CASTLE AIR LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-13 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-68.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+10% vs 2023
Employees
111
+9.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-34.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CASTLE AIR LIMITED 2011-02-11 → present
- CASTLE AIR CHARTERS LIMITED 1997-01-14 → 2011-02-11
- BROADBREAK LIMITED 1996-04-22 → 1997-01-14
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £52,232,898 | £34,236,679 | |
| Operating profit | — | £5,077,624 | £3,577,812 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,663,048 | £2,412,415 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,807,487 | £1,745,637 | |
| Cash | — | £8,163,097 | £2,599,601 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £22,084,626 | £23,852,578 | |
| Net assets | — | £11,710,995 | £12,884,266 | |
| Equity | £10,273,117 | £11,710,995 | £12,884,266 | |
| Average employees | — | 101 | 111 | |
| Wages | — | £5,293,522 | £5,703,215 |
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 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 9.7% | 10.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.4% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 23.0% | 15.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.73x | 1.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | 3.58x | 3.04x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Westcotts (SW) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- CASTLE AIR LIMITED · parent
- Severn Aviation Limited 1%
- Castle Air Aviation Parts Limited 1%
- Castle Air Group Limited 1%
- Castle Air Academy Limited 1%
- All Heli Parts Limited 1%
- All Heli Spares Limited 1%
Significant events
- “On 27th June 2025, Heliwork (Services) Limited was acquired and became a 100% subsidary of Castle Air Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUNYARD, Ross Kristian | Director | 2008-07-30 | Mar 1973 | British |
| FLOOD, Roy Stanley | Director | 1996-05-03 | Jul 1942 | British |
| FOWELL, Susan Irene | Director | 2021-09-17 | Feb 1969 | British |
| MANNING, Robert Anthony Kneale | Director | 1996-05-03 | Nov 1952 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLOOD, Roy Stanley | Secretary | 1997-01-16 | 2011-11-28 |
| JLA SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-05-03 | 1997-01-16 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-04-22 | 1996-05-03 |
| FLOOD, Adrian Glen | Director | 1996-05-03 | 2013-11-01 |
| FLOOD, Graham Charles | Director | 1996-05-03 | 2012-12-11 |
| FLOOD, Stuart John | Director | 1996-05-03 | 2021-09-15 |
| MALRIC-SMITH, Michael Roland | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2008-07-31 |
| SOUCH, Jonathan | Director | 1997-11-27 | 2019-01-01 |
| THOMPSON, Keith Robin | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2013-10-03 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-04-22 | 1996-05-03 |
| JOHN LANSBURY UNLIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-05-03 | 1997-01-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stuart John Flood | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-15 |
| Mr Roy Stanley Flood | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Ross Kristian Bunyard | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 300 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- 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 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
-
Turnover
-34.5%
£52,232,898 £34,236,679
-
Cash
-68.2%
£8,163,097 £2,599,601
-
Net assets
+10%
£11,710,995 £12,884,266
-
Employees
+9.9%
101 111
-
Operating profit
-29.5%
£5,077,624 £3,577,812
-
Profit before tax
-34.1%
£3,663,048 £2,412,415
-
Wages
+7.7%
£5,293,522 £5,703,215
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