OXFORD AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-23 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-19.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£24M
-10.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
94
+1.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-112.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- OXFORD AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED 1998-03-19 → present
- C.S.E. AVIATION LIMITED 1959-06-23 → 1998-03-19
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £15,949,454 | £16,498,077 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £626,569 | £793,489 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,815,226 | -£782,793 | — | -£814,458 | -£1,727,926 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,126,954 | — | -£1,007,027 | -£2,682,797 | |
| Cash | £5,402,093 | £1,728,741 | — | £2,790,864 | £2,244,152 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,036,990 | £57,233,390 | — | £67,314,862 | £70,254,167 | |
| Net assets | £28,559,177 | £27,432,223 | — | £26,425,196 | £23,742,399 | |
| Equity | £28,559,177 | £27,432,223 | £27,432,223 | £26,425,196 | £23,742,399 | |
| Average employees | 79 | 85 | — | 93 | 94 | |
| Wages | £3,260,269 | £3,582,371 | — | £3,979,261 | £4,170,713 |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.9% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -6.3% | -16.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 0.9% | 1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 72.8% | 75.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.35x | 0.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 0.43x | 0.31x |
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
- Adler Shine LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the group's financial forecasts and expected future cash, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, a period not less than 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Modernisation of the airport continues. The airport is moving through a period of change as new infrastructure is added, new buildings are erected to serve existing and incoming tenants and business systems are modernised. Work continues on the construction of a new aircraft hangar whichi is due to be completed by Q1 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Megan Joy | Secretary | 2012-01-01 | — | — |
| CURTIS, William Spencer Seymour | Director | 2020-12-16 | Jun 1964 | British |
| NAHUM, Stephane Abraham Joseph | Director | 2007-07-19 | Dec 1975 | French |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, John Ernest Ridley | Secretary | 2001-03-29 | 2002-10-31 |
| BENJAMIN, Anne | Secretary | 2007-08-09 | 2012-01-01 |
| COOPER, Barry | Secretary | 1999-05-24 | 2001-03-29 |
| COOPER, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2002-10-31 | 2007-06-18 |
| DAWKINS, Mark | Secretary | 2007-06-18 | 2007-07-19 |
| HOLLAND, Martin Harold | Secretary | 1995-01-16 | 1999-05-21 |
| LANGRIDGE, Megan Joy | Secretary | 2008-05-29 | 2008-07-28 |
| MELROSE, Neil James | Secretary | — | 1995-01-16 |
| E L SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-19 | 2007-08-09 |
| ALEXANDER, Andrea Jessica | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2019-07-31 |
| BARKER, John Ernest Ridley | Director | 2001-03-29 | 2002-10-31 |
| COOPER, Barry | Director | 1999-05-24 | 2001-03-29 |
| CROOKE, Robert John | Director | — | 1997-07-25 |
| DAW, Michael Charles | Director | 1997-07-23 | 2000-09-30 |
| HOAD, Mark | Director | 2007-06-18 | 2007-07-19 |
| HOLLAND, Martin Harold | Director | 1997-09-30 | 1999-05-21 |
| JONES, Stephen Kevin | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2010-11-05 |
| LEVER, Paul Ronald Scott | Director | 1997-07-22 | 2000-02-25 |
| MCROBERT, David Malcolm | Director | 2000-09-30 | 2001-12-21 |
| MEEHAN, Kenneth Thomas | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| NAGGAR, Guy Anthony | Director | 2007-12-03 | 2008-07-28 |
| NAGGER, Guy Anthony | Director | 2007-06-04 | 2007-06-04 |
| O'DRISCOLL, Patrick Colin | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2018-09-26 |
| ORPHANOU, Christos Savvas | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2012-08-31 |
| PETTEFORD, Anthony Charles | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2007-06-18 |
| SAWYER, Eileen Marie | Director | 2018-09-26 | 2024-11-13 |
| SIMM, Iain David Cameron | Director | 2007-06-18 | 2007-07-19 |
| STANTON, David Mark | Director | 2007-06-18 | 2007-07-19 |
| TRIVETT, Trevor Edward | Director | 1993-09-29 | 2003-09-01 |
| URE, John Burns, Sir | Director | 1992-11-01 | 1993-09-14 |
| WINCENT, Anders Gustaf | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| WOODMAN, Clive Russell | Director | 2007-11-29 | 2008-07-28 |
| WOODMAN, Clive Russell | Director | 2007-06-04 | 2007-06-04 |
| YOUDELL, Ernest Alan | Director | — | 1996-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oa Acquisitions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 269 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2020-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-02 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
+3.4%
£15,949,454 £16,498,077
-
Cash
-19.6%
£2,790,864 £2,244,152
-
Net assets
-10.2%
£26,425,196 £23,742,399
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+1.1%
93 94
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+26.6%
£626,569 £793,489
-
Profit before tax
-112.2%
-£814,458 -£1,727,926
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+4.8%
£3,979,261 £4,170,713
highest in 4 filed years
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