MENZIES AVIATION LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-05-04 (in 1y)

Last made up 2026-04-20

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£51M

+36.5% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£79M

-24.8% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

0% vs 2023

Profit before tax

-£27M

-551.2% lowest in 3 filed years

Name history

Renamed 7 times since incorporation

MENZIES AVIATION LIMITED 2022-08-26 → present
MENZIES AVIATION LIMITED LIMITED 2022-08-26 → 2022-08-26
MENZIES AVIATION LIMITED 2022-08-17 → 2022-08-26
MENZIES AVIATION PLC 2004-04-06 → 2022-08-17
MENZIES AVIATION GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2000-12-05 → 2004-04-06
MENZIES TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED 1997-10-29 → 2000-12-05
SKYPORT HOLDINGS LIMITED 1994-11-01 → 1997-10-29
PEACO NO.42 LIMITED 1994-08-23 → 1994-11-01

Net assets

4-year trend · vs Industrials median

MENZIES AVIATION LIMITED·Industrials median · n=6236

Accounts

4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	—	£4,900,000	£6,400,000
Operating profit	—	—	£5,800,000	£9,400,000
Profit before tax	—	£12,700,000	-£4,099,999	-£26,700,000
Net profit	—	—	-£5,400,000	-£25,900,000
Cash	—	£7,500,000	£37,300,000	£50,900,000
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£113,300,000	£106,700,000	£78,700,000
Net assets	—	—	£104,600,000	£78,700,000
Equity	£45,400,000	£110,000,000	£104,600,000	£78,700,000
Average employees	—	2	2	2
Wages	—	£1,400,000	£1,000,000	£2,000,000

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	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	—	—	118.4%	146.9%
Net margin	—	—	-110.2%	-404.7%
Return on capital employed	—	—	5.4%	11.9%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	—	—	89.6%	88.5%
Current ratio	—	—	0.73x	0.57x
Interest cover	—	—	0.16x	0.20x

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: Johnston Carmichael LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors, having considered recent financial trends, available forecasts, cash resources and facilities available to the company, have concluded that there is no material uncertainty arising in relation to going concern. There is thus a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

Group structure

MENZIES AVIATION LIMITED · parent
1. Administracion de Servicios en Tierra, S.A. de C.V. 100% · Mexico
2. Aeroground, Inc. 100% · United States
3. Air Menzies International (Aust) Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
4. Air Menzies International (Cape) Proprietary Ltd 65% · South Africa
5. Air Menzies International (India) Private Ltd 100% · India

Significant events

“Exceptional costs in the current year relate to impairment, following the reassessment of the investment in Menzies Aviation (Denmark) A/S.”
“Exceptional income in the prior year included £2.9m relating to the release of a provision previously carried in relation to settlement agreements with suppliers regarding equipment leases and £1.5m relating to a provision release in respect of intercompany debt.”

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

People

3 active · 45 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
GEDDES, John Francis Alexander	Secretary	2015-03-27	—	—
GEDDES, John Francis Alexander	Director	2015-03-27	Nov 1968	British
GUNGABISSOON, Ashwin Rabin	Director	2022-08-05	Oct 1987	British

