BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-07-12 (in 2mo)

Last made up 2025-06-28

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£49M

+45.1% vs 2024

Net assets

£312M

+6.3% vs 2024

Employees

786

+17.7% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£76M

+26% vs 2024

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT LIMITED 2011-11-17 → present
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED 1986-11-27 → 2011-11-17

Net assets

2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=2305

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Turnover	£184,370,000	£221,859,000
Operating profit	£61,927,000	£75,845,000
Profit before tax	£60,299,000	£75,950,000
Net profit	£42,465,000	£55,745,000
Cash	£33,764,000	£48,987,000
Total assets less current liabilities	£370,328,000	£393,615,000
Net assets	£293,492,000	£312,121,000
Equity	£293,492,000	£312,121,000
Average employees	668	786
Wages	£26,407,000	£32,022,000

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	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Operating margin	33.6%	34.2%
Net margin	23.0%	25.1%
Return on capital employed	16.7%	19.3%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	62.2%	64.5%
Current ratio	0.55x	0.64x
Interest cover	5.93x	7.25x

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: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“After due consideration of the matters set out above, the Directors are satisfied that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT LIMITED · parent
1. First Castle Developments Limited 100% · England · Investment Property Holding Company.
2. Birmingham Airport Developments Limited 100% · England · Site Development.
3. BHX Fire & Rescue Limited 100% · England · Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Services.
4. Birmingham Airport Air Traffic Limited 100% · England · Air Traffic Services.
5. Birmingham Airport Services Limited 100% · England · Service Provider.
6. BHX (Scotland) Limited 100% · Scotland · Management Company.
7. BHX Limited Partnership 100% · Scotland · Property Holding and Investment Company.
8. Euro-hub (Birmingham) Limited 25% · England · Property Holding Company.

Significant events

“For the year ending 31 March 2025, the Airport recorded its highest ever passenger volume at 13.0 million. This represents a 7.3% increase over pre-pandemic levels (compared to 98% in 2023/24). We anticipate this growth trend to continue into 2025/26.”
“Major investments in the year included a new Next Generation Security Checkpoint with the latest security technology along with two additional lanes in the 'old' search area.”
“We reconfigured a number of aircraft stands around our South Terminal, increasing our Code C aircraft capacity. We also installed 6.8MW of on-site photovoltaic electricity generation which was operational in August 2024.”
“We have commenced a redevelopment of the commercial estate which will see a new Duty Free store and additional commercial offerings. Developments in the near future include further works on the commercial estate to complete for Summer 2026, additional self-service bag-drop technology at check-in, increasing the capacity in our baggage make-up hall, stand reconfiguration in the North terminal and ongoing replacement of other end of life assets.”
“Aeronautical income increased by 25.7% in 2024/25. Commercial income increased by 15.5%... Property Income and Recharges increased by 18.2%... Total operating costs... were 18.8% higher than the prior year... Staff costs... increased by 21.1%... Non-staff costs... increased by 18.1%... operating profit, before exceptional items, improved by 23.3%...”
“The Directors recommend a final dividend payment of £21.4 million be made in respect of the financial year ended 31 March 2025.”
“The Airport's Wellbeing Team won the Best Wellbeing Team for Large Company award at the Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards 2025.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 68 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
GARRETT, Kristin	Secretary	2023-07-18	—	—
BARTON, Nicholas	Director	2019-01-22	Aug 1966	British
RICHARDS, Simon Leonard Christopher	Director	2015-01-31	Aug 1964	British
ROBERTSON, Hugh Michael, Sir	Director	2023-07-18	Oct 1962	British

