How much does Steamtown Railway Museum Limited make?

Steamtown Railway Museum Limited reported revenue of £2.5m and a loss of £1.7k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Steamtown Railway Museum Limited have?

Steamtown Railway Museum Limited reported an average of 3 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Steamtown Railway Museum Limited profitable?

No — Steamtown Railway Museum Limited reported a loss of £1.7k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00917269 · Incorporated 5 Oct 1967

Steamtown Railway Museum Limited

Registered name: STEAMTOWN RAILWAY MUSEUM LIMITED

Steamtown Railway Museum Limited made £2.5m revenue and a £1.7k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Steamtown Railway Museum Limited’s revenue fell 30% to £2.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £1.7k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “passenger rail transport, interurban” and is based in Carnforth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49100Passenger rail transport, interurban

Status: Active
Location: Carnforth, North West
Age: 59 yrs · since 1967
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall team

Revenue

£2.5m

Growth ▼30%

Profit

−£1.7k

Growth ▼100.5%

Profit margin

−0.1%

Gross 24.3%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£566

Revenue/employee £836k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£1.3m	£2.8m	£3.6m	£2.5m
Cost of sales	£1.1m	£2.3m	£2.9m	£1.9m
Gross profit	£123k	£432k	£658k	£610k
Operating profit	—	£118k	£392k	£243k
Profit before tax	£44.9k	£118k	£392k	£241k
Profit after tax	£23.3k	£67.3k	£317k	−£1.7k
Profit (best available)	£23.3k	£67.3k	£317k	−£1.7k
Employees (average)	3	3	3	3
Ratios
Profit margin	1.8%	2.4%	8.8%	−0.1%
Gross margin	9.8%	15.6%	18.4%	24.3%
Revenue per employee	£421k	£922k	£1.2m	£836k
Profit per employee	£7.8k	£22.4k	£106k	−£566
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲118.8%	▲29.6%	▼30%
Profit growth	—	▲188.8%	▲371.4%	▼100.5%
Headcount growth	—	0%	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1k	£1k	£1k	£534k
Net assets	£1.7m	£1.8m	£2.1m	£2.1m
Fixed assets	£2.2m	£2m	£2.2m	£3.8m
Current assets	£1.4m	£682k	£894k	£932k
Debtors	£1.4m	£681k	£893k	£398k
Deferred income	£13.7k	£7.1k	£8.2k	£17.7k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 24.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £836k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£566; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 150.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.9%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▼0%; Now £2.1m
Cash at bank: ▲53323%; Now £534k
Headcount: 0%; Now 3
Deferred income: ▲116%; Now £17.7k
Fixed assets: ▲76%; Now £3.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£1.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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