GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAY LIMITED

Active
Company number 07934306Private limited companyIncorporated 2012

Key figures

£39,676,000
Net assets 2024/25

† GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAY 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£1,998,512,000
Higher than 95% · median £5,705,000 among 56 that publish turnover
Net assets£39,676,000
Higher than 96% · median £30,923
Total assets£706,777,000
Higher than 97% · median £97,153
Cash£46,695,000
Higher than 93% · median £112,469
Company age14.8 years
Older than 65% · 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: GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAY LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 07934306. It was incorporated on 2 Feb 2012. Its status is active. The registered office is in Newcastle upon tyne (NE1). 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 £1,998,512,000. Profit for the year was £33,719,000. Net assets were £39,676,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £46,695,000. Total assets were £706,777,000 and total liabilities £667,101,000.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 736 active companies whose first SIC code is 49100: By turnover it ranks higher than 95% 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 97% of them (median £97,153). By cash it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £112,469). It is older than 65% of them (median age 7.1 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 5 central government grants worth £559.2k, including from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 29 days to pay suppliers, and 4% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 20.7% 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 1 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 15 Feb 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25
2024/25 †
Turnover1,998,512,000
Profit for the year33,719,000
Cash at bank and in hand46,695,000
Total assets706,777,000
Total liabilities667,101,000
Net assets / total equity39,676,000

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.

Government grants

5 grants

GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAY LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 5 central government grants since 2020, together worth £559.2k.

Funders
Department for Education
2 grants · £246.4k
Department for Work and Pensions
2 grants · £159.5k
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant · £153.2k
Grants
  1. GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAY LIMITEDDepartment for Work and Pensions · £25,622 · Kickstart Scheme
  2. Optimal Prediction of Sand for AdhesionDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £153,228 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23
  3. GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAYDepartment for Work and Pensions · £133,860 · Kickstart Scheme
  4. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £7,000
  5. Apprenticeships Participation 18+Department for Education · £239,445

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices2 Jul 2023 – 31 Dec 2023
Average time taken to pay invoices
29 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
4%
Standard payment terms
7–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 84%
  • 31 to 60 days 14%
  • After 60 days 2%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
1 Jul 2023
29
85%
4%
31 Dec 2022
33
74%
8%
2 Jul 2022
30
88%
5%
1 Jan 2022
29
85%
4%
3 Jul 2021
29
85%
5%
2 Jan 2021
29
86%
6%
27 Jun 2020
30
83%
15%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 20.7% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 15.2% lower
Median bonus pay
women 3.3% lower
Employer size
5000 to 19,999 employees
Lower pay quarter28.2% womenLower middle24.8% womenUpper middle15.1% womenUpper pay quarter11% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 16.5% lower
women 14.6% lower
2023/24
women 31.1% lower
women 17.4% lower
2022/23
women 23.5% lower
women 19.4% lower
2021/22
women 23.2% lower
women 23.4% lower
2020/21
women 21.4% lower
women 22.4% lower
2019/20
women 20.3% lower
women 22.7% lower
2018/19
women 18.6% lower
women 20.5% lower
2017/18
women 19% lower
women 15.7% 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 (THE GO-AHEAD GROUP LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE GO-AHEAD GROUP LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE GO-AHEAD GROUP LIMITED)
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE GO-AHEAD GROUP LIMITED)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE GO-AHEAD GROUP LIMITED)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE GO-AHEAD GROUP 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.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £2bn, net assets £39.7m
  2. Govia Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. 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.