DART VALLEY RAILWAY LTD

Company number 00852020 ·

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Executive summary

Dart Valley Railway Ltd is in robust financial health, having successfully recovered from the pandemic by growing profits by 15% to £557,740 (net) and aggressively paying down its Covid-era debt from £3.4m to just £347k. The business benefits from a strong cash flow model driven by advance ticket sales, though it faces future margin pressure from rising National Living Wage costs and increased business rates. Management must continue focusing on operational efficiency and strategic pricing to maintain this positive trajectory in a challenging economic environment.

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1965-06-18
Registered office
Queens Park Station, Torbay Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 6AF
Postcode
TQ4 6AF
Capital
260,917 GBP
Accounts category
Group
Charges
1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2024-12-31
Next due by
2026-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-08-23
Next due by
2027-09-06
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 49100 Passenger rail transport, interurban

Officers 7 current · 17 resigned

Appointed 2019-05-28
COMPANY DIRECTOR Appointed 2019-03-01
Appointed 2017-04-27
Appointed 2013-09-26
Appointed 2013-09-26

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB443002 (Tier 2), registered since 2022.

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Previous company names

NameDate changed
DART VALLEY RAILWAY PLC2018-11-29
DART VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE)1999-06-30

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
BUCKFASTLEIGH STATION, BUCKFASTLEIGH, DEVON, TQ11 0D21990-01-31
BUCKFASTLEIGH STATION, BUCKFASTLEIGH, DEVON, TQ11 0D21990-01-31

Among its peers

2nd oldest

of 147 similar companies in TQ — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1965

Property in England & Wales 10 titles

Freehold
9
Leasehold
1
Most recent registration
2011-07-11
Where
Torbay (7), Devon (3)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
DN613184 Torbay Leasehold 2011-07-11
DN598884 Devon Freehold 2010-03-18
DN579882 Torbay Freehold 2008-10-16
DN494710 Torbay Freehold 2004-04-16
DN476911 Devon Freehold 2003-03-06
DN476874 Devon Freehold 2003-03-05
DN476741 Torbay Freehold 2003-03-04
DN475883 Torbay Freehold 2003-02-11
DN474864 Torbay Freehold 2003-01-22
DN236142 Torbay Freehold 1988-04-27

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