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Railworld

ActiveCompany number 01891491Private company limited by guaranteeEst. 198591020 · Museums activitiesPeterborough, East of England
Official record ↗
Age41 years
older than 91% of its sector
Same activity, United Kingdom892live companies · 85th oldest
In Peterborough15,911live companies
At this address1only this company
Latest accounts2025total exemption full accounts, made up to 31 Mar 2025

In brief

Railworld is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales on 1 March 1985. At 41 years old it is older than 91% of the 892 live companies whose main activity is museums activities. Its registered office is in Peterborough, East of England. Its latest accounts were made up to 31 March 2025 and filed as total exemption full accounts.

Register details

Registered nameRAILWORLD
Company number01891491
Company typePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Registered officeOundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9NR
JurisdictionEngland and Wales
Nature of business (UK SIC 2007)91020 Museums activities
International sector (ISIC Rev.4)R · 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities

Timeline

Register events, newest first.

  • Confirmation statement made up
  • Accounts made upTotal exemption full accounts
  • Incorporated

Filings and charges

Deadlines and charge counts from the register.

Next accounts due31 December 2026
Accounting reference date31 March
Next confirmation statement24 September 2027
Last confirmation statement10 September 2026
Charges registered1
Outstanding · satisfied1 · 0

Charges are security interests (such as mortgages) registered against the company.

Museums activities in the United Kingdom

Live companies whose main activity is 91020: 892 in total, median age 18 years, 36 incorporated in the past 12 months.

All 892 companies
This company's decadeOther decades
01002003004001880s: 11880s1900s: 21900s1910s: 11910s1920s: 11920s1930s: 31930s1940s: 11940s1950s: 31950s1960s: 111960s1970s: 241970s1980s: 941980s1990s: 1411990s2000s: 1852000s2010s: 2302010s2020s: 1952020s
Incorporated per year, still live
0204060802011: 2820112012: 312013: 2720132014: 212015: 2220152016: 202017: 2120172018: 172019: 2220192020: 292021: 2220212022: 262023: 2020232024: 322025: 3920252026: 27

Location

Registered office in Peterborough, East of England.

Peterborough
Live companies in Peterborough15,911
Same activity in Peterborough1
New in Peterborough, past 12 months2,319

Similar companies

Live companies with the same main activity, nearest first.

Compare all
FM
The Fitzwilliam Museum Development TrustCambridge (Cambridge), East of England
Number 01895684Est. 1985
FM
Farmland Museum(the)Waterbeach, East of England
Number 01808079Est. 1984
CN
City of Norwich Aviation MuseumHorsham St Faith, East of England
Number 01734164Est. 1983
DH
De Havilland Aircraft Museum Trust LimitedSt Albans, East of England
Number 01682401Est. 1982
DA
Duxford Aviation SocietyHeathfield (South Cambridgeshire), East of England
Number 01673256Est. 1982
NH
National Horseracing Museum(the)Newmarket, East of England
Number 01592031Est. 1981

Sources

Register data: Companies House, Free Company Data Product, delivery of 1 October 2026. Places: ONS Postcode Directory (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sector names: Eurostat NACE Rev. 2. Context figures are computed by FirmsDB from these sources. This page is not an official register; check the official record before relying on it.