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HEATHROW EXPRESS OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 03145133
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1996-01-11
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49100
Accounts
Pending extraction
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared the financial information presented within these financial statements on a going concern basis as they have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “On 12 December 2024, there was an update to the ultimate shareholders of the HAHL Group.”
- “On 12 December 2024, Ferrovial, S.A., Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Universities Superannuation Scheme completed a sale of 37.62% of issued share capital of FGP Topco Limited to entities owned by Ardian and the Public Investment Fund. Following this transaction, the shareholders of FGP Topco Limited all hold ordinary shares in the following proportion; InfraEuropa SCA (22.61%) (an investment vehicle of Ardian), Qatar Holding Aviation (20.00%) (a wholly owned subsidiary of Qatar Holding LLC), Alrahala First Investment Company (15.01%) (a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund), Baker Street Investment Pte Ltd (11.20%) (an investment vehicle managed by GIC Special Investments Pte. Ltd), QS Airports UK, LP (11.18%) (an investment vehicle of Australian Retirement Trust), Stable Investment Corporation (10.00%) (an investment vehicle of the China Investment Corporation), Hubco Netherlands B.V. (5.25%) (an indirect subsidiary of Ferrovial, S.A., Spain), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (2.65%) and USS Buzzard Limited (2.10%) (wholly owned by the Universities Superannuation Scheme).”
- “There are no subsequent events to disclose.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
6 active · 63 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Ross Findlay Scott | Director | 2017-01-17 | Jun 1974 | British |
| BEARPARK, Phillip Alan | Director | 2018-10-01 | Jan 1966 | British |
| CHAPMAN, Sophie | Director | 2020-09-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
| CONSIDINE, Aoife | Director | 2024-11-01 | Feb 1991 | Irish |
| KIRBELL, Jessica Jean | Director | 2023-10-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
| SKINNER, Justin William | Director | 2026-01-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
Show 63 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, Maria Bernadette | Secretary | 1997-09-16 | 2005-10-20 |
| OOI, Shu Mei | Secretary | 2008-11-28 | 2010-08-31 |
| ROWSON, Rachel | Secretary | 2005-10-20 | 2006-06-01 |
| WELCH, Susan | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2008-11-28 |
| WILLIAMS HAMER, Gabrielle Mary | Secretary | 1996-06-10 | 1997-09-16 |
| OFFICE ORGANIZATION & SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-02-21 | 1996-06-10 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-11 | 1996-02-21 |
| ANNETTS, Christopher John | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| BAXTER, Stephen Roy | Director | 2007-09-03 | 2007-12-31 |
| BOIVIN, Normand | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2017-10-03 |
| BOIVIN, Normand | Director | 2011-08-29 | 2011-11-23 |
| BROWN, Fraser Alexander | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2018-11-01 |
| BROWN, Michael William Tuke | Director | 2009-01-12 | 2010-03-09 |
| CACCAVONE, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| CATO, Roger | Director | 1998-01-02 | 2001-07-01 |
| CHAMBERS, Stephen Paul | Director | 2017-07-05 | 2019-05-03 |
| CHAMBERS, Stephen Paul | Director | 2008-03-17 | 2009-07-31 |
| CLARKE, William Robert | Director | 1996-09-25 | 2004-10-31 |
| COEN, Jonathan Daniel | Director | 2016-07-05 | 2017-01-17 |
| COEN, Jonathan Daniel | Director | 2016-06-13 | 2016-06-13 |
| CULLEN, Nicholas John | Director | 2010-03-09 | 2011-06-30 |
| DILLON, John Edward Michael | Director | 1996-01-11 | 1996-06-10 |
| DOUGLAS, Anthony John | Director | 2006-11-20 | 2007-07-19 |
| EARLES, Simon Peter | Director | 2016-07-05 | 2017-06-30 |
| EDWARDS, Daniel Mark James | Director | 2022-10-24 | 2024-10-14 |
| EVERITT, Richard Leslie | Director | 1996-06-10 | 1999-04-28 |
| FREER, Leslie | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2020-09-01 |
| GOLDSON, Charles Richard Browne | Director | 1996-09-25 | 1997-08-18 |
| GREEN, Christopher Edward Wastie | Director | 2013-05-09 | 2018-12-31 |
| GREENFIELD, Keith Gordon | Director | 2011-11-21 | 2015-01-31 |
| HARDING, Benjamin Wilfrid | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-05-09 |
| HARDING, Benjamin Wilfrid | Director | 1996-07-08 | 2010-02-09 |
| HOARE, Harry Rodney | Director | 1996-06-10 | 1999-04-28 |
| HODSON, Michael Peter | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| HOLLAND-KAYE, John William | Director | 2011-11-21 | 2012-10-08 |
| JOB, Jeremy Peter | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2003-10-28 |
| KONG, Janis Carol | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2006-03-01 |
| LONG, Jonathan David | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2004-02-02 |
| LOPEZ SORIA, Fidel | Director | 2012-10-08 | 2014-09-01 |
| MACMILLAN, Andrew Hugh | Director | 2017-07-05 | 2021-08-31 |
| MAINE, Michael Peter | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1998-05-31 |
| MORGAN, Terence David | Director | 2011-06-10 | 2011-11-23 |
| MUIR, Jeremy Stewart | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2002-06-01 |
| MURPHY, Mark Patrick Joseph | Director | 2010-02-09 | 2011-12-01 |
| MURPHY, Vernon Leslie | Director | 2001-06-02 | 2006-07-31 |
| NEAL, Leon | Director | 1996-01-11 | 1996-06-10 |
| OSBORNE, Terence Alan | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2006-05-23 |
| PETTITT, Gordon Charles | Director | 1996-09-25 | 1999-04-28 |
| PROVAN, Derek | Director | 2017-10-03 | 2017-10-25 |
| RAVEN, Brian | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2009-03-04 |
| ROBINSON, Richard Leslie | Director | 2009-07-31 | 2011-10-07 |
| SANCHEZ SALMERON, Luis Angel | Director | 2007-09-21 | 2009-01-12 |
| SINGH, Manpartap | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| SINGH, Manpartap | Director | 1997-08-26 | 1998-04-01 |
| SMALLWOOD, Robert John | Director | 2006-07-19 | 2018-12-31 |
| SMITH, Eryl Martin | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| SMITH, Richard Kevin | Director | 1996-06-10 | 1998-08-03 |
| SPRINGTHORPE, David John | Director | 2004-02-02 | 2005-03-16 |
| STEWART, Christine | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2003-04-01 |
| TEMPLE, John Michael | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2006-11-20 |
| THOMAS, Alun Martin | Director | 1999-02-26 | 2001-06-02 |
| WALLS, John Russell Fotheringham | Director | 1996-06-10 | 1999-04-28 |
| WOODHEAD, Brian Robert | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2016-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow Airport Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-11-07 | SH19 | capital | capital statement capital company with date currency figure |
| 2025-11-07 | SH20 | capital | legacy |
| 2025-11-07 | CAP-SS | insolvency | legacy |
| 2025-11-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-11-07 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-11-04 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-10-24 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-10-25 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-09-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
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