Dart Valley Railway Ltd
Registered name: DART VALLEY RAILWAY LTD
Dart Valley Railway Ltd made £3.6m revenue and a £158k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Dart Valley Railway Ltd’s revenue grew 2% to £3.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £158k and 64 employees. The company is classified under “passenger rail transport, interurban” and is based in Paignton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Paignton, South West
- Age
- 61 yrs · since 1965
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £3.6m | £3.6m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£50.5k | −£166k |
| Profit after tax | −£161k | −£233k | −£122k | −£158k |
| Profit (best available) | −£161k | −£233k | −£122k | −£158k |
| Staff costs | — | £1.9m | £2m | — |
| Employees (average) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 64 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −3.4% | −4.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £51.4k | £57k |
| Profit per employee | −£2.3k | −£3.3k | −£1.7k | −£2.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲1.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▼8.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1m |
| Net assets | £6.2m | £6m | £5.9m | £5.7m |
| Fixed assets | £8.2m | £8.6m | £8.9m | £9.2m |
| Current assets | £1.8m | £1.9m | £1.9m | £1.6m |
| Debtors | £37.4k | £5.7k | £17.9k | £59.7k |
| Deferred income | £318k | £190k | £125k | £62.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −4.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £57k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 251.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- 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
- ▼3%
- Now £5.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼26%
- Now £1m
- Headcount
- ▼9%
- Now 64
- Deferred income
- ▼50%
- Now £62.9k
- Fixed assets
- ▲4%
- Now £9.2m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Dartmouth Insurance Group (Consultants) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£158k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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