BRISTOW HELICOPTERS LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the NYSE-listed Bristow Group, the company is a British civil helicopter operator providing offshore energy transportation, search and rescue services, and charter flights.
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Cash
£60m
-27.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£106m
+53.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
959
-2.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£38m
+6,387.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £355,764,624 | £357,554,879 | £338,445,037 | -5.3% | |
| Operating profit | £6,403,218 | -£2,874,029 | £10,261,435 | +457% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,892,011 | -£611,940 | £38,475,024 | +6,387.4% | |
| Net profit | £7,666,547 | -£2,761,830 | £33,799,922 | +1,323.8% | |
| Cash | £30,705,118 | £83,157,797 | £60,339,095 | -27.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £132,620,146 | £176,704,918 | £219,831,163 | +24.4% | |
| Net assets | £77,840,172 | £68,762,594 | £105,584,266 | +53.5% | |
| Equity | £77,840,172 | £68,762,594 | £105,584,266 | +53.5% | |
| Average employees | 1,005 | 985 | 959 | -2.6% | |
| Wages | £84,086,100 | £79,311,606 | £75,530,337 | -4.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,027,193 | £1,331,057 | £2,149,134 | +61.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £61,763 | £69,650 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £406,665 | £406,665 | £1,075,463 | +164.5% |
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 | 1.8% | -0.8% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | -0.8% | 10.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.8% | -1.6% | 4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.0% | 86.0% | 81.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.15x | 0.99x | 0.96x | |
| Interest cover | 3.95x | -0.59x | 1.20x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding net current liabilities of £93.8m (excluding debtors receivable after more than one year) as at 31 December 2025 the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate”
Group structure
- BRISTOW HELICOPTERS LIMITED · parent
- Turkmenistan Helicopters Limited 51%
- Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited 48%
- Bristow Technical Services Limited 100%
- Humberside International Airport Limited 83%
- Atyrau-Bristow Airways Services 49%
- BNAS Holding Company Limited 49%
- Bristow Norway AS 49%
- Bristow Arabia Aircraft and Maintenance Services 50%
Significant events
- “In January 2024 the Company entered into a new twelve year secured equipment financing agreement for £55million with a syndicate of banks led by National Westminster Bank plc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON, Jack Andrew | Secretary | 2026-06-25 | — | — |
| ADAMS, Theodosios Arthur | Director | 2024-09-09 | Jul 1978 | South African |
| CORBETT, Alan William George | Director | 2014-11-28 | Sep 1957 | British |
| GOULD, Russell James | Director | 2017-01-12 | May 1971 | British |
| HAMILTON, Graham Douglas | Director | 2023-03-31 | Jul 1965 | British |
| RHODES, Matthew | Director | 2018-03-15 | Feb 1975 | British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWELL-RICHARDSON, James Lort | Secretary | 2012-01-06 | 2020-10-31 |
| MACFARLANE, Christopher George | Secretary | 2020-10-31 | 2026-01-16 |
| MAGOWAN, Andrew | Secretary | 2008-10-27 | 2012-01-06 |
| MCINTOSH, Ian Blair | Secretary | — | 2008-10-27 |
| MICELI, Fabio Marc Gaspare | Secretary | 2026-01-16 | 2026-06-25 |
| AKIRI, Chet Ozuruke | Director | 2016-06-07 | 2016-06-14 |
| BARRY, Lionel Stuart | Director | — | 1994-11-28 |
| BLAKE, Allan | Director | 2015-05-15 | 2015-11-13 |
| BLAKE, Allan | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2004-07-01 |
| BOWDEN, Daniel Clinton | Director | 2017-07-26 | 2018-03-15 |
| BOWDEN, Daniel Clinton | Director | 2015-05-15 | 2015-08-25 |
| BROWN, Allan Cyril | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2004-11-17 |
| BROWN, Allan Cyril | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2004-07-01 |
| BRUCE, George Alexander | Director | 2008-02-26 | 2015-12-02 |
| BURMAN, Richard David | Director | 2004-11-17 | 2012-02-10 |
| CHANTER, Keith | Director | 1997-09-12 | 2004-09-01 |
| CLOGGIE, John | Director | 2015-02-10 | 2017-06-30 |
| CLOGGIE, John | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2014-11-28 |
| COLLINS, Bryan | Director | — | 1996-04-30 |
| FOLLIS, Robin John Carlile, Captain | Director | 1998-02-06 | 2000-02-29 |
| FRY, Christopher William Russell | Director | — | 2000-12-02 |
| GASTON-PARRY, Keith Hamilton Richard | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1999-04-30 |
| HOLLINGSBEE, Howard Clive | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2000-08-31 |
| IMLACH, Michael Murdoch | Director | 2010-04-06 | 2016-04-18 |
| JACKSON, Stuart Oliver | Director | 2007-07-06 | 2009-01-23 |
| JONES, Anthony Edward | Director | 1995-12-01 | 1997-07-29 |
| LEE, Stephen John, Doctor | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2001-07-27 |
| MACGREGOR, Alan | Director | — | 1994-01-24 |
| MCDONALD GIBSON, Nicholas Charles, Capt | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| MCINTOSH, Ian Blair | Director | — | 2004-11-08 |
| MILLER, David Archibald | Director | 2005-01-14 | 2007-04-30 |
| MITCHELL, Philip | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2010-01-11 |
| MOORE, Duncan James | Director | 2015-05-15 | 2016-02-16 |
| NICOL, Michael Peter | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2024-06-28 |
| NORRIS, Michael John | Director | — | 1998-02-06 |
| ODLIN, John Ernest | Director | — | 1995-12-28 |
| ONI, Akinbolaji Olaniyi | Director | 2016-08-09 | 2018-03-15 |
| OSBORNE, Neill | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2002-03-31 |
| OYELEKE, Oladapo Akinloye | Director | 2015-11-03 | 2018-03-15 |
| PALFRAMAN, Stephen William | Director | — | 1999-05-21 |
| PHILLIPS, Robert Anthony | Director | 2007-07-06 | 2008-03-31 |
| ROLFE, Timothy John | Director | 2015-11-11 | 2020-09-30 |
| RUSSELL, Dennis | Director | 1994-11-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| SCOTT, Ian Paul | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| STEWART, Ian Addison | Director | 2006-12-15 | 2007-11-16 |
| STRIPLING, Jonathan Keith | Director | 2011-01-31 | 2013-08-27 |
| STRIPLING, Jonathan Keith | Director | 2009-04-02 | 2009-10-29 |
| TAIT, Edward Charles | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1997-02-10 |
| TONER, William | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2006-07-31 |
| TORBET, Russell John | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2023-03-31 |
| WILLIAMS WYNN, Roger Derek | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2011-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| United Helicopters Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 426 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.