OXFORD AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4m
+49.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£22m
-8.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
87
-7.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.5m
+15.3% vs 2024
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 | £15,949,454 | £16,498,077 | £17,304,732 | +4.9% | |
| Operating profit | £626,569 | £793,489 | £1,193,006 | +50.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£814,458 | -£1,727,926 | -£1,463,324 | +15.3% | |
| Net profit | -£1,007,027 | -£2,682,797 | -£2,030,765 | +24.3% | |
| Cash | £2,790,864 | £2,244,152 | £3,352,016 | +49.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £67,314,862 | £63,182,314 | £58,811,634 | -6.9% | |
| Net assets | £26,425,196 | £23,742,399 | £21,711,634 | -8.6% | |
| Equity | £26,425,196 | £23,742,399 | £21,711,634 | -8.6% | |
| Average employees | 93 | 94 | 87 | -7.4% | |
| Wages | £3,979,261 | £4,170,713 | £4,205,251 | +0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £112,026 | £118,218 | £149,000 | +26% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £5,601 | £5,911 | — | — |
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 | 3.9% | 4.8% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | -6.3% | -16.3% | -11.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.9% | 1.3% | 2.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.8% | 75.8% | 79.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.35x | 0.25x | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.43x | 0.31x | 0.45x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- OXFORD AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED 1998-03-19 → present
- C.S.E. AVIATION LIMITED 1959-06-23 → 1998-03-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Adler Shine LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving these financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting...”
Significant events
- “In April 2025 the Ground Handling and Refuel functions were outsourced to a specialist Ground Handling Agent with expertise and training programmes in these key support functions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Megan Joy | Secretary | 2012-01-01 | — | — |
| CURTIS, William Spencer Seymour | Director | 2020-12-16 | Jun 1964 | British |
| NAHUM, Stephane Abraham Joseph | Director | 2007-07-19 | Dec 1975 | French |
| SAWYER, Eileen | Director | 2026-06-17 | Sep 1979 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, John Ernest Ridley | Secretary | 2001-03-29 | 2002-10-31 |
| BENJAMIN, Anne | Secretary | 2007-08-09 | 2012-01-01 |
| COOPER, Barry | Secretary | 1999-05-24 | 2001-03-29 |
| COOPER, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2002-10-31 | 2007-06-18 |
| DAWKINS, Mark | Secretary | 2007-06-18 | 2007-07-19 |
| HOLLAND, Martin Harold | Secretary | 1995-01-16 | 1999-05-21 |
| LANGRIDGE, Megan Joy | Secretary | 2008-05-29 | 2008-07-28 |
| MELROSE, Neil James | Secretary | — | 1995-01-16 |
| E L SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-19 | 2007-08-09 |
| ALEXANDER, Andrea Jessica | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2019-07-31 |
| BARKER, John Ernest Ridley | Director | 2001-03-29 | 2002-10-31 |
| COOPER, Barry | Director | 1999-05-24 | 2001-03-29 |
| CROOKE, Robert John | Director | — | 1997-07-25 |
| DAW, Michael Charles | Director | 1997-07-23 | 2000-09-30 |
| HOAD, Mark | Director | 2007-06-18 | 2007-07-19 |
| HOLLAND, Martin Harold | Director | 1997-09-30 | 1999-05-21 |
| JONES, Stephