central Road, Loughborough, Leics., LE11 1RW, in Loughborough, Leics..
›When was Great Central Railway founded?
Great Central Railway PLC was incorporated on 6 May 1976.
›Is Great Central Railway still trading?
The register lists Great Central Railway PLC as active.