EXETER AND DEVON AIRPORT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£262K
-87.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£16M
-1.4% vs 2024
Employees
280
+1.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£13K
-102.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,788,000 | £21,169,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,026,000 | £1,001,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £492,000 | -£13,000 | |
| Net profit | £203,000 | -£169,000 | |
| Cash | £2,039,000 | £262,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,063,000 | £32,178,000 | |
| Net assets | £15,723,000 | £15,506,000 | |
| Equity | £15,723,000 | £15,506,000 | |
| Average employees | 275 | 280 | |
| Wages | £7,321,000 | £7,944,000 |
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 | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.1% | 3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.4% | 51.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.08x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | 1.03x | 0.93x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After considering an assessment of the forecast financial performance of the company over the next ten years, it is projected to be profitable in future years and maintain a positive net asset position. The company has access to adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements and the directors have no intention to liquidate the company or to cease trading. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “A transaction to sell Imperial Park Bournemouth Limited, Regional & City Airports Group Limited and all of its subsidiary companies including the company, to Intermediate Capital Group PLC has been exchanged on 4 July 2025. This transaction had not completed as of the date of signing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Katherine Georgina | Secretary | 2014-11-04 | — | British |
| SCRAFTON, Marcus James | Director | 2025-08-07 | Oct 1971 | British |
| WILTSHIRE, Stephen James | Director | 2021-11-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Sharon Jane | Secretary | 2013-09-17 | 2014-09-25 |
| BURKINSHAW, William Alexander | Secretary | — | 1992-09-15 |
| COOK, Katherine Georgina | Secretary | 2011-10-01 | 2013-08-27 |
| MARSHALL, Nigel John | Secretary | 2007-02-27 | 2007-09-24 |
| MYERS, Alan Geoffrey | Secretary | 2007-01-05 | 2007-02-27 |
| MYERS, Alan Geoffrey | Secretary | 1992-09-15 | 2003-05-31 |
| ROACH, Matthew David | Secretary | 2007-09-24 | 2011-10-01 |
| SHIRE, Stuart Rodney | Secretary | 2006-01-13 | 2007-01-05 |
| WILLCOCKS, Paul Stanley | Secretary | 2003-06-02 | 2005-11-30 |
| ABBEY, Kevin Fasham | Director | 2003-12-04 | 2007-01-04 |
| BELL, Andrew Michael | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2025-08-07 |
| BUTTON, Derek | Director | 2005-12-09 | 2007-01-04 |
| CALLIS, Kenneth Charles | Director | — | 1993-05-06 |
| CARR, Nigel Edmund | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2013-06-25 |
| CHANNON, Christine, Cllr | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2007-01-04 |
| CHRISTON, Jamie Ian | Director | 2007-06-11 | 2011-09-30 |
| COLEMAN, Clive Peter | Director | 2007-01-05 | 2020-07-31 |
| COOK, Katherine Georgina | Director | 2020-07-31 | 2025-08-07 |
| COOK, Roy Allan | Director | 1998-04-17 | 2001-06-07 |
| DAGUET, Patrick Olivier | Director | 2007-04-04 | 2010-03-12 |
| DAY, Simon James, Sir | Director | 1997-05-22 | 2007-01-04 |
| ELLIOTT, William Joseph | Director | — | 1993-05-06 |
| FENTON, Ian John | Director | 1993-05-27 | 1998-03-31 |
| FOSTER, Michael John | Director | 1993-09-21 | 2007-02-02 |
| GLANVILL, John Henry | Director | 1998-04-17 | 2005-05-07 |
| GREENSLADE, Brian Carol | Director | 2007-01-05 | 2019-01-18 |
| GREENSLADE, Brian Carol | Director | — | 2005-12-09 |
| HANNON, Desmond Pierce O'Brien | Director | 2005-12-09 | 2007-01-04 |
| HUGHES, Stuart | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2007-01-04 |
| HUGHES, Stuart | Director | 1993-05-27 | 1997-05-01 |
| KIRKMAN, Andrew Michael David | Director | 2007-01-05 | 2011-02-11 |
| MCGAHEY, Edgar Michael | Director | — | 1993-05-06 |
| MYERS, Alan Geoffrey | Director | — | 2007-02-27 |
| NAMBLARD, Corinne | Director | 2007-04-04 | 2010-10-27 |
| OLIVER, Gordon Malcolm | Director | 1993-05-27 | 1998-03-31 |
| ORRELL, Stewart | Director | 2007-01-05 | 2013-06-25 |
| PAYNE, John Edward William | Director | — | 2009-10-31 |
| RIGBY, Peter, Sir | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2020-07-31 |
| ROACH, Matthew David | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2020-11-10 |
| RYLATT, Ian Kenneth | Director | 2007-01-05 | 2013-06-25 |
| SCHREIBER, Patrick Christian | Director | 2011-01-17 | 2012-11-30 |
| SOUTHALL, Paul Raymond | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2014-10-24 |
| SPEAR, Derrick Wilfred John | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2005-05-07 |
| SPOONER, John Richard Clayton | Director | 2007-01-05 | 2015-03-27 |
| STUART, Charles | Director | — | 1993-03-26 |
| THOMSON, Lisa Marie | Director | 2011-02-16 | 2013-06-25 |
| WALKER, Brian Roland | Director | 2008-07-16 | 2013-06-25 |
| WESTLAKE, Richard Allen | Director | — | 2007-01-04 |
| WILTSHIRE, Stephen James | Director | 2010-06-16 | 2020-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional & City Airports (Investments) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-02 | Active |
| Regional & City Airports Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 245 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+1.8%
£20,788,000 £21,169,000
-
Cash
-87.2%
£2,039,000 £262,000
-
Net assets
-1.4%
£15,723,000 £15,506,000
-
Employees
+1.8%
275 280
-
Operating profit
-2.4%
£1,026,000 £1,001,000
-
Profit before tax
-102.6%
£492,000 -£13,000
-
Wages
+8.5%
£7,321,000 £7,944,000
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