BLUEBELL RAILWAY PLC

01966061
Active Sussex

Other passenger land transport

127 employees website.com
Travel and transportation Other passenger land transport
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BLUEBELL RAILWAY PLC

01966061

Other passenger land transport

Founded 27 Nov 1985 Active Sussex, United Kingdom 127 employees website.com
Travel and transportation Other passenger land transport

Previous Company Names

JORDANS 312 PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 27 Nov 1985 — 26 Feb 1986
Accounts Submitted 29 May 2026 Next due 30 Jun 2026 9 days overdue
Confirmation
Net assets £22M £273K 2024 year on year
Total assets £24M £66K 2024 year on year
Total Liabilities £2M £207K 2024 year on year
Charges 2
2 outstanding

Contact & Details

Contact

Registered Address

Sheffield Park Station Uckfield East Sussex TN22 3QL

Telephone

0800 000 0000

Email

info@example.com

Website

www.example.com

Full company profile for BLUEBELL RAILWAY PLC (01966061), an active travel and transportation company based in Sussex, United Kingdom. Incorporated 27 Nov 1985. Other passenger land transport. View financials, directors, shareholders, and filings.

Business Summary

This company specializes in providing innovative solutions and services across multiple sectors.

Products & Services

consulting software analytics integration

Reports

Credit Report

In-depth credit score, financial analysis, risk assessment and company intelligence.

Financials

Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024
Type full
Next accounts 31 Dec 2025
Due by 30 Jun 2026 1 month overdue

Balance Sheet & P&L (2014–2024)

Cash in Bank

£165.47k

Decreased by £536.86k (-76%)

Net Assets

£22.31M

Increased by £273.03k (+1%)

Total Liabilities

£1.60M

Decreased by £206.90k (-11%)

Turnover

£4.78M

Decreased by £794.12k (-14%)

Employees

127

Increased by 54 (+74%)

Debt Ratio

7%

Decreased by 1 (-13%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

2024
31 Dec Year End
2023
31 Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue
£142.3M
£128.7M
Gross Profit
£48.2M
£43.1M
Operating Profit
£22.4M
£19.8M
Net Profit
£18.1M
£15.9M
EBITDA
£31.5M
£28.2M
Assets
Cash
£24.7M
£21.3M
Total Assets
£89.4M
£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities
£45.2M
£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees
1,247
1,156
Latest Revenue
£142.3M
Latest EBITDA
£31.5M
Cash Position
£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

Grants 6

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Share Capital

Share Capital

Share allotments and capital structure

2 Allotments 600,000 Shares £600k Total
Date FromShare ClassShares AllottedAmount RaisedPrice/Share
9 Nov 2023300,000£300k£1
24 Jun 2021300,000£300k£1

Officers

Officers

1 active 2 resigned
Status
Antony AstorDirectorBritishEngland641 Mar 2023Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (4037)

Bluebell Railway Preservation Society
76.2%
Toby Julian Felce Bishop
0.4%

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active
Notified 1 Jan 2023
Nature of Control
  • Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent,voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent

Group Structure

Group Structure

BLUEBELL RAILWAY PLC Current Company

Charges

Charges

2 outstanding

Properties

Properties

14 freehold 1 leasehold 15 total
AddressTenurePrice PaidDate Added
Land lying to the north-west of Medway, Vowels Lane, Kingscote, East Grinstead (RH19 4LD) MID SUSSEX
Freehold-3 Apr 2024
Land lying to the east of College Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath MID SUSSEX
Freehold-31 Jul 2014
Lywood Tunnel, Ardingly, Haywards Heath MID SUSSEX
Leasehold-7 Nov 2013
part of the disused Railway Line between Kingscote and East Grinstead MID SUSSEX
Freehold-21 Feb 2011
Land on the north west side of Firbank Way, East Grinstead MID SUSSEX
Freehold-9 Oct 2006
Land lying to the north-west of Medway, Vowels Lane, Kingscote, East Grinstead (RH19 4LD)
Freehold
Added 3 Apr 2024
District MID SUSSEX
Land lying to the east of College Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath
Freehold
Added 31 Jul 2014
District MID SUSSEX
Lywood Tunnel, Ardingly, Haywards Heath
Leasehold
Added 7 Nov 2013
District MID SUSSEX
part of the disused Railway Line between Kingscote and East Grinstead
Freehold
Added 21 Feb 2011
District MID SUSSEX
Land on the north west side of Firbank Way, East Grinstead
Freehold
Added 9 Oct 2006
District MID SUSSEX

Documents

Company Filings

DateCategoryDescriptionDocument
29 Jun 2026OfficersTermination of Simon John Hodges as director on 28 Jun 2026
29 Jun 2026OfficersTermination of Simon John Hodges as director on 28 Jun 2026
29 May 2026AccountsAnnual accounts made up to 31 Dec 2025
11 Feb 2026OfficersAppointment of Mr Paul Andrew Harald Everington as director on 29 Jan 2026
12 Dec 2025OfficersTermination of Christopher John Welch as director on 1 Dec 2025
29 Jun 2026 Officers

Termination of Simon John Hodges as director on 28 Jun 2026

29 Jun 2026 Officers

Termination of Simon John Hodges as director on 28 Jun 2026

29 May 2026 Accounts

Annual accounts made up to 31 Dec 2025

11 Feb 2026 Officers

Appointment of Mr Paul Andrew Harald Everington as director on 29 Jan 2026

12 Dec 2025 Officers

Termination of Christopher John Welch as director on 1 Dec 2025

Recent Activity

Latest Activity

Termination of Simon John Hodges as director on 28 Jun 2026

1 weeks ago on 29 Jun 2026

Termination of Simon John Hodges as director on 28 Jun 2026

1 weeks ago on 29 Jun 2026

Annual accounts made up to 31 Dec 2025

1 months ago on 29 May 2026

Appointment of Mr Paul Andrew Harald Everington as director on 29 Jan 2026

4 months ago on 11 Feb 2026

Termination of Christopher John Welch as director on 1 Dec 2025

6 months ago on 12 Dec 2025