SAFRAN SEATS GB LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Safran SA, the company manufactures aircraft interiors and seating systems for the aerospace industry.
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£160M
+197.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,124
+9.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5.7M
+79.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £106,408,000 | £196,394,000 | £198,908,000 | +1.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£20,081,000 | -£13,365,000 | £5,422,000 | +140.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£30,957,000 | -£28,059,000 | -£5,678,000 | +79.8% | |
| Net profit | -£24,788,000 | -£25,786,000 | -£5,629,000 | +78.2% | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£60,695,000 | £206,688,000 | £261,788,000 | +26.7% | |
| Net assets | -£138,528,000 | -£164,314,000 | £160,057,000 | +197.4% | |
| Equity | -£138,528,000 | -£164,314,000 | £160,057,000 | +197.4% | |
| Average employees | 865 | 1,029 | 1,124 | +9.2% | |
| Wages | £38,597,000 | £46,805,000 | £55,721,000 | +19% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £291,000 | £487,000 | £334,000 | -31.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -18.9% | -6.8% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | -23.3% | -13.1% | -2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -6.5% | 2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 160.2% | 156.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.62x | 2.66x | 3.29x | |
| Interest cover | -1.85x | -0.91x | 0.49x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- SAFRAN SEATS GB LIMITED 2018-12-03 → present
- ZODIAC SEATS UK LIMITED 2012-09-04 → 2018-12-03
- CONTOUR AEROSPACE LIMITED 2011-03-10 → 2012-09-04
- PREMIUM AIRCRAFT INTERIORS UK LIMITED 2005-12-20 → 2011-03-10
- BRITAX AIRCRAFT INTERIORS UK LIMITED 2000-10-27 → 2005-12-20
- BRITAX RUMBOLD LIMITED 1996-05-01 → 2000-10-27
- L. A. RUMBOLD LIMITED 1933-07-31 → 1996-05-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “During the 2025 report period, the business went through a recapitalisation programme which included the cancellation of shares, creation of shares and a cash injection to cancel the group loan with Safran SA.”
- “Subsequent to the year end, uncertainty has increased as a result of ongoing military conflict in the Middle East. Tensions arising from this conflict may have an adverse impact on the global economy, including volatility in foreign exchange markets, increases in interest rates and pressures on liquidity. In addition, potential disruptions to supply chains and a deterioration in consumer confidence may occur.”
- “Since the balance sheet date there has been the start of the Middle East conflict, which has a minimal/low impact on business activities for SSGB.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-12-06 | — | — |
| FOY, Victoria | Director | 2019-10-02 | May 1970 | British |
| HILL, Gemma Louise Eira | Director | 2024-07-04 | Jun 1981 | British |
| REES, Christopher John | Director | 2025-01-20 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HODGKINSON, Maureen | Secretary | 2011-06-30 | 2012-01-18 |
| TAYLOR, Philip Ivor | Secretary | 2012-01-18 | 2012-08-31 |
| PREMIUM AIRCRAFT INTERIORS GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-08-31 | 2011-06-30 |
| SETON HOUSE INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 2010-08-31 |
| ADOLPHUS, Stephen James | Director | — | 1994-02-23 |
| BARDELMANN, Veronique | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2024-07-01 |
| BEAVAN, David John | Director | 2002-11-04 | 2003-11-30 |
| BETTELL, Raymond John | Director | 1994-08-01 | 2009-06-30 |
| BREAKSPEAR, Colin James | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| BROGAN, Bernard Desmond | Director | 2000-11-08 | 2005-04-15 |
| BROWN, Julian Andrew | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| BULLIVANT, Philip Andrew | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1998-05-08 |
| CANNON, Thomas Charles | Director | — | 1993-05-10 |
| CARTER, Paul Dennis | Director | 2007-11-05 | 2010-10-07 |
| COBBAN, Michael Robert Alexander | Director | 1998-01-19 | 1999-06-01 |
| CROMPTON, Mark Christopher | Director | 2007-02-12 | 2009-07-27 |
| DEVANNEY, William Gerard | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2012-01-17 |
| DEW, Richard Peter | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2001-01-11 |
| DOUTRIAUX, Antoine | Director | 2017-04-26 | 2018-02-12 |
| DUFFIELD, Stephen Leslie | Director | 2005-05-04 | 2007-04-30 |
| DUPREE, Gordon John | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| DUTHIE, Kevin John | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2000-11-01 |
| ELLSMORE, Mark Anthony | Director | 1998-06-09 | 2002-01-28 |
| FINDLER, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2007-04-30 | 2007-12-04 |
| HARRISON, Ian | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2005-08-31 |
| HIBBERT, Chelvin Harwood John | Director | 2000-08-23 | 2002-02-07 |
| HIGGINS, John Robert | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| HUMPHREY, Richard Geoffrey | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| JENKIN, Richard Alan | Director | — | 1993-05-31 |
| JONES, Evan Taylor | Director | 1995-10-02 | 1997-09-01 |
| KAYSER, Michael Arthur | Director | 2008-04-10 | 2009-05-07 |
| KNAFO, Marc Albert | Director | 2012-01-18 | 2017-04-26 |
| LARKING, Brian Leonard | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| LEAKE, Graham Edward | Director | 1996-01-02 | 2000-11-01 |
| LEWIS, Eric James | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2011-06-30 |
| LEWIS, Phillip Andrew, Dr | Director | 2004-05-04 | 2006-09-30 |
| MADELEY, Sydney John, Dr | Director | 1997-07-03 | 2000-09-18 |
| MANZON, Eric | Director | 2017-04-26 | 2020-10-10 |
| MARTON, Richard Egerton Christopher | Director | — | 2000-11-08 |
| MASCRE, Vincent | Director | 2018-02-23 | 2023-01-01 |
| MCCOMASKY, James Anthony | Director | 2007-04-30 | 2008-04-25 |
| MCGILLIVRAY, Ian | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2012-01-18 |
| MCMANUS, Neil James | Director | 2017-04-26 | 2019-05-15 |
| MILLER, Malcolm Myer | Director | 2011-07-04 | 2012-01-17 |
| NOVELLA, Christian Louis | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2017-04-26 |
| OSBORN, Adrian Eric Peter | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-09-30 |
| PLUMMER, Ian Richard | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2012-02-29 |
| ROBERTSON, Douglas Grant | Director | 2002-05-16 | 2007-04-30 |
| RODGERS, Neil Anthony | Director | 2009-05-07 | 2010-09-30 |
| ROZENBLATT, Mike | Director | 2012-01-18 | 2013-09-04 |
| RUITER, Adri | Director | 2016-11-11 | 2017-04-26 |
| SIDDALL, Rodney | Director | 1994-02-14 | 2002-02-07 |
| STARKEY, Alan Rudolph | Director | 1993-05-19 | 1995-12-31 |
| STEPHENS, David John | Director | — | 2000-11-01 |
| STEWART, Alistair Duncan | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2012-01-18 |
| STROTHERS, Paul Antony | Director | 2011-01-27 | 2017-04-26 |
| TAYLOR, Philip Ivor | Director | 2010-12-20 | 2012-01-18 |
| THOMASSON, Celeste | Director | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-28 |
| TURNBULL, Peter | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1997-07-01 |
| WESTON, Derek Kenneth | Director | 2006-09-06 | 2009-03-04 |
| WITHERS, Frederick Roy | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-11-01 |
| ZODIAC AEROSPACE SA | Corporate Director | 2012-01-18 | 2018-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safran Seats Gb Investment Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 336 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-13 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-10-13 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-09 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.