Website & contact details
- Website
Great Central Railway PLC
- Incorporated
- 6 May 1976 (50 years)
- Industry
- Passenger rail transport, interurban (49100)
- Directors
- Malcolm Keith HolmesIan George Walters
- Owned by
- The David Clarke Railway Trust
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- East Midlands
- Address
- Great Central StationGreat Central RoadLoughboroughLE11 1RW
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 July 2027
- Last accounts
- 1 February 2026
- Conf. stmt due
- 21 October 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 7 October 2026
Charges
- Total
- 9
- Outstanding
- 1
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 8
Officers 10 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Holmes, Malcolm Keith
Director · Appointed 5 June 2026
British
Born March 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 5 June 2026
British
Born April 1985 (41)
Walters, Ian George
Director · Appointed 18 December 2024
British
Born November 1969
Pollard, Caroline Elizabeth
Secretary · Appointed 6 October 2023
Beckett, Mark Andrew
Director · Appointed 1 October 2023
British
Born January 1967 (59)
Bruce, Richard Hubert
Director · Appointed 29 July 2022
British
Born October 1956 (70)
Wilson, Ian Lloyd
Director · Appointed 27 February 2019
British
Born August 1953 (73)
Baines, Clive Ian
Director · Appointed 15 September 2017
British
Born February 1948 (78)
Smith, Eric Harold, Dr
Director · Appointed 17 April 2010
British
Born October 1941 (85)
Patching, Richard John
Director · Appointed 15 November 2008
British
Born February 1952 (74)
Officer history (55 former)
11 July 2026
Resigned Manley, Scott Jonathon as Director
11 June 2026
5 June 2026
5 June 2026
Appointed Holmes, Malcolm Keith as Director
21 January 2025
18 December 2024
Appointed Walters, Ian George as Director
13 July 2024
6 October 2023
Appointed Pollard, Caroline Elizabeth as Secretary
6 October 2023
Resigned Goodwin, Mark Edward as Secretary
1 October 2023
Appointed Beckett, Mark Andrew as Director
29 July 2023
13 March 2023
8 February 2023
1 December 2022
Appointed Manley, Scott Jonathon as Director
27 October 2022
Resigned Houlston, John Ravenscroft as Director
29 July 2022
Appointed Bruce, Richard Hubert as Director
19 October 2021
Appointed Goodwin, Mark Edward as Secretary
31 August 2021
Resigned Pollard, Caroline Elizabeth as Secretary
1 June 2020
8 October 2019
Appointed Houlston, John Ravenscroft as Director
23 September 2019
Resigned Crossland, Philip Colin as Director
27 February 2019
Appointed Wilson, Ian Lloyd as Director
15 November 2017
Resigned Wortley, Zoe as Director
15 September 2017
Appointed Baines, Clive Ian as Director
23 August 2017
20 July 2017
Resigned Gordon, Iain Robert as Director
16 May 2017
18 November 2016
9 September 2016
27 July 2016
Appointed Wortley, Zoe as Director
27 July 2016
27 July 2016
27 July 2016
Appointed Crossland, Philip Colin as Director
27 July 2016
Appointed Gordon, Iain Robert as Director
18 May 2016
Resigned Sheppard, Michael John as Director
22 January 2016
24 April 2015
23 September 2013
23 September 2013
7 August 2013
7 August 2013
Appointed Pollard, Caroline Elizabeth as Secretary
20 August 2011
20 August 2011
15 December 2010
Resigned Ingall, Thomas Anthony as Director
30 September 2010
30 September 2010
30 September 2010
30 September 2010
30 September 2010
17 April 2010
Appointed Smith, Eric Harold, Dr as Director
17 January 2009
15 November 2008
Appointed Patching, Richard John as Director
15 November 2008
15 November 2008
21 September 2008
11 September 2008
12 April 2008
Resigned Hallam, Stephen William as Director
11 August 2007
14 July 2007
14 July 2007
14 April 2007
9 September 2006
15 October 2005
Appointed Ingall, Thomas Anthony as Director
20 August 2005
11 June 2005
Appointed Hallam, Stephen William as Director
9 April 2005
9 April 2005
Resigned Holley, Melville Llewelyn Thomas as Director
9 April 2005
9 April 2005
5 March 2005
4 March 2005
4 March 2005
4 March 2005
4 March 2005
4 March 2005
6 September 2002
Appointed Holley, Melville Llewelyn Thomas as Director
1 March 2002
2 April 2001
8 March 2001
Resigned Mcgaig, Peter Archibald as Director
19 August 2000
24 September 1999
21 August 1999
Resigned Christian, Graham David as Director
6 May 1999
Resigned Flint, Raymond Arthur as Director
25 September 1998
Appointed Flint, Raymond Arthur as Director
26 February 1998
16 August 1997
17 March 1997
Resigned Porter, Benjamin Harold as Director
29 November 1996
29 November 1996
2 August 1996
26 July 1996
24 February 1996
26 January 1996
24 November 1995
24 November 1995
24 March 1995
12 November 1994
2 October 1994
Resigned Weston, Robert Frederick as Director
28 January 1994
Resigned Holley, Melville Llewelyn Thomas as Director
30 October 1993
30 October 1993
Resigned The Rt Hon The Earl Of Lanesborough as Corporate Director
30 October 1993
30 October 1993
17 June 1993
2 April 1993
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
The David Clarke Railway Trust
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Trust
Reg. no. 1104839
Holdings 1
Companies where Great Central Railway PLC is registered as a person with significant control
Owns 25–50% of shares
Active
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 1 February 2026, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £2,060,288
- Cash
- £191,937
- Profit Before Tax
- (£704,109)
- Employees
- 107
- Debt Ratio
- 81%
- Current Ratio
- 0.5x
- Return on Equity
- -34%
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £10,340,532 | £10,850,063 | £9,794,318 |
| Current Assets | £537,153 | £591,313 | £1,330,003 |
| Debtors | £133,191 | £149,743 | £256,719 |
| Cash | £191,937 | £211,844 | £861,454 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £1,134,516 | £961,589 | £1,031,433 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £7,682,881 | £7,767,437 | £6,786,086 |
| Net Current Assets | (£597,363) | (£370,276) | £298,570 |
| Net Assets | £2,060,288 | £2,712,350 | £3,306,802 |
| Shareholder Funds | £2,060,288 | £2,712,350 | £3,306,802 |
| Turnover | £2,495,522 | ||
| Cost of Sales | £3,325,505 | £3,939,697 | £2,426,463 |
| Gross Profit | £69,059 | ||
| Admin Expenses | £1,340,415 | £956,317 | £933,455 |
| Staff Costs | £1,753,628 | £1,677,317 | £1,406,190 |
| Operating Profit | £101,678 | ||
| Profit Before Tax | (£704,109) | (£685,721) | £101,730 |
| Tax | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Profit for Period | (£704,109) | £685,721 | £101,730 |
What Great Central Railway say about themselves
“The UK’s only double track, main line heritage railway, the Great Central Railway exists today via group of determined volunteers in 1969.”
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 October 2026 | Confirmation statement with updates | 7 October 2026 | ||
| 20 July 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 20 July 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 16 July 2026 | Full accounts | 1 February 2026 | ||
| 9 June 2026 | Appointment of a director |
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