MEL AVIATION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-13 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-27
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
-42.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£25M
+3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
133
-0.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-10-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MEL AVIATION LIMITED 1994-11-01 → present
- M.E.L.(AVIATION OXYGEN)LIMITED 1968-09-25 → 1994-11-01
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,295,577 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £5,366,720 | — | £10,219,040 | £5,898,729 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £23,149,165 | — | £24,193,261 | £24,865,048 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £23,093,816 | — | £24,052,503 | £24,763,080 | |
| Equity | £22,723,866 | £23,648,505 | £23,938,733 | £23,093,816 | £22,287,935 | £24,052,503 | £24,763,080 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 136 | — | 134 | 133 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARVEY, Gary Walter | Director | — | Mar 1957 | British |
| SMITH, Nicholas Francis | Director | — | Dec 1958 | British |
| WATSON, John David | Director | 2025-11-24 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEDFORD, John | Secretary | 2006-11-20 | 2021-07-30 |
| HARVEY, Gary Walter | Secretary | — | 2006-11-20 |
| HARVEY, Nicholas Gary | Director | 2014-03-10 | 2023-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Aviation Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2025-11-24 | Active |
| Mr Gary Walter Harvey | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-31 | Ceased 2025-11-24 |
| Mr Nicholas Francis Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-08-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-24 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-42.3%
£10,219,040 £5,898,729
-
Net assets
+3%
£24,052,503 £24,763,080
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-0.7%
134 133
lowest in 3 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