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CHAPMAN FREEBORN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Cash
£720K
-41.4% vs 2022
Net assets
£1M
-73.3% vs 2022
Employees
2
0% vs 2022
Profit before tax
£44M
-22.3% vs 2022
Profile
- Company number
- 01111032
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1973-05-01
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 51210
Net assets
9-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,128,618 | — | £8,358,275 | — | £9,950,775 | — | £12,980,613 | £10,749,477 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£431,570 | — | £2,390,482 | — | -£538,087 | — | £5,557,054 | £672,748 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £10,235,723 | — | £20,242,243 | — | £28,108,586 | — | £57,030,945 | £44,291,595 | |
| Net profit | — | £10,377,177 | — | £20,275,537 | — | £28,133,742 | — | £56,914,046 | £43,920,205 | |
| Cash | — | £62,103 | — | £574,298 | — | £615,753 | — | £1,227,825 | £719,653 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £24,461,726 | — | £37,703,969 | — | £14,778,565 | — | £6,319,510 | £2,138,032 | |
| Net assets | — | £24,377,636 | — | £37,653,173 | — | £14,752,925 | — | £5,566,971 | £1,487,176 | |
| Equity | £19,000,459 | £24,377,636 | £24,377,636 | £37,653,173 | £37,653,173 | £14,752,925 | £14,752,925 | £5,566,971 | £1,487,176 | |
| Average employees | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's business activities, together with the factors likely to affect the future development, performance and position, are set out in the Strategic Report on page 2, together with the financial position of the Company. The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Chapman Freeborn Airchartering LTD · 100% held · Afghanistan · Dormant
- Alltrans Management PTY Limited · 100% held · Australia · Aircraft charter brokers
- Chapman Freeborn Airchartering BV · 80% held · Belgium · Aircraft charter brokers
- Intradco Global Limited · 75% held · Canada · Animal transport
- Chapman Freeborn Airchartering Consulting (Shanghai) Company Limited · 100% held · China · Aircraft charter brokers
- Chapman Freeborn OBC GmbH · 100% held · Germany · On board courier services
- Arcus Air Logistic GmbH · 100% held · Germany · Aircraft charter brokers
- Chapman Freeborn Airmarketing GmBH · 100% held · Germany · Aircraft charter brokers
- Arcus OBC GmbH · 100% held · Germany · On board courier services
- Chapman Freeborn Handcarry Limited · 100% held · Hong Kong · On board courier services
- Chapman Freeborn Airchartering Private Limited · 100% held · India · Aircraft charter brokers
- Chapman Freeborn OBC SdeRLdeCV · 100% held · Mexico · On board courier services
- Chapman Freeborn Airchartering S.P.Z.O.O. · 100% held · Poland · Aircraft charter brokers
- Chapman Freeborn Aviation (LLC) · 100% held · Saudi Arabia · Aircraft charter brokers
- Chapman Freeborn Airchartering PTE Limited · 100% held · Singapore · Aircraft charter brokers
- Arcus Air Logistic S.R.O. · 100% held · Slovakia · Aircraft charter brokers
- Chapman Freeborn Airchartering (South Africa) PTY Limited · 100% held · South Africa · Aircraft charter brokers
- Chapman Freeborn Airchartering SL · 100% held · Spain · Aircraft charter brokers
- Arcus Air Logistic Iberica S.L.U. · 100% held · Spain · Aircraft charter brokers
- Chapman Freeborn Havacilik Tasimacilik Ticaret Limited Sirketi · 100% held · Turkey · Dormant
- Intradco Global DMCC · 75% held · UAE · Animal transport
- Chapman Freeborn Aviation Services DMCC · 100% held · UAE · Aircraft charter brokers
- Intradco Cargo Services Limited · 75% held · UK · Animal transport
- Chapman Freeborn Airchartering (China) Limited · 100% held · UK · Aircraft charter brokers
- Zeusbond Limited · 75% held · UK · Management company
- Chapman Freeborn Airchartering Limited · 100% held · UK · Aircraft charter brokers
- Wings 24 Limited · 100% held · UK · Dormant
- Intradco Global Inc. · 75% held · USA · Animal transport
- Chapman Freeborn Airchartering Inc · 100% held · USA · Aircraft charter brokers
- CF Couriers LLC · 100% held · USA · On board courier services
- Chapman Freeborn OBC Inc · 100% held · USA · On board courier services
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERASIMOVA, Saska | Director | 2025-10-20 | Sep 1980 | Czech |
| NUNES, Bernardo Fernandes | Director | 2025-09-01 | Oct 1970 | Portuguese |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FARRELLY, Anthony Michael | Secretary | 1995-04-05 | 1998-03-31 |
| JOARDER, Peter | Secretary | 2007-12-13 | 2021-02-17 |
| MAZZOCCHETTI, Fabio | Secretary | 2021-02-17 | 2021-07-23 |
| METTERS, Christopher John | Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 2007-12-13 |
| NORMAN, Carol Ann | Secretary | — | 1995-04-05 |
| BATLIWALA, Russi | Director | 2009-04-03 | 2021-02-17 |
| CHAPMAN, Christopher Eric | Director | — | 2013-12-30 |
| ERBACHER, Eric | Director | 2021-02-17 | 2025-09-01 |
| JOARDER, Peter | Director | 2009-04-03 | 2021-02-17 |
| KOJALIENE, Vaida | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| MANNING, Marcus Philip | Director | 2021-02-17 | 2022-03-31 |
| NORMAN, Carol Ann | Director | — | 2013-12-30 |
| OUZOUNIAN, Shahe | Director | 2009-04-03 | 2020-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Freeborn Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-12-13 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-04-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-07-23 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2021-02-22 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2021-02-22 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2023-12-31
-1.51
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets -0.253 × 6.56 = -1.66
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.016 × 6.72 = +0.11
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.037 × 1.05 = +0.04
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory