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Registration number: 01208456

Gwili Railway Company Limited

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

4 to 11

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr Paul Kenneth Booker

Mr Mathew Isaac Bowen

Mr Russell Withington

Mr David Keith Doble

Mr Jonathan Huw Turner

Company secretary

Mr Mathew Isaac Bowen

Registered office

Bronwydd Arms Station
Bronwydd
Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire
SA33 6HT
 

Accountants

Wynne & Co
Chartered AccountantsForestry House
Brewery Road
Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire
SA31 1TF

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

(Registration number: 01208456)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025

Note

31 December
2025
£

31 December
2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

1,629,263

1,281,071

Current assets

 

Stocks

5

1,308

13,061

Debtors

6

40,588

17,307

Cash at bank and in hand

 

98,197

51,948

 

140,093

82,316

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(672,053)

(232,809)

Net current liabilities

 

(531,960)

(150,493)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,097,303

1,130,578

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

(390,919)

(301,088)

Net assets

 

706,384

829,490

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

8

569,286

565,748

Revaluation reserve

133,814

133,814

Retained earnings

3,284

129,928

Shareholders' funds

 

706,384

829,490

For the financial year ending 31 December 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

•

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

•

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

(Registration number: 01208456)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025

Approved and authorised by the Board on 22 September 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr Mathew Isaac Bowen
Company secretary and director

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Bronwydd Arms Station
Bronwydd
Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire
SA33 6HT
Wales

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 22 September 2026.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Going concern

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Plant and machinery

15% Reducing Balance

Office equipment

33% Straight Line

Land & Buildings

2% Reducing Balance

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 8 (2024 - 7).

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

4

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Properties under construction
 £

Other tangible assets
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2025

1,086,786

43,240

86,652

252,534

1,469,212

Additions

61,772

1,490

-

380,190

443,452

At 31 December 2025

1,148,558

44,730

86,652

632,724

1,912,664

Depreciation

At 1 January 2025

39,202

37,464

-

111,475

188,141

Charge for the year

22,187

4,650

-

68,423

95,260

At 31 December 2025

61,389

42,114

-

179,898

283,401

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2025

1,087,169

2,616

86,652

452,826

1,629,263

At 31 December 2024

1,047,584

5,776

86,652

141,059

1,281,071

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £1,087,169 (2024 - £1,047,584) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
 

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

5

Stocks

31 December
2025
£

31 December
2024
£

Other inventories

1,308

13,061

6

Debtors

Current

31 December
2025
£

31 December
2024
£

Trade debtors

7,590

120

Prepayments

1,305

141

Other debtors

1,400

2,623

VAT

30,293

14,423

 

40,588

17,307

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

31 December
2025
£

31 December
2024
£

Due within one year

 

Bank loans and overdrafts

9

349,804

96,960

Trade creditors

 

142,946

10,414

Taxation and social security

 

4,206

2,367

Accruals and deferred income

 

166,495

115,885

Other creditors

 

8,602

7,183

 

672,053

232,809

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

31 December
2025
£

31 December
2024
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

363,919

274,088

Other financial liabilities

 

27,000

27,000

 

390,919

301,088

8

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

31 December
2025

31 December
2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary A of £10 each

56,827

568,270

56,473

564,730

Ordinary B of £5 each

202

1,010

202

1,010

57,029

569,280

56,675

565,740

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

9

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

31 December
2025
£

31 December
2024
£

Bank borrowings

197,566

145,154

Other borrowings

166,353

128,934

363,919

274,088

Current loans and borrowings

31 December
2025
£

31 December
2024
£

Bank borrowings

10,526

16,104

Other borrowings

339,278

80,856

349,804

96,960