How many employees does Wealden Railway Company Limited have?

Wealden Railway Company Limited reported an average of 5 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Is Wealden Railway Company Limited profitable?

Yes — Wealden Railway Company Limited reported a profit of £109k in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Company No. 01936470 · Incorporated 6 Aug 1985

Wealden Railway Company Limited

Registered name: WEALDEN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

Part of Tunbridge Wells and Eridge Railway Preservation Society Limited(The) group

Wealden Railway Company Limited made £109k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Wealden Railway Company Limited reported £109k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 5 employees. The company is classified under “passenger rail transport, interurban” and is based in Tunbridge Wells; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49100Passenger rail transport, interurban

Status: Active
Location: Tunbridge Wells, South East
Age: 41 yrs · since 1985
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£109k

Growth —

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

£21.7k

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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 Jan 2022	31 Jan 2023	31 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Profit after tax	—	−£36.3k	−£14.7k	£109k
Profit (best available)	—	−£36.3k	−£14.7k	£109k
Employees (average)	6	5	5	5
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	—	−£7.3k	−£2.9k	£21.7k
Growth (year on year)
Headcount growth	—	▼16.7%	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£321k	£324k	£246k	£454k
Net assets	£619k	£583k	£568k	£677k
Fixed assets	£471k	£460k	£444k	£429k
Current assets	£495k	£515k	£488k	£611k
Debtors	£159k	£0	£151k	£21.9k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £21.7k; 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: —; 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: ▲19%; Now £677k
Cash at bank: ▲85%; Now £454k
Headcount: 0%; Now 5
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼3%; Now £429k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Tunbridge Wells and Eridge Railway Preservation Society Limited(The)ultimate parent75–100%
Wealden Railway Company Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £109k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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