SAMSON AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-10 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£609K
-18.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+29.4% vs 2023
Employees
10
+25% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+28.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SAMSON AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED 1991-06-20 → present
- GRADEMATCH LIMITED 1991-03-27 → 1991-06-20
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,627,455 | £3,355,635 | |
| Operating profit | £1,096,540 | £1,411,595 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,108,176 | £1,420,098 | |
| Net profit | £1,094,117 | £1,385,924 | |
| Cash | £743,212 | £608,792 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,722,963 | £6,171,966 | |
| Net assets | £4,716,828 | £6,102,752 | |
| Equity | £4,716,828 | £6,102,752 | |
| Average employees | 8 | 10 | |
| Wages | £235,518 | £310,347 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 30.2% | 42.1% | |
| Net margin | 30.2% | 41.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.2% | 22.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.8% | 5.9% | |
| Current ratio | 7.43x | 18.90x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has received confirmation by virtue of a letter of support from NIAL Group Limited that it will provide financing as required and will not seek repayment of amounts owing for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing of these financial statements if doing so would cause Samson Aviation Services Limited to be unable to meet its other liabilities and obligations as they fall due. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Modest growth is expected in 2025 as a result of a number of business development activities undertaken in the current year. This will be supported through marketing and the delivery of a positive customer experience. The long term outlook for the business remains positive.”
- “The profit after tax for the year ended 31 December 2024 amounted to £1,385,924 compared to £1,094,117 for the prior year.”
- “Operating profit increased by 29% compared to the prior year, from £1,096,540 to £1,411,595, driven by operating cost savings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOFBECK, Kirstin | Secretary | 2008-07-04 | — | German |
| HUNT, Mark Allan | Director | 2017-10-02 | Jun 1977 | English |
| JONES, Nicholas Vaughan | Director | 2015-06-15 | Nov 1973 | British |
| KNIGHT, Richard Andrew | Director | 2017-05-17 | Sep 1967 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALLINGER, Diana Susan | Secretary | 1999-01-28 | 2007-08-31 |
| CROWTHER, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2007-08-31 | 2008-07-04 |
| LAW, Terence | Secretary | 1991-04-05 | 1999-01-28 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-03-27 | 1993-03-27 |
| BALLINGER, Andrew John Nigel | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2008-07-04 |
| BALLINGER, Martin Stanley Andrew | Director | 1995-05-26 | 2007-02-27 |
| CROWTHER, Nicola Jane | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2008-07-04 |
| FENWICK, David | Director | 1991-04-05 | 1991-09-30 |
| FISHER, Andrew Simon David | Director | 2008-07-04 | 2015-05-27 |
| GRAY, Malcolm Ian | Director | 1991-04-05 | 1991-09-30 |
| HALL, Edward James | Director | 1991-09-30 | 1999-01-28 |
| IRVING, John Andrew | Director | 2015-07-13 | 2018-02-28 |
| KNIGHT, Richard Andrew | Director | 2016-04-28 | 2016-04-28 |
| LAW, Terence | Director | 1991-04-05 | 1999-01-28 |
| LAWS, David | Director | 2008-07-04 | 2016-04-30 |
| LOVERIDGE, Keith | Director | 1991-04-05 | 1991-09-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-03-27 | 1993-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle International Airport Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-11-05 | AA03 | auditors | Auditors resignation limited company | |
| 2018-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-09-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2018-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
-
Turnover
-7.5%
£3,627,455 £3,355,635
-
Cash
-18.1%
£743,212 £608,792
-
Net assets
+29.4%
£4,716,828 £6,102,752
-
Employees
+25%
8 10
-
Operating profit
+28.7%
£1,096,540 £1,411,595
-
Profit before tax
+28.1%
£1,108,176 £1,420,098
-
Wages
+31.8%
£235,518 £310,347
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers