LONDON LUTON AIRPORT OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£20M
+61.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£155M
+23.4% vs 2023
Employees
908
+18.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£128M
+57.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £296,584,000 | £304,441,000 | |
| Operating profit | £82,681,000 | £129,149,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £81,268,000 | £127,908,000 | |
| Net profit | £67,779,000 | £105,416,000 | |
| Cash | £12,470,000 | £20,096,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £151,385,000 | £178,116,000 | |
| Net assets | £125,548,000 | £154,968,000 | |
| Equity | £125,548,000 | £154,968,000 | |
| Average employees | 769 | 908 | |
| Wages | £36,234,000 | £43,037,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 27.9% | 42.4% | |
| Net margin | 22.9% | 34.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 54.6% | 72.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.7% | 44.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.63x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | 36.20x | 59.11x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. ... In all scenarios modelled, there are no indicators that the Company and Group will not remain a going concern.”
Significant events
- “2024 also brought exciting news of a new airline at the airport as LLA was chosen as the latest base for the UK's largest tour operator and third-largest airline, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays.”
- “The Company has continued to deal with the aftermath of the fire that destroyed Terminal Car Park 2 ("TCP2").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 84 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKEFFINGTON, Mee-Ling | Secretary | 2021-10-19 | — | — |
| BARAHONA PANES, Esther | Director | 2024-09-25 | Jun 1976 | Spanish |
| BURKE, James Peter | Director | 2025-10-21 | Oct 1983 | British |
| ESCRIG TEIGEIRO, Maria De Los Reyes | Director | 2018-12-13 | Jan 1970 | Spanish |
| GARCIA, Roberto Angel Ramirez | Director | 2024-09-25 | Aug 1975 | Spanish |
| GARCIA SANGUINO, Mercedes Aurora | Director | 2024-09-25 | Nov 1973 | Spanish |
| HERNANDEZ, Ignacio Castejon | Director | 2024-09-25 | May 1977 | Spanish |
| HUTTON, John, Lord | Director | 2025-05-19 | May 1955 | British |
| INCLAN, Emilio Rotondo | Director | 2025-06-25 | Apr 1978 | Spanish |
| LANDINEZ-GONZALEZ-VALCARCEL, Belen | Director | 2019-05-23 | Oct 1970 | Spanish |
| MARABINI RUIZ, Rodrigo | Director | 2013-11-27 | Nov 1962 | Spanish |
| MARTIN, Alberto | Director | 2019-02-25 | Aug 1975 | Spanish |
| MCCORD, Richard Matthew | Director | 2021-03-16 | Sep 1973 | British |
| REES, David Rocyn | Director | 2020-06-24 | Apr 1959 | British |
| RODRIGUES CARVALHO PENA, Mario Rui | Director | 2025-07-16 | Aug 1989 | British,Portuguese |
| SYMONDS, Justin Paul | Director | 2023-09-19 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 84 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Phillip Arthur Leonard | Secretary | 1999-11-05 | 2001-01-08 |
| CLIFTON, Roger Cheston | Secretary | 2001-04-19 | 2008-06-13 |
| DAFFERN, Paul George | Secretary | 2001-01-08 | 2001-04-19 |
| ESAM, John Charles | Secretary | 1998-08-19 | 1999-09-30 |
| GATEHOUSE, Mary Annabel | Secretary | 2008-06-13 | 2013-11-27 |
| PAUL, Swati | Secretary | 2020-05-05 | 2021-02-17 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-01-12 | 1998-08-18 |
| ELEMENTAL COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-01-22 | 2017-06-07 |
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-02-17 | 2021-10-19 |
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-06-07 | 2020-05-05 |
| ACQUAAH HARRISON, Andrew | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2006-02-17 |
| ADAMS, Phillip Arthur Leonard | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2001-01-08 |
| AGUILAR IGLESIAS, Nuria | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2019-05-22 |
| ALFONSO, Juan Carlos | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2018-11-15 |
| ALVAREZ-GALLEGO, Juan Jose | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2019-02-28 |
| ALVAREZ-GALLEGO, Juan Jose | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2018-11-15 |
| ALVAREZ-GALLEGO, Juan Jose | Director | 2017-12-04 | 2018-03-26 |
| ANDRES-HERMAN, Marta | Director | 2019-05-23 | 2024-09-25 |
| ANGOITIA GRIJALBA, Juan | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2018-06-26 |
| ASCACIBAR, Jose Ignacio | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2022-10-24 |
| BALMFORTH, Marcus Charles | Director | 1999-08-26 | 2001-07-31 |
| BARAHONA PANES, Esther | Director | 2022-11-17 | 2024-09-25 |
| BARTON, Nicholas | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2018-12-14 |
| BISHOP, Anthony J | Director | 1998-05-21 | 1998-08-19 |
| BRENNAN, Daniel Joseph, Lord | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2018-06-26 |
| BROOKS, Keith Michael | Director | 2005-04-05 | 2005-06-30 |
| BROOKS, Keith Michael | Director | 1999-10-21 | 2002-08-01 |
| BROWN, Malcolm | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2020-06-24 |
| BUCKBY, Maurice Christopher | Director | 1999-12-18 | 2000-11-21 |
| BULLOCK, Robert | Director | 2001-11-12 | 2013-04-29 |
| BULLOCK, Robert Benson | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1999-10-20 |
| CAMPOMANES CAMINO, Marta | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2019-05-23 |
| CAMPOMANES CAMINO, Marta | Director | 2018-05-24 | 2018-11-15 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Director | 1998-01-12 | 1998-05-21 |
| CLIFTON, Roger Cheston | Director | 2008-03-14 | 2008-06-13 |
| COATES, Penelope Ann | Director | 2019-06-28 | 2020-06-24 |
| CONDIE, Clive William | Director | 2013-11-27 | 2018-06-26 |
| CURRY, Philip | Director | 1998-08-19 | 2002-05-31 |
| DAFFERN, Paul George | Director | 2001-01-08 | 2001-04-19 |
| ECHEGARAY DEL POZO, Fernando | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2017-06-15 |
| ESAM, John Charles | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1999-09-30 |
| ESCRIG TEIGEIRO, Maria De Los Reyes | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2018-12-13 |
| EVANS JR, William J | Director | 1998-11-20 | 1999-10-21 |
| FERGUSON, Graeme Peter | Director | 2020-06-24 | 2025-09-11 |
| FERNANDEZ BOSCH, Jose Manuel | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2019-02-28 |
| FITCH, Gerald | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1999-10-21 |
| GARCIA DUARTE, Matilde | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2018-03-05 |
| GEERE, Simon Boyd | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2002-11-01 |
| HARDEN, William Levoy | Director | 1998-11-20 | 1999-07-20 |
| HENDERSON, Simon Anthony Glidden | Director | 2000-06-20 | 2001-03-21 |
| HENDERSON, Simon Anthony Glidden | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1999-09-27 |
| HUNTER, Barry Robert | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2021-03-16 |
| HUNTER, Barry Robert | Director | 2017-09-07 | 2018-12-14 |
| INCLAN, Emilio Rotondo | Director | 2025-03-24 | 2025-06-25 |
| JAMES, Kathryn | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| JONES, Glyn | Director | 2007-08-08 | 2014-07-04 |
| JUDGE, Andrew Michael | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2009-09-18 |
| KEHOE, Paul | Director | 1999-10-21 | 2005-08-05 |
| KHAN, Adeel | Director | 2021-05-26 | 2022-06-24 |
| KINGSFORD, John Laurence | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1999-08-24 |
| LAWRIE, Rupert Carol | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2014-12-15 |
| LEAL DE CARLOS, Maria Jose | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2018-11-15 |
| LEO VIZCAINO, Jose | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2024-04-12 |
| LERMA GAUDE, Angel Pablo | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2007-08-08 |
| LIAU, Andrew Samuel | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2018-06-26 |
| LLOYD, Martyn John | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2010-05-28 |
| LUDEMAN, Keith Lawrence | Director | 2019-05-23 | 2025-01-31 |
| MACDONALD, Jonathan Church | Director | 1999-08-26 | 2002-05-31 |
| MACKENZIE, Susan Mary | Director | 1999-10-21 | 2001-11-09 |
| MARIN SAN ANDRES, Francisco Javier | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2018-11-15 |
| MAWDSLEY, Alan Dean | Director | 1998-05-21 | 1999-07-13 |
| MCCALLION, Russell Warren | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2002-09-02 |
| MIDDLETON, Peter James | Director | 1999-05-20 | 2000-06-30 |
| NOYES, David Michael | Director | 2020-06-24 | 2023-04-01 |
| NUNEZ, Marta | Director | 2021-04-28 | 2024-04-12 |
| PAHARI, Bodhisattva | Director | 2018-07-27 | 2020-06-24 |
| PAHARI, Bodhisattva | Director | 2018-07-06 | 2018-07-06 |
| PRICE, Caroline Fiona | Director | 2005-04-05 | 2005-06-30 |
| PULLMAN, Francis Simon | Director | 1998-08-19 | 2000-01-18 |
| RAPER, Natalie Jane | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2009-03-31 |
| REES, Hywel Gwyn | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2019-06-28 |
| RENTON, Elliot Paul | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2017-09-05 |
| RENTON, Elliot Paul | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2017-09-05 |
| RENTON, Elliot Paul | Director | 2006-08-29 | 2016-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Luton Airport Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 368 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+2.6%
£296,584,000 £304,441,000
-
Cash
+61.2%
£12,470,000 £20,096,000
-
Net assets
+23.4%
£125,548,000 £154,968,000
-
Employees
+18.1%
769 908
-
Operating profit
+56.2%
£82,681,000 £129,149,000
-
Profit before tax
+57.4%
£81,268,000 £127,908,000
-
Wages
+18.8%
£36,234,000 £43,037,000
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