WABTEC UK LIMITED
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Executive summary
Wabtec UK Limited operates as a Tier 1 manufacturer and maintainer within the UK rail sector, leveraging its Doncaster-based facilities to deliver highly specialized machining, electrical equipment, and transport maintenance services. Backed entirely by its US parent, Wabtec Air Brake Technologies Corporation, the company possesses the substantial capitalization and global R&D pipeline necessary to dominate a sector characterized by high entry barriers and complex procurement cycles. As the UK rail industry pivots toward fleet decarbonization and asset life extension, Wabtec UK is strategically positioned to capture significant aftermarket and retrofitting demand.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1994-04-27
- Registered office
- Doncaster Works, Hexthorpe Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, DN4 0BF
- Postcode
- DN4 0BF
- Capital
- 1,756,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-27
- Next due by
- 2027-05-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 25620 Machining
- 27900 Manufacture of other electrical equipment
- 28990 Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified
- 33170 Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 38 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by Wabtec Air Brake Technologies Corporation (25-1615902) — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5191964 (Tier 3), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
7.4%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2026/27 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- http://www.wabtecrail.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| WABTEC RAIL LIMITED | 2021-11-30 |
| RFS (E) LIMITED | 2000-03-01 |
| IMCO (0394) LIMITED | 1994-11-09 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 100 BARBIROLLI SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 3AB | 2013-11-05 |
| DONCASTER WORKS, HEXTHORPE ROAD, DONCASTER, DN1 1SL | 1998-06-18 |
| ST PETER'S HOUSE, HARTSHEAD, SHEFFIELD, S YORKS S1 2EL | 1994-11-14 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 38 similar companies in DN, trading since 1994
The class of 1994
47%
of the 28,890 companies incorporated in 1994 are still active today; 50% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 10 titles
- Freehold
- 6
- Leasehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2025-07-11
- Price paid, where recorded
- £590,000
- Where
- Somerset (3), South Yorkshire (3), Staffordshire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF707899 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2025-07-11 | — |
| ST385689 | Somerset | Freehold | 2023-10-06 | — |
| WS77890 | Somerset | Freehold | 2023-08-17 | — |
| LL388138 | Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2023-07-04 | — |
| SF680923 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2022-08-16 | — |
| ST167295 | Somerset | Freehold | 2022-03-16 | £590,000 |
| LT435839 | Leicestershire | Leasehold | 2011-04-05 | — |
| SYK449417 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2011-01-27 | — |
| SYK579826 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2010-09-15 | — |
| SYK252414 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 1995-01-24 | — |
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