Show 68 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
KELLY, Michael Joseph	Secretary	2004-07-20	2015-01-31
PENHALLURICK, Fiona	Secretary	2020-01-22	2022-10-05
RICHARDS, Simon Leonard Christopher	Secretary	2022-10-05	2023-07-18
RICHARDS, Simon Leonard Christopher	Secretary	2015-01-31	2020-01-22
TIMMINS, Declan Anthony Peter	Secretary	2003-01-23	2004-07-20
WESTWOOD, Charmon Jeanette Claire	Secretary	—	2004-07-20
AFZAL, Muhammad	Director	2003-01-29	2004-07-14
AFZAL, Muhammad	Director	1995-05-24	1997-03-26
BADHAM, Robert Stanley, Councillor	Director	—	1992-07-22
BALMFORTH, Marcus Charles	Director	2001-12-20	2004-04-01
BERRY, John Dennis	Director	—	1996-04-08
BILLS, Hilary Freda	Director	2014-07-04	2015-02-28
BIRD, Bryan Frederick	Director	1994-07-13	1997-03-26
BORE, Albert, Sir	Director	2012-07-05	2015-02-28
BRADLEY, Patricia, Cllr	Director	1992-05-27	1993-05-26
BREW, Randal Anthony Maddock, Dr	Director	2011-12-14	2012-06-13
BURGESS, Andrew	Director	1998-07-08	2001-12-20
CAUNT, David Murray	Director	1992-05-27	1992-07-22
CHAPMAN, Frederick John	Director	—	1995-05-24
CLACK, Brian Robert, Councillor	Director	1996-06-13	1996-11-15
CLARKE, Timothy	Director	2017-07-12	2023-07-18
COLLINS, Roger John Harold	Director	1992-05-27	1995-05-30
COOPER, Darren Conrad, Cllr	Director	2009-12-16	2014-06-25
CORSER, Michael Peter	Director	1998-07-15	2000-06-07
CORSER, Michael Peter	Director	1996-05-22	1997-03-26
CUSSEN, Oliver	Director	2004-07-09	2007-09-19
FLETCHER, John Boynton, Councillor	Director	1997-01-22	1997-03-26
FOLEY, Eamon Francis	Director	1999-07-21	2001-03-23
GRATTIDGE, Frederick James, Councillor	Director	—	1993-03-24
GREENWOOD, Stephen Harold	Director	1992-01-22	1997-10-31
GREGORY, Leonard Robin, Honorary Alderman	Director	2004-07-14	2010-06-02
HANLON, Noel	Director	1997-03-26	2005-05-12
HEARD, Richard James	Director	2003-07-01	2007-01-18
HILLIARD, Robert John	Director	1994-03-21	1997-03-26
HUDSON, John Lewis	Director	1997-06-17	2017-07-12
HUNT, Frederick Stuart	Director	—	1992-05-27
HUXTABLE, Timothy Luke	Director	2010-07-02	2011-10-12
JASPAL, Milkinderpal Singh	Director	2002-06-05	2008-06-04
JASPAL, Milkinderpal Singh	Director	1997-06-17	1998-07-15
JASPAL, Milkinderpal Singh	Director	1994-05-25	1997-03-26
JASPAL, Milkinderpal Singh	Director	—	1992-05-27
JOHN, Brian David	Director	—	1992-05-27
JOSAN, Swaran Singh	Director	1992-07-22	1995-05-30
KEHOE, Paul	Director	2008-10-27	2017-07-12
KELLY, Michael Joseph	Director	1998-02-02	2015-01-31
KEOGH, Derek	Director	1997-03-26	1999-01-06
LEWIS, Alan Stuart	Director	1997-03-26	1998-07-08
LEWIS, Donald Gordon	Director	—	1996-05-23
LUSCOMBE, David Holden	Director	1996-05-23	1997-03-26
MEESON, Kenneth Ian	Director	1994-05-25	1996-05-22
MITCHELL, Fraser	Director	—	1994-05-25
O DOHERTY, Philip John	Director	1999-01-06	1999-02-24
PAGE, Roger William	Director	1995-05-30	1997-03-26
POWELL, Brian	Director	1995-05-30	1996-02-21
RICHARDS, George Edward, Cllr	Director	2000-06-07	2015-02-28
SEVER, Patrica Ann, Councillor Mrs	Director	1993-06-23	1995-05-24
STENT, John Julian	Director	2004-04-01	2007-09-19
STREET, Alan John	Director	1994-04-05	1996-12-16
SUMMERS, Brian	Director	—	2003-06-30
SWATMAN, Raymond Bert	Director	1993-05-26	1994-05-25
SWEENEY, Margaret	Director	2001-03-23	2004-07-09
TAYLOR, Robert Richard	Director	—	1994-03-31
THOMAS, William Humphrey	Director	2008-06-18	2009-12-11
UPTON, Michael	Director	2006-01-19	2007-09-19
WATSON, Anthony Vernon	Director	—	1993-12-31
WELLS, Margaret	Director	1997-06-17	2003-01-29
WELLS, Margaret	Director	1995-05-24	1997-03-26
YAPP, Stanley Graham, Sir	Director	—	1994-07-13

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Birmingham Airport Operations Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 334 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-10-14	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-07-09	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-10-09	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-07-10	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-10-07	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2023-08-08	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2023-08-08	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2023-07-27	AP03	officers	Appoint person secretary company with name date	PDF
2023-07-27	TM02	officers	Termination secretary company with name termination date	PDF
2023-07-11	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-10-12	AP03	officers	Appoint person secretary company with name date	PDF
2022-10-12	TM02	officers	Termination secretary company with name termination date	PDF
2022-10-01	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2022-07-07	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-08-04	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2021-07-09	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2020-07-27	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2020-07-24	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2020-01-31	AP03	officers	Appoint person secretary company with name date	PDF
2020-01-31	TM02	officers	Termination secretary company with name termination date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 2
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31

Turnover

+20.3%

£184,370,000 £221,859,000
Cash

+45.1%

£33,764,000 £48,987,000
Net assets

+6.3%

£293,492,000 £312,121,000
Employees

+17.7%

668 786
Operating profit

+22.5%

£61,927,000 £75,845,000
Profit before tax

+26%

£60,299,000 £75,950,000
Wages

+21.3%

£26,407,000 £32,022,000

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

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