ARRIVA LIMITED

Active
Company number 00347103Private limited companyIncorporated 1938

Key figures

£759,485,000-7.0%
Net assets 2025
-7.0%
Average annual change 2024–2025
0250 m500 m750 m1 bn20242025

† ARRIVA LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

ARRIVA LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 49100

Where the company stands among the 736 active companies whose first SIC code is 49100 (Passenger rail transport, interurban).

Net assets£759,485,000
Higher than 99% · median £30,923
Total assets£1,276,217,000
Higher than 97% · median £97,153
Cash£7,423,000
Higher than 87% · median £112,469
Company age87.9 years
Older than 99% · median 7.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. HITACHI RAIL LIMITED£3bn
  2. ARRIVA LIMITED£759.5m
  3. ARRIVA UK TRAINS LIMITED£247.7m
  4. ARRIVA TRAINS HOLDINGS LIMITED£116.4m
  5. NORTHERN IRELAND RAILWAYS COMPANY LIMITED£64.1m
  6. PORTERBROOK MAINTENANCE LIMITED£46.6m
  7. GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAY LIMITED£39.7m
  8. THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED£38.6m
  9. RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED£35.8m
  10. WHITTLES PROPERTIES MANCHESTER LIMITED£29.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 736. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ARRIVA LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ARRIVA LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00347103. It was incorporated on 8 Dec 1938. Its status is active. The registered office is in Park sunderland (SR3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is passenger rail transport, interurban (49100), other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) (49319).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Loss for the year was £54,249,000. Net assets were £759,485,000, down 7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £7,423,000. Total assets were £1,276,217,000 and total liabilities £561,333,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 736 active companies whose first SIC code is 49100: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £30,923). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £97,153). By cash it ranks higher than 87% of them (median £112,469). It is older than 99% of them (median age 7.1 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from Leicestershire County Council. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 31 days to pay suppliers, and 16% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 14.9% higher than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 88 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 18 May 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Profit for the year65,234,000-54,249,000
Cash at bank and in hand5,327,0007,423,000
Total assets1,584,577,0001,276,217,000
Total liabilities810,853,000561,333,000
Net assets / total equity816,974,000759,485,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

1 contract

ARRIVA LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from Leicestershire County Council. 1 award is shared with other suppliers.

Contract
  1. Free Fares Saturday / Super Saturdays‡Leicestershire County Council · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £200,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
31 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
16%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 83%
  • 31 to 60 days 16%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
32
78%
20%
30 Jun 2025
33
70%
28%
31 Dec 2024
48
32%
67%
30 Jun 2024
52
54%
40%
31 Dec 2023
60
58%
35%
30 Jun 2023
53
52%
45%
31 Dec 2022
54
48%
49%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 14.9% higher
Mean hourly pay
women 12.8% higher
Median bonus pay
women 16.4% lower
Employer size
Fewer than 250 employees
Lower pay quarter27.6% womenLower middle34.5% womenUpper middle31% womenUpper pay quarter44.8% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 13.8% higher
women 8.7% lower
2023/24
women 7.7% higher
women 4.9% lower
2022/23
women 13% higher
women 12.9% lower
2021/22
women 9.1% lower
women 11.6% lower
2020/21
women 8.3% lower
women 12.2% lower
2019/20
women 15.1% lower
women 17.5% lower
2018/19
women 11% lower
women 27% lower
2017/18
women 13% lower
women 33% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

6 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £759.5m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £817m
  3. Arriva International Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Ail Beta Holding Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Ail Beta Holding Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.