H+S AVIATION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-04 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
2,855,000
+123.7% vs 2023
Net assets
45,378,000
+2.8% vs 2023
Employees
153
-15% vs 2023
Profit before tax
5,359,000
+96.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £60,965,000 | £74,286,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,526,000 | £4,880,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,726,000 | £5,359,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,999,000 | £3,830,000 | |
| Cash | £1,276,000 | £2,855,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £44,848,000 | £46,085,000 | |
| Net assets | £44,136,000 | £45,378,000 | |
| Equity | £44,136,000 | £45,378,000 | |
| Average employees | 180 | 153 | |
| Wages | £10,471,000 | £9,340,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.6% | 10.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.4% | 35.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.75x | 2.51x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have concluded that they have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue as a going concern through to the period ending 31 December 2026. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Report and Financial Statements.”
Significant events
- “In April 2025, H+S Aviation moved out of the building in Robinson Way with a view to selling the building. The valuation adjustment shown in 2024 reflects the change in value of the building based on an offer from the purchaser. The building was sold in June 2025”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSEBOROUGH, Diane | Secretary | 2021-07-01 | — | — |
| KANE, Shannon, Director | Director | 2023-10-10 | Mar 1978 | Canadian |
| SATTERFIELD, Daniel | Director | 2023-02-13 | Apr 1965 | American |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, John Ernest Ridley | Secretary | 1997-04-11 | 2001-03-01 |
| BARKER, John Ernest Ridley | Secretary | 1993-03-01 | 1994-10-03 |
| FIELDING, Kelly | Secretary | 1994-10-03 | 1995-12-22 |
| LYNN, Geoffrey John | Secretary | — | 1993-03-01 |
| MARTIN, Sarah Elizabeth | Secretary | 2006-02-24 | 2016-03-30 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Gillian Lisa | Secretary | 2001-03-01 | 2006-02-24 |
| RICHARDSON, Karen | Secretary | 1994-10-03 | 1996-12-06 |
| BLAW DUCTS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-12-06 | 1997-04-11 |
| ARCHER, William Richard Valentine | Director | — | 1993-10-20 |
| BARKER, John Ernest Ridley | Director | 1993-03-01 | 2001-03-01 |
| BONDER, William James | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| BUEHLER, Kurt Lawrence | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2006-04-07 |
| DERBY, George Franklin | Director | 1998-03-09 | 2001-08-31 |
| DODSON, Richard | Director | 1998-03-09 | 2001-02-28 |
| DONLAN, James Patrick | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2005-06-16 |
| EMMS, Paul Francis Nicholas | Director | — | 1994-02-15 |
| FAWKES, Brent | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2023-10-11 |
| FISCHER, Andrew Olaf | Director | 1996-12-06 | 1998-03-09 |
| FISHER, Ian | Director | 1996-12-06 | 1998-03-09 |
| FLETCHER, Alan Thomas | Director | 1996-12-06 | 1998-03-09 |
| HEAD, Christopher John | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| HEWETT, Peter John | Director | — | 1996-12-06 |
| JERAM, Matthew Robert | Director | 2017-05-17 | 2021-07-01 |
| JOHNSTONE, Mark Robin | Director | 2016-09-06 | 2018-12-03 |
| JUPP, Philip Arthur | Director | 2017-08-02 | 2021-07-01 |
| LYNN, Geoffrey John | Director | — | 1993-07-31 |
| MARTIN, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2016-03-30 |
| MCELROY, Hugh | Director | 2018-12-03 | 2021-07-01 |
| MCELROY, Hugh Edward | Director | 2006-04-07 | 2012-12-31 |
| MCROBERT, David Malcolm | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2000-01-31 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Gillian Lisa | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-02-24 |
| ROBINSON, Alan Charles | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| RUSSELL, Anthony Lorraine | Director | — | 1998-09-30 |
| SCOTT, Michael Robert | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2023-02-09 |
| SMITH, Stephen Anthony | Director | — | 1998-03-09 |
| STUBBS, Mark | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| TAYLOR, Mark Stuart | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2016-01-31 |
| WHEELER, Simon Crane | Director | 1994-12-29 | 1996-12-06 |
| WILLANS, John Richard David | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vector Aerospace (Uk Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-06-20 | Active |
| Standardaero (Uk) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-07-01 | Ceased 2022-06-20 |
| Signature Aviation Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+21.9%
£60,965,000 £74,286,000
-
Cash
+123.7%
£1,276,000 £2,855,000
-
Net assets
+2.8%
£44,136,000 £45,378,000
-
Employees
-15%
180 153
-
Operating profit
+93.2%
£2,526,000 £4,880,000
-
Profit before tax
+96.6%
£2,726,000 £5,359,000
-
Wages
-10.8%
£10,471,000 £9,340,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers