MENZIES AVIATION (UK) 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
Cash
£100K
0% vs 2022
Net assets
-£22M
+4.3% vs 2022
Employees
3,496
+15.6% vs 2022
Profit before tax
-£6M
+22.4% vs 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
However, the directors acknowledge that the company will need continued support from its immediate parent company, John Menzies Limited. The directors have obtained a letter of support from John Menzies Limited that commits to providing financial support as required to allow the company to meet its obligations as they fall due.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- MENZIES AVIATION (UK) LIMITED 2005-01-31 → present
- MENZIES AVIATION GROUP (UK) LIMITED 2001-12-27 → 2005-01-31
- MENZIES AVIATION SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 2000-04-27 → 2001-12-27
Profit before tax
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2024-12-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2023-12-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£7,600,000 | -£5,900,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | — | — | £100,000 | £100,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | -£23,300,000 | -£22,300,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | -£85,900,000 | -£90,000,000 | -£36,400,000 | -£39,100,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 3,023 | 3,496 | |
| Wages | — | — | £85,400,000 | £111,600,000 |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“However, the directors acknowledge that the company will need continued support from its immediate parent company, John Menzies Limited. The directors have obtained a letter of support from John Menzies Limited that commits to providing financial support as required to allow the company to meet its obligations as they fall due.”
Group structure
- MENZIES AVIATION (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Airbase Flight Support Limited 100%
- Airbase Flight Support Limited 100%
- Express Handling (Scotland) Limited 100%
- Heathrow Aviation Services Limited 100%
- Manchester Handling Limited 100%
- Menzies Client Solutions Limited 100%
- Menzies Express Baggage Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2024, the entity's carbon emissions was recorded at 3,112 tonnes of CO2e for scope 1, fossil fuels, and 48 tonnes of CO2e for scope 2, electricity. This resulted in a total of 3,160 tonnes of C02e for 2024 which represents a 33% decrease in consumption when compared to 2023 levels. This was driven by the introduction of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) in the year as an alternative to diesel as interim step to reduce emissions from the motorised fleet while the GSE fleet undergoes conversion to electric.”
- “Exceptional costs in the current year relate to the 40% deferred portion of the long-term company incentive plans that have now vested as a result of the acquisition of Menzies Aviation by Agility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARKINS, Owen Stephen | Secretary | 2020-09-28 | — | — |
| HAY, Samuel Colin | Director | 2024-03-25 | Sep 1988 | British |
| LLOYD, Philip Thomas | Director | 2021-08-31 | Feb 1973 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEDDES, John Francis Alexander | Secretary | 2005-01-24 | 2006-10-01 |
| HARNDEN, Philip | Secretary | 2000-04-27 | 2005-01-24 |
| TURNBULL, Tristan George | Secretary | 2006-09-04 | 2020-09-28 |
| ARUNLEX LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-04-27 | 2000-04-27 |
| BOYD, Andrew | Director | 2008-05-21 | 2014-08-15 |
| BUCHANAN, Gordon | Director | 2001-04-06 | 2003-06-20 |
| CLIFFORD, Conrad Frederick James | Director | 2002-12-31 | 2003-08-01 |
| CROSS, James Mark | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2010-10-30 |
| GARDNER, Allan Paul | Director | 2000-05-04 | 2001-07-28 |
| GOOVAERTS, Dirk Josef Cornelia | Director | 2014-12-31 | 2016-07-13 |
| HARNDEN, Philip | Director | 2005-01-24 | 2007-05-10 |
| HARRAWAY, Peter David | Director | 2011-05-13 | 2014-12-31 |
| HENDERSON, John | Director | 2019-05-09 | 2021-08-31 |
| HUMPHREY, Peter John | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2011-05-13 |
| INSTONE, Paul Robert | Director | 2002-12-31 | 2006-10-26 |
| MACMILLAN, Ian Clive | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-02-01 |
| NIEKERK, Deon Van | Director | 2016-05-09 | 2019-05-09 |
| REDMOND, John Joseph | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2008-05-21 |
| REDMOND, John Joseph | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2003-06-20 |
| SAGOO, Randeep Singh | Director | 2014-08-15 | 2016-07-13 |
| SMITH, Peter Simon | Director | 2000-05-04 | 2004-04-30 |
| SMYTH, Craig Allan Gibson | Director | 2000-05-04 | 2003-08-01 |
| TROLLOPE, David Alastair | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2024-03-25 |
| WALKER, Mervyn | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2007-05-10 |
| YIEND, Simon John | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2006-09-04 |
| ARUNLEX LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-04-27 | 2000-04-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menzies Aviation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2023-11-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-16 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-14 | DISS16(SOAS) | dissolution | Dissolved compulsory strike off suspended | |
| 2022-11-29 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-08-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
0%
£100,000 £100,000
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
+15.6%
3,023 3,496
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Profit before tax
+22.4%
-£7,600,000 -£5,900,000
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Wages
+30.7%
£85,400,000 £111,600,000
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