EUROPEAN CARGO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-05 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-22
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Wenn Townsend
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Given the continued losses in the period, and the net liabilities position on the balance sheet of $35,099,000 at 31st December 2024, the directors have undertaken a full review of the entity in terms of a going concern assessment as at the date of the approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “EASA approved the A340-600 STC on 14 December 2022 followed by the UK CAA on 27 February 2023.”
- “At the 31 December 2024, the Company had five aircraft under lease with access to a further seven A340-600 and three A340-500 aircraft. As at July 2025, six of the total aircraft have been converted with another aircraft scheduled for conversion by the end of 2025.”
- “The business saw turnover increase by 157% to $136,275,000 (2023: $52,986,000) generated from 444 rotations (2023: 171).”
- “In June 2023, the business became a designated UK carrier under the China/UK Air Service Agreement enabling more flexible and frequent flying.”
- “The loan waiver relates to the waiver of loans and other balances due to European Aviation Limited and associated companies in exchange for additional funding from related parties and as part of the acquisition by Priority 1 Leasing Holding Ireland Limited.”
- “In February 2025, the company received $3,000,000 of additional funding from Priority 1 Issuer Logistics DAC under the existing interest bearing loan arrangement. Further additional funding was also received in March, April and May for $2,000,000, $2,000,000 and $1,000,000 respectively.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONE ADVISORY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-12-18 | — | — |
| BAYLIS, James Philip | Director | 2025-03-18 | Nov 1983 | British |
| BRENNAN, Douglas Lloyd | Director | 2022-02-22 | Feb 1965 | Canadian |
| ENNIS, Harold Mark | Director | 2024-12-12 | Apr 1956 | British |
| LAWRENCE, Mark Allan | Director | 2024-12-12 | Mar 1972 | American |
| MARTIN, David Robert | Director | 2024-12-12 | Dec 1951 | British |
| VERE, Charlotte Sarah Emily, Lady | Director | 2025-03-18 | Mar 1969 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Iain Kenneth | Director | 2023-09-27 | 2024-12-12 |
| HOLT, Jason Christopher | Director | 2023-09-27 | 2025-09-09 |
| KERR, David Hugh | Director | 2022-08-12 | 2024-04-19 |
| PENTON, Shaun Bradley | Director | 2020-12-23 | 2024-11-16 |
| STODDART, Paul Gerard | Director | 2020-12-23 | 2024-11-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trimcomlee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2024-11-19 | Active |
| Mr Carlos Miguel Amorim Dasilva | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-11-19 | Active |
| Mr Douglas Lloyd Brennan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-02-22 | Ceased 2024-11-19 |
| European Aviation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2020-12-30 | Ceased 2024-11-19 |
| Mr Paul Gerard Stoddart | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-12-23 | Ceased 2021-02-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-29 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-12-29 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-01-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-01-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-12-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
Latest filed period vs the prior one