HUNT AND PALMER LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-29 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-15
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+2.9% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£5M
-10.2% vs 2023
Employees
56
-6.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£116K
+164.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-03-17
- HUNT AND PALMER LTD 2026-03-17 → present
- HUNT AND PALMER PLC 1986-08-21 → 2026-03-17
- OPENSPLASH LIMITED 1986-06-11 → 1986-08-21
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £60,158,635 | £62,205,032 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£265,804 | £22,612 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£179,081 | £115,751 | |
| Net profit | £75,685 | £830,023 | £526,756 | — | -£189,623 | £7,864 | |
| Cash | £1,543,337 | £1,827,630 | £2,410,058 | — | £6,152,212 | £6,333,490 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,720,651 | — | — | — | £5,469,239 | £4,919,183 | |
| Net assets | £2,681,143 | £3,512,448 | £3,936,640 | — | £5,417,059 | £4,865,751 | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,936,640 | £5,571,126 | £5,417,059 | £4,865,751 | |
| Average employees | 36 | 34 | 33 | — | 60 | 56 | |
| Wages | £2,137,302 | £1,740,714 | £1,780,814 | — | £3,598,669 | £3,995,435 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -0.4% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -0.3% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -4.9% | 0.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.55x | 1.87x |
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
- 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.”
Group structure
- HUNT AND PALMER LTD · parent
- Air Charter Corporation Limited 100%
- Hunt and Palmer Cargo Charters Limited 75%
- Hunt and Palmer GmbH 100%
- Hunt and Palmer Hong Kong Limited 100%
- Hunt and Palmer PTY Limited 100%
- Hunt and Palmer USA Inc 100%
- Premier Aviation (UK) Limited 100%
- Aircraft Chartering Services Limited 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-17 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
- 2026-03-17 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
- 2026-03-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
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Turnover
+3.4%
£60,158,635 £62,205,032
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Cash
+2.9%
£6,152,212 £6,333,490
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-10.2%
£5,417,059 £4,865,751
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Employees
-6.7%
60 56
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Operating profit
+108.5%
-£265,804 £22,612
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Profit before tax
+164.6%
-£179,081 £115,751
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Wages
+11%
£3,598,669 £3,995,435
highest in 5 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