Metropolitan Railway Surplus Lands Company (The)
Registered name: METROPOLITAN RAILWAY SURPLUS LANDS COMPANY (THE)
Part of Britel Fund Trustees Limited groupMetropolitan Railway Surplus Lands Company (The) made £255k revenue and £0 profit in the year to 30 Jun 2024.
Metropolitan Railway Surplus Lands Company (The)’s revenue grew 5% to £255k in the year to 30 Jun 2024, with £0 profit. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 93 yrs · since 1933
- Type
- Private Unlimited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £244k | £255k |
| Cost of sales | −£244k | −£255k |
| Gross profit | £0 | £0 |
| Operating profit | £0 | £0 |
| Profit before tax | £0 | £0 |
| Profit after tax | £0 | £0 |
| Profit (best available) | £0 | £0 |
| Employees (average) | — | — |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 0% | 0% |
| Gross margin | 0% | 0% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 0%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Britel Fund Trustees Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Britel Fund Nominees Limited75–100%
- Britel Fund Trustees Limited50–75%
- Leconport Estates75–100%
- Mepc (1946) Limited75–100%
- Metropolitan Railway Surplus Lands Company (The)this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Hermes Asset Management LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2024 (profit £0), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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