THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

Active
Company number 03007939Private limited companyIncorporated 1995

Key figures

£38,636,000+17.3%
Net assets 2024/25
+17.3%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
010 m20 m30 m40 m2023/242024/25

† THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY 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.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 49100

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

Turnover£251,867,000
Higher than 80% · median £5,705,000 among 56 that publish turnover
Net assets£38,636,000
Higher than 96% · median £30,923
Total assets£166,998,000
Higher than 95% · median £97,153
Cash£13,878,000
Higher than 91% · median £112,469
Company age31.8 years
Older than 86% · 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: THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03007939. It was incorporated on 10 Jan 1995. Its status is active. The registered office is in Sunderland (SR3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is passenger rail transport, interurban (49100).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £251,867,000. Profit for the year was £5,807,000. Net assets were £38,636,000, up 17.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £13,878,000. Total assets were £166,998,000 and total liabilities £126,198,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 736 active companies whose first SIC code is 49100: By turnover it ranks higher than 80% of the 56 that publish turnover (median £5,705,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £30,923). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £97,153). By cash it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £112,469). It is older than 86% of them (median age 7.1 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, railway equipment. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 26 days to pay suppliers, and 47% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 26.7% lower 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 23 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Jan 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover223,195,000251,867,000
Profit for the year2,782,0005,807,000
Cash at bank and in hand19,018,00013,878,000
Total assets177,329,000166,998,000
Total liabilities143,033,000126,198,000
Net assets / total equity32,938,00038,636,000

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
26 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
47%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 27%
  • 31 to 60 days 65%
  • After 60 days 8%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
32
22%
47%
30 Jun 2025
32
25%
47%
31 Dec 2024
33
23%
44%
30 Jun 2024
32
27%
54%
31 Dec 2023
32
27%
49%
30 Jun 2023
32
29%
48%
31 Dec 2022
31
30%
45%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 26.7% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 19.3% lower
Median bonus pay
women 19.8% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter34.6% womenLower middle28.6% womenUpper middle10.4% womenUpper pay quarter10% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 28.8% lower
women 17.6% lower
2023/24
women 39.7% lower
women 22.7% lower
2022/23
women 37.5% lower
women 27.5% lower
2021/22
women 34.5% lower
women 23.9% lower
2020/21
women 35.5% lower
women 24.2% lower
2019/20
women 34.1% lower
women 21.5% lower
2018/19
women 30% lower
women 21% lower
2017/18
women 31% lower
women 18% 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 (ARRIVA LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ARRIVA LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ARRIVA LIMITED)
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ARRIVA LIMITED)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ARRIVA LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ARRIVA LIMITED)

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

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment and railway equipment.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £251.9m, net assets £38.6m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £223.2m, net assets £32.9m
  3. M40 Trains Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.