The Deeside Railway Company Limited
Registered name: THE DEESIDE RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
The Deeside Railway Company Limited made £73.9k revenue and a £10.9k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
The Deeside Railway Company Limited’s revenue fell 39% to £73.9k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £10.9k and 10 employees. The company is classified under “other passenger land transport” and is based in Kincardineshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Kincardineshire, Scotland
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2002
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £94.7k | £97.2k | £122k | £73.9k |
| Profit after tax | £2.6k | £14.5k | £4k | −£10.9k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.6k | £14.5k | £4k | −£10.9k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Employees (average) | — | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.8% | 14.9% | 3.3% | −14.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £9.7k | — | £7.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | £1.4k | — | −£1.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.6% | ▲25.1% | ▼39.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲456.3% | ▼72% | ▼368.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼100% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £15.7k | £59.1k | £60.2k | £49.4k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Current assets | £23k | £60k | £59.2k | £50.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −14.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £7.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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.
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
- ▼18%
- Now £49.4k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 10
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £0
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£10.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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