Wensleydale Railway PLC
Registered name: WENSLEYDALE RAILWAY PLC
Wensleydale Railway PLC made £636k revenue and a £171k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Wensleydale Railway PLC’s revenue grew 9% to £636k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £171k and 8 employees. The company is classified under “passenger rail transport, interurban” and is based in Northallerton; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Northallerton, North East
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 2000
- Type
- Public 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £596k | £528k | £659k | £584k | £636k |
| Cost of sales | £285k | £150k | £285k | £331k | £429k |
| Gross profit | £310k | £378k | £374k | £252k | £206k |
| Operating profit | −£21.4k | £448k | £285k | £127k | −£70.8k |
| Profit before tax | −£21.9k | £447k | £286k | £129k | −£70.1k |
| Profit after tax | −£21.9k | £796k | £170k | −£206k | −£171k |
| Profit (best available) | −£21.9k | £796k | £170k | −£206k | −£171k |
| Staff costs | £185k | £146k | £106k | £122k | £177k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | −3.7% | 150.6% | 25.8% | −35.3% | −27% |
| Gross margin | 52.1% | 71.5% | 56.8% | 43.3% | 32.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £85.1k | £75.5k | £82.4k | £64.8k | £79.4k |
| Profit per employee | −£3.1k | £114k | £21.2k | −£22.9k | −£21.4k |
| Cash conversion | — | 18.5% | 108.3% | 94.1% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼11.3% | ▲24.7% | ▼11.5% | ▲8.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼78.6% | ▼221.1% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲14.3% | ▲12.5% | ▼11.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £10.2k | £101k | £239k | £262k | £240k |
| Net assets | £550k | £2.1m | £2.3m | £2.1m | £1.9m |
| Fixed assets | £1.2m | £2m | £2.1m | £2.2m | £2.1m |
| Current assets | £102k | £496k | £511k | £305k | £314k |
| Debtors | £46.3k | £694 | £13.9k | £16.1k | £27.8k |
| Deferred income | £593k | £269k | £246k | £200k | £241k |
| Cash from operations | £205k | £82.9k | £308k | £119k | £41.7k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −27%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 32.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £79.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£21.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 337.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 37.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.4%
- 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
- ▼8%
- Now £1.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼8%
- Now £240k
- Headcount
- ▼11%
- Now 8
- Deferred income
- ▲20%
- Now £241k
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £2.1m
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
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£171k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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