DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LIMITED

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1995-02-13
Registered office
Hinton House Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA3 6GR
Postcode
WA3 6GR
Capital
1 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-03-31
Next due by
2026-12-31
Financial year end
31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-02-13
Next due by
2027-02-27
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 49200 Freight rail transport

Officers 9 current · 45 resigned

Appointed 2026-06-07
Appointed 2025-10-01
Ben WHITTARD Director
Appointed 2025-04-01
Appointed 2025-04-01
Appointed 2021-07-01

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Public contracts won 2

£156,606 total awarded value where published.

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Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z7058736 (Tier 3), registered since 2002.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Gender pay gap

37%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the bottom 10% for parity

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Contact details

Website
directrailservices.com

At Direct Rail Services we put our clients first and build tailor-made transport solutions, partnering with other specialist logistic suppliers, to offer a one-stop-shop and a purpose-built service.

Previous registered addresses 4

AddressChanged on
HERDUS HOUSE, WESTLAKES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY P, MOOR ROW, CUMBRIA, CA24 3HU2009-02-13
PELHAM HOUSE, CALDERBRIDGE, CUMBRIA, CA20 1DB2006-02-07
1100 DARESBURY PARK, DARESBURY, WARRINGTON, CHESHIRE WA4 4GB2005-06-06
RISLEY, WARRINGTON, CHESHIRE WA3 6AS2003-07-29

Among its peers

Among the oldest 25%

of 844 similar companies in WA — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1995

95 companies are registered at this postcode →

The class of 1995

45%

of the 34,002 companies incorporated in 1995 are still active today; 52% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

Survival rates for every incorporation year →

Property in England & Wales 9 titles

Leasehold
9
Most recent registration
2023-03-27
Where
Cumberland (2), Cheshire East (2), Isle Of Anglesey (1)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
CU337295 Cumberland Leasehold 2023-03-27
CH691324 Cheshire East Leasehold 2020-01-15
CU297014 Cumberland Leasehold 2016-08-22
CH397452 Cheshire East Leasehold 2006-12-11
WA791665 Isle Of Anglesey Leasehold 2003-12-01
SK162158 Suffolk Leasehold 2003-02-18
EX559504 Essex Leasehold 2003-02-14
GR181244 Gloucestershire Leasehold 2003-02-14
ST129194 Somerset Leasehold 2003-02-14

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