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OSPREY AVIATION SERVICES (UK) LTD
Cash
£272
-58.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£762K
+23.8% vs 2023
Employees
86
+6.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-09-30
Profile
- Company number
- SC492802
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2014-12-05
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-09-30
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 51102
Net assets
2-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£982,828 | £146,191 | |
| Cash | £652 | £272 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £615,524 | £761,715 | |
| Equity | — | £761,715 | |
| Average employees | 81 | 86 | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and therefore, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Irish Helicopters Limited · 100% held · Republic of Ireland · Helicopter services
- PLM Dollar Group Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Helicopter services
Significant events
- “Increased operations in support of the energy renewables sector and environmental projects, along with multiple contractual commitments relating to UK and Ireland maritime, rail and electricity distribution network infrastructure services (survey, inspection and emergency support), have contributed significantly to the continued growth and strong financial performance.”
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
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKWOOD PARTNERS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2014-12-05 | — | — |
| FRANCIS, Jerry Thomas Patrick | Director | 2015-01-20 | Jul 1960 | British |
| KEITH, Jason | Director | 2025-04-03 | Feb 1974 | Scottish |
| MACKENZIE, David Donald | Director | 2025-04-03 | May 1989 | Scottish |
| POWELL, Robin Clive | Director | 2022-01-03 | Oct 1965 | British |
| STRAIN, Shaun | Director | 2020-11-09 | Jan 1960 | British |
| WILLOX, John Fraser Grant | Director | 2022-09-19 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORREST, John Eason | Director | 2015-02-11 | 2020-06-05 |
| GARDNER, Mark | Director | 2015-02-11 | 2020-07-03 |
| GAULD, Neil James | Director | 2016-02-17 | 2017-03-31 |
| HILL, Robert | Director | 2015-02-11 | 2021-01-31 |
| KERR, Mark Robert | Director | 2015-02-11 | 2022-01-03 |
| MCCALL, William | Director | 2019-04-18 | 2022-05-24 |
| WILSON, James Lamb | Director | 2015-02-11 | 2016-07-13 |
| WYPER, Alastair Blackwood | Director | 2014-12-05 | 2015-01-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ldc (Managers) Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-01-10 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-01-10 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-02-03 | SH06 | capital | capital cancellation shares |
| 2023-02-03 | SH03 | capital | capital return purchase own shares |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2022-10-24 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-09-16 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-06-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2022-02-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-02-10 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
27.8
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 33
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 56
- Accounts trajectory 74
- 4 filing(s) in last 12 months
- Employees +6% YoY
- Net Assets +24% YoY