West Somerset Railway Public Limited Company

Active01010188 Public limited company
Incorporated
5 May 1971 (55 years)
Industry
Passenger rail transport, interurban (49100)
Directors
Richard Granger
Robin Jeremy Wichard
Accounts type
Full
Region
South West
Address
The Railway Station
Minehead
Somerset
TA24 5BG

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
14 April 2027
Last conf. stmt
31 March 2026

Charges

Total
7
Outstanding
4
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
3

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Granger, Richard
Director · Appointed 28 July 2026
British
Born June 1947 (79)
Director · Appointed 29 April 2024
Also at L&B Blackmoor Company PLC, Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Community Interest Company
British
Born October 1955 (71)
Wichard, Robin Jeremy
Director · Appointed 29 April 2024
British
Born May 1959 (67)
Director · Appointed 29 January 2021
Also at Four Fifty Partnership Limited, Image Coach Works Ltd, Vantage Horizon Holdings Ltd · more companies
British
Born September 1968 (58)
Four Fifty Partnership Limited
Corporate Secretary · Appointed 11 January 2019
Officer history (72 former)
11 October 2026
Resigned Jones-Pratt, Jonathan as Director
28 July 2026
Appointed Granger, Richard as Director
17 July 2026
Resigned Courtney, Francis Moor as Director
30 June 2026
Resigned Joachim, Rowan Elisabeth Margaret as Director
24 July 2024
Resigned Stoneham, Rachel as Director
29 April 2024
Appointed Smith, Malcolm David as Director
29 April 2024
Appointed Wichard, Robin Jeremy as Director
28 March 2023
Appointed Stoneham, Rachel as Director
23 March 2023
Resigned Diejomaoh, Arthur Akpovona as Director
21 February 2023
Appointed Joachim, Rowan Elisabeth Margaret as Director
14 February 2023
Resigned Castledine, Andrew John as Director
3 January 2023
Resigned Williams, Stephen Victor as Director
26 March 2022
Resigned Meanley, Robert as Director
25 September 2021
Appointed Diejomaoh, Arthur Akpovona as Director
27 May 2021
Resigned Kerr-Peterson, Justin James Melville as Director
30 March 2021
Appointed Meanley, Robert as Director
26 February 2021
Resigned Thompson, Michael Henry as Director
24 February 2021
Appointed Courtney, Francis Moor as Director
16 February 2021
Resigned Brown, Martin Hughes as Director
29 January 2021
Appointed Boswell, Joy Rosalind as Director
21 November 2020
Appointed Thompson, Michael Henry as Director
21 November 2020
Resigned Smith, Mark Leonard as Director
30 July 2020
Resigned Meanley, Robert as Director
30 July 2020
Appointed Castledine, Andrew John as Director
9 June 2020
Appointed Williams, Stephen Victor as Director
23 April 2020
Appointed Kerr-Peterson, Justin James Melville as Director
14 December 2019
Appointed Meanley, Robert as Director
28 June 2019
Resigned Conibeare, Paul William as Director
2 May 2019
Resigned Auger, Richard Barry as Director
30 April 2019
Resigned Courtney, Frank Moor as Director
28 March 2019
Appointed Brown, Martin Hughes as Director
11 January 2019
Resigned Maw, Richard as Secretary
11 January 2019
Appointed Four Fifty Partnership Limited as Corporate Secretary
22 November 2018
Appointed Smith, Mark Leonard as Director
22 November 2018
Resigned Maw, Richard Jonathan Compton as Director
6 November 2018
Resigned Greenway, Rodney Stewart as Director
5 November 2018
Resigned Coleby, Ian Kenneth as Director
13 September 2018
Appointed Jones-Pratt, Jonathan as Director
13 September 2018
Resigned Knell, William James as Director
21 July 2018
Appointed Conibeare, Paul William as Director
21 July 2018
Appointed Courtney, Frank Moor as Director
23 June 2018
Resigned Evens, Geoffrey William as Director
23 June 2018
Resigned Conibeare, Paul William as Director
23 June 2018
Resigned Pateman, Geoffrey William as Director
8 May 2018
Resigned Courtney, Francis Moor as Director
2 May 2018
Resigned Coleby, Ian Kenneth as Secretary
20 April 2018
Appointed Greenway, Rodney Stewart as Director
23 February 2018
Appointed Maw, Richard as Secretary
30 January 2018
Appointed Knell, William James as Director
19 January 2018
Appointed Conibeare, Paul William as Director
19 January 2018
Appointed Maw, Richard Jonathan Compton as Director
16 December 2017
Resigned Grellier, Benjamin John as Director
6 December 2017
Resigned Hancock, Paul David as Director
6 December 2017
Resigned Nicholson-Florence, Alan David as Director
16 October 2017
Resigned Davidge, Kenneth James as Director
29 July 2017
Appointed Courtney, Francis Moor as Director
30 June 2017
Resigned Williams, Stephen Victor as Director
28 June 2017
Resigned Irven, John as Director
24 June 2017
Resigned Bolt, Christopher Wesley as Director
1 April 2017
Appointed Coleby, Ian Kenneth as Secretary
31 March 2017
Resigned Pateman, Geoffrey William as Secretary
25 March 2017
Appointed Hancock, Paul David as Director
25 March 2017
Appointed Grellier, Benjamin John as Director
25 March 2017
Appointed Nicholson-Florence, Alan David as Director
31 December 2016
Resigned Davies, Humphrey Robert as Director
24 December 2016
