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
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49200 Freight rail transport
Officers 9 current · 45 resigned
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
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
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| HERDUS HOUSE, WESTLAKES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY P, MOOR ROW, CUMBRIA, CA24 3HU | 2009-02-13 |
| PELHAM HOUSE, CALDERBRIDGE, CUMBRIA, CA20 1DB | 2006-02-07 |
| 1100 DARESBURY PARK, DARESBURY, WARRINGTON, CHESHIRE WA4 4GB | 2005-06-06 |
| RISLEY, WARRINGTON, CHESHIRE WA3 6AS | 2003-07-29 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 844 similar companies in WA — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1995
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.
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 number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price 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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