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HUNT AND PALMER LTD
Cash
£3M
+7.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-7.2% vs 2023
Employees
33
-2.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Profile
- Company number
- 02027063
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1986-06-11
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 51102
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £75,685 | £830,023 | £526,756 | — | £189,594 | £174,814 | |
| Cash | £1,543,337 | £1,827,630 | £2,410,058 | — | £2,718,872 | £2,933,056 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,720,651 | — | — | — | £4,153,455 | £3,858,931 | |
| Net assets | £2,681,143 | £3,512,448 | £3,936,640 | — | £4,101,275 | £3,805,499 | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,936,640 | £5,571,126 | £5,193,405 | £4,630,331 | |
| Average employees | 36 | 34 | 33 | — | 34 | 33 | |
| Wages | £2,137,302 | £1,740,714 | £1,780,814 | — | £1,970,009 | £2,204,151 |
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
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Goodman Jones LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Air Charter Corporation Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Dormant
- Hunt and Palmer Cargo Charters Limited · 75% held · United Kingdom · Air brokers
- Hunt and Palmer GmbH · 100% held · Germany · Dormant
- Hunt and Palmer Hong Kong Limited · 100% held · Hong Kong · Air brokers
- Hunt and Palmer PTY Limited · 100% held · Australia · Air brokers
- Hunt and Palmer USA Inc · 100% held · U.S.A · Air brokers
- Premier Aviation (UK) Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Air brokers
- Aircraft Chartering Services Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Air brokers
Significant events
- “In November 2024 the board of directors started a 12 month succession plan which will see existing group senior managers within the Group together with nominated directors from the main board, form a new Executive Management Team who will take responsibility for the day-to-day operational and strategic control of Hunt & Palmer's global charter business.”
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
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENKINSON, Mark Robert | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | — | British |
| ABDEL-KHALEK, Marwan | Director | 2026-03-19 | Jul 1960 | British |
| EDWARDS, Simon Leonard Jonathan | Director | 2010-01-01 | May 1966 | British |
| JENKINSON, Mark Robert | Director | 2010-01-01 | Mar 1962 | British |
| WILLIAMSON, Michael Frank | Director | 2026-03-19 | Jul 1957 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALMER, Jeremy Francis | Secretary | — | 2008-01-01 |
| HARVEY, Neil Louis | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2026-03-19 |
| HUNT, Peter Reginald | Director | — | 2026-03-19 |
| MARTIN, James Stuart, Cmr | Director | — | 2016-07-29 |
| PALMER, Jeremy Francis | Director | — | 2026-03-19 |
| TILLEY, Darren | Director | 2015-07-07 | 2016-07-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gama Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-03-19 | Active |
| Mr Peter Reginald Hunt | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-19 |
| Mr Jeremy Francis Palmer | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-04-24 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-04-02 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-03-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2026-03-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2026-03-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2026-03-20 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-03-20 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-03-17 | CERT10 | change-of-name | certificate re registration public limited company to private |
| 2026-03-17 | RR02 | change-of-name | reregistration public to private company |
| 2026-03-17 | MAR | incorporation | re registration memorandum articles |
| 2026-03-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-09-26 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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