Show 45 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
ANDERSON, Charles Adair	Secretary	2000-09-19	2003-08-01
ANDERSON, Charles Adair	Secretary	1994-10-20	2000-03-31
GEDDES, John Francis Alexander	Secretary	2005-01-24	2006-10-01
HARNDEN, Philip	Secretary	2006-04-24	2007-08-29
HARNDEN, Philip	Secretary	2000-03-31	2005-01-24
MULHOLLAND, Eric	Secretary	2000-10-27	2001-11-14
TURNBULL, Tristan George	Secretary	2006-09-11	2015-03-27
PEACHEY & CO	Corporate Nominee Secretary	1994-08-23	1994-10-20
ANDERSON, Charles Adair	Director	2001-04-30	2001-05-01
BELL, Paula	Director	2013-06-10	2016-05-20
BENNETT, James Douglas Scott	Director	1996-08-30	1997-10-15
BINGLEY, Robert Alexander	Director	1999-06-11	2001-01-12
BLACK, Forsyth Rutherford	Director	2016-08-05	2019-03-11
BROMHAM, Malcolm John	Director	2002-12-31	2003-08-01
CLIFFORD, Conrad Frederick James	Director	2002-12-31	2004-10-08
CROSS, James Mark	Director	2008-02-15	2008-03-12
CROSS, James Mark	Director	2004-06-28	2006-05-11
DOLLMAN, Paul Bernard	Director	2012-10-12	2013-05-17
DONALD, Alan Charles	Director	2005-07-04	2007-04-20
GARDNER, Allan Paul	Director	1997-10-15	2001-01-12
HARNDEN, Philip	Director	2004-06-28	2008-07-02
HARNDEN, Philip	Director	2001-04-27	2001-05-01
JENKINS, Graeme Mckinlay	Director	2007-04-20	2010-03-19
JOEINIG, Philipp	Director	2020-12-10	2022-08-05
KOLLER, Stephen Lawrence	Director	2004-06-28	2016-01-05
LANZOS, Alvaro Gomez-Reino Lago De	Director	2019-12-02	2022-08-05
MACKAY, David James	Director	2003-02-24	2003-05-09
MACKAY, David James	Director	1994-10-20	1997-10-15
MACMILLAN, Ian Clive	Director	2005-09-01	2007-11-05
NOEL-PATON, Frederick Ranald, The Hon	Director	1994-10-20	1997-10-15
SMITH, Paul Richard	Director	2004-12-20	2007-11-05
SMITH, Peter Simon	Director	1997-10-15	2004-04-30
SMYTH, Craig Allan Gibson	Director	1997-10-15	2014-11-04
THOMAS, Neil	Director	2015-02-26	2017-01-11
TROLLOPE, David Alastair	Director	2017-01-11	2022-08-05
VERTANNES, Desmond Stephen	Director	2002-12-31	2003-08-01
VERTANNES, Desmond Stephen	Director	1999-05-20	2001-01-12
WALKER, Mervyn	Director	2020-08-24	2022-08-05
WALKER, Mervyn	Director	2002-12-31	2015-03-27
WARBURTON, Trevor Alan	Director	1999-06-17	2001-03-12
WILSON, Giles Robert Bryant	Director	2016-05-20	2020-08-24
WILSON, Giles Robert Bryant	Director	2011-04-11	2011-04-11
WILSON, Giles Robert Bryant	Director	2011-04-11	2015-02-26
YIEND, Simon John	Director	2006-09-20	2008-07-02
ARUNLEX LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1994-08-23	1994-10-20

Ownership

Persons with significant control

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

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 260 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

2022-08-17 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
2022-08-17 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
2022-08-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-04-20	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-09-05	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2025-07-17	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-04-23	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-02-05	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2024-07-19	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-04-27	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-01-11	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2023-11-15	AD01	address	Change registered office address company with date old address new address	PDF
2023-11-14	PSC05	persons-with-significant-control	Change to a person with significant control	PDF
2023-08-21	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2023-08-21	CH03	officers	Change person secretary company with change date	PDF
2023-05-24	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-08-17	RR02	change-of-name	Reregistration public to private company
2022-08-17	CERT10	change-of-name	Certificate re registration public limited company to private
2022-08-17	MAR	incorporation	Re registration memorandum articles
2022-08-17	RESOLUTIONS	resolution	Resolution
2022-08-05	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-08-05	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-08-05	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 3
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

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Turnover

+30.6%

£4,900,000 £6,400,000
Cash

+36.5%

£37,300,000 £50,900,000

highest in 3 filed years
Net assets

-24.8%

£104,600,000 £78,700,000
Employees

0%

2 2
Operating profit

+62.1%

£5,800,000 £9,400,000
Profit before tax

-551.2%

-£4,099,999 -£26,700,000

lowest in 3 filed years
Wages

+100%

£1,000,000 £2,000,000

highest in 3 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

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