Resigned Lillis, Richard Patrick as Director
30 October 2016
Resigned Harrison, Ian Francis as Director
29 October 2016
Resigned Smith, Mark Leonard as Director
1 July 2016
Appointed Harrison, Ian Francis as Director
1 July 2016
Resigned Cox, Geofrey Malcolm as Director
1 July 2016
Resigned Baker, David Edward as Director
28 October 2015
Appointed Cox, Geofrey Malcolm as Director
28 October 2015
Appointed Coleby, Ian Kenneth as Director
28 October 2015
Appointed Davidge, Kenneth James as Director
28 October 2015
Appointed Lillis, Richard Patrick as Director
19 July 2015
Resigned Aldridge, Ian William as Director
28 June 2015
Resigned Stone, Ian Gordon Winston as Director
27 June 2015
Resigned Wilton, John Challis as Director
18 October 2014
Appointed Bolt, Christopher Wesley as Director
9 August 2014
Resigned Hodges, Shaun David as Director
31 July 2014
Resigned Savill, Roger Stewart as Director
31 July 2014
Resigned Major, Stephen David as Director
27 July 2013
Appointed Pateman, Geoffrey William as Secretary
27 July 2013
Resigned Evens, Geoffrey William as Secretary
27 July 2013
Appointed Pateman, Geoffrey William as Director
29 June 2013
Resigned Lizars, Roger Lancaster as Director
26 January 2013
Appointed Aldridge, Ian William as Director
31 December 2012
Resigned Johns, Michael Anthony as Director
20 October 2012
Appointed Baker, David Edward as Director
10 July 2012
Resigned Major, Stephen David as Director
7 July 2012
Appointed Major, Stephen David as Director
23 June 2012
Appointed Williams, Stephen Victor as Director
23 June 2012
23 June 2012
Appointed Major, Stephen David as Director
23 June 2012
Resigned Morgan, David Treharne as Director
25 May 2012
Resigned Adams, Nigel Paul as Director
1 May 2012
Resigned Roberts, Stephen Thomas as Director
1 May 2012
Appointed Irven, John as Director
12 November 2011
Appointed Hodges, Shaun David as Director
30 July 2011
Appointed Roberts, Stephen Thomas as Director
13 March 2011
Resigned Holmes, Richard David as Director
12 March 2011
Appointed Wilton, John Challis as Director
5 May 2009
Appointed Stone, Ian Gordon Winston as Director
25 April 2009
Appointed Adams, Nigel Paul as Director
2 February 2009
Resigned White, Robin Mark as Director
27 September 2008
Resigned Austin, Christopher Anthony as Director
28 June 2008
Resigned Lowther, Neil Illingworth as Director
2 April 2008
Resigned Crudge, Brian John as Director
23 February 2008
Appointed White, Robin Mark as Director
31 March 2007
Resigned Taylor, Dennis Herbert as Director
10 March 2006
Appointed Smith, Mark Leonard as Director
9 March 2006
Resigned Smith, Mark Leonard as Director
1 March 2006
Appointed Holmes, Richard David as Director
29 October 2005
25 June 2005
Appointed Auger, Richard Barry as Director
25 June 2005
Resigned Donner, John Melville as Director
1 January 2005
Resigned Lizars, Roger Lancaster as Secretary
1 January 2005
Appointed Evens, Geoffrey William as Secretary
30 October 2004
Resigned Wood, Richard Antony as Director
30 October 2004
25 September 2004
Appointed Evens, Geoffrey William as Director
26 June 2004
Resigned Cooper, Mervyn Roger Downham as Director
26 May 2001
Resigned Swan, Peter Thomas as Director
28 April 2001
Appointed Johns, Michael Anthony as Director
24 February 2001
Resigned Jones, Richard Peter as Director
25 November 2000
Appointed Cooper, Mervyn Roger Downham as Director
24 June 2000
Appointed Wood, Richard Antony as Director
1 July 1999
Appointed Jones, Richard Peter as Director
30 June 1999
Resigned Short, Audrey Mary as Director
22 February 1997
Appointed Savill, Roger Stewart as Director
27 January 1996
Resigned Jones, Richard Peter as Director
27 January 1996
Appointed Davies, Humphrey Robert as Director
25 November 1995
Appointed Lowther, Neil Illingworth as Director
26 February 1994
Resigned Pearce, John Edward as Director
26 February 1994
Appointed Swan, Peter Thomas as Director
26 February 1994
Appointed Crudge, Brian John as Director
25 July 1992
Appointed Jones, Richard Peter as Director
11 June 1992
Resigned Hatch, James Ian as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Financials

Net Assets
£2,780,662
down £156,992 (5%)
Cash
£482,471
down £27,673 (5%)
Turnover
£2,726,084
up £258,601 (10%)
Profit Before Tax
(£262,662)
up £121,677 (32%)
Employees
50
up 6 (14%)
Debt Ratio
32%
Current Ratio
2.3x
Profit Margin
-10%
Return on Equity
-8%
Balance sheet detail
2023
Fixed Assets£2,838,969
Current Assets£1,241,414
Cash£482,471
Creditors (< 1 year)£538,187
Creditors (> 1 year)£373,588
Net Current Assets£703,227
Net Assets£2,780,662
Shareholder Funds£2,780,662
Turnover£2,726,084
Admin Expenses£942,835
Operating Profit(£237,218)
Profit Before Tax(£262,662)
Tax(£46,345)
Profit for Period(£216,317)

Filings 383

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
3 November 2026Termination of appointment of a director
7 October 2026Full accounts31 March 2026
8 September 2026Appointment of a director
10 August 2026Termination of appointment of a director
14 July 2026Termination of appointment of a director
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