BRISTOW HELICOPTERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-24 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£31M
+1.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£69M
-11.7% vs 2023
Employees
985
-2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£612K
-105.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £355,764,624 | £357,554,879 | |
| Operating profit | £6,403,218 | -£2,874,029 | |
| Profit before tax | £10,892,011 | -£611,940 | |
| Net profit | £7,666,547 | -£2,761,830 | |
| Cash | £30,705,118 | £31,157,797 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £132,620,146 | £176,704,918 | |
| Net assets | £77,840,172 | £68,762,594 | |
| Equity | £77,840,172 | £68,762,594 | |
| Average employees | 1,005 | 985 | |
| Wages | £84,086,100 | £79,311,606 |
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 | 1.8% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.8% | -1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.0% | 86.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.15x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | 3.95x | -0.59x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on continuing financial support of Bristow Group, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. As set out in note 1 to the financial statements, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BRISTOW HELICOPTERS LIMITED · parent
- Turkmenistan Helicopters Limited 51%
- Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited 48%
- Bristow Technical Services Limited 100%
- Humberside International Airport Limited 82.7%
- Ayragator Bristow Airways Services 49%
- BHAL Holding Company Limited 49%
- Bristow Norway AS 49%
- British International Helicopter Services Limited 100%
- Bristow Arabia Aircraft and Maintenance Services 50%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICELI, Fabio Marc Gaspare | Secretary | 2026-01-16 | — | — |
| ADAMS, Theodosios Arthur | Director | 2024-09-09 | Jul 1978 | South African |
| CORBETT, Alan William George | Director | 2014-11-28 | Sep 1957 | British |
| GOULD, Russell James | Director | 2017-01-12 | May 1971 | British |
| HAMILTON, Graham Douglas | Director | 2023-03-31 | Jul 1965 | British |
| RHODES, Matthew | Director | 2018-03-15 | Feb 1975 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWELL-RICHARDSON, James Lort | Secretary | 2012-01-06 | 2020-10-31 |
| MACFARLANE, Christopher George | Secretary | 2020-10-31 | 2026-01-16 |
| MAGOWAN, Andrew | Secretary | 2008-10-27 | 2012-01-06 |
| MCINTOSH, Ian Blair | Secretary | — | 2008-10-27 |
| AKIRI, Chet Ozuruke | Director | 2016-06-07 | 2016-06-14 |
| BARRY, Lionel Stuart | Director | — | 1994-11-28 |
| BLAKE, Allan | Director | 2015-05-15 | 2015-11-13 |
| BLAKE, Allan | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2004-07-01 |
| BOWDEN, Daniel Clinton | Director | 2017-07-26 | 2018-03-15 |
| BOWDEN, Daniel Clinton | Director | 2015-05-15 | 2015-08-25 |
| BROWN, Allan Cyril | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2004-11-17 |
| BROWN, Allan Cyril | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2004-07-01 |
| BRUCE, George Alexander | Director | 2008-02-26 | 2015-12-02 |
| BURMAN, Richard David | Director | 2004-11-17 | 2012-02-10 |
| CHANTER, Keith | Director | 1997-09-12 | 2004-09-01 |
| CLOGGIE, John | Director | 2015-02-10 | 2017-06-30 |
| CLOGGIE, John | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2014-11-28 |
| COLLINS, Bryan | Director | — | 1996-04-30 |
| FOLLIS, Robin John Carlile, Captain | Director | 1998-02-06 | 2000-02-29 |
| FRY, Christopher William Russell | Director | — | 2000-12-02 |
| GASTON-PARRY, Keith Hamilton Richard | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1999-04-30 |
| HOLLINGSBEE, Howard Clive | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2000-08-31 |
| IMLACH, Michael Murdoch | Director | 2010-04-06 | 2016-04-18 |
| JACKSON, Stuart Oliver | Director | 2007-07-06 | 2009-01-23 |
| JONES, Anthony Edward | Director | 1995-12-01 | 1997-07-29 |
| LEE, Stephen John, Doctor | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2001-07-27 |
| MACGREGOR, Alan | Director | — | 1994-01-24 |
| MCDONALD GIBSON, Nicholas Charles, Capt | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| MCINTOSH, Ian Blair | Director | — | 2004-11-08 |
| MILLER, David Archibald | Director | 2005-01-14 | 2007-04-30 |
| MITCHELL, Philip | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2010-01-11 |
| MOORE, Duncan James | Director | 2015-05-15 | 2016-02-16 |
| NICOL, Michael Peter | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2024-06-28 |
| NORRIS, Michael John | Director | — | 1998-02-06 |
| ODLIN, John Ernest | Director | — | 1995-12-28 |
| ONI, Akinbolaji Olaniyi | Director | 2016-08-09 | 2018-03-15 |
| OSBORNE, Neill | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2002-03-31 |
| OYELEKE, Oladapo Akinloye | Director | 2015-11-03 | 2018-03-15 |
| PALFRAMAN, Stephen William | Director | — | 1999-05-21 |
| PHILLIPS, Robert Anthony | Director | 2007-07-06 | 2008-03-31 |
| ROLFE, Timothy John | Director | 2015-11-11 | 2020-09-30 |
| RUSSELL, Dennis | Director | 1994-11-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| SCOTT, Ian Paul | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| STEWART, Ian Addison | Director | 2006-12-15 | 2007-11-16 |
| STRIPLING, Jonathan Keith | Director | 2011-01-31 | 2013-08-27 |
| STRIPLING, Jonathan Keith | Director | 2009-04-02 | 2009-10-29 |
| TAIT, Edward Charles | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1997-02-10 |
| TONER, William | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2006-07-31 |
| TORBET, Russell John | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2023-03-31 |
| WILLIAMS WYNN, Roger Derek | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2011-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| United Helicopters Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 423 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+0.5%
£355,764,624 £357,554,879
-
Cash
+1.5%
£30,705,118 £31,157,797
-
Net assets
-11.7%
£77,840,172 £68,762,594
-
Employees
-2%
1,005 985
-
Operating profit
-144.9%
£6,403,218 -£2,874,029
-
Profit before tax
-105.6%
£10,892,011 -£611,940
-
Wages
-5.7%
£84,086,100 £79,311,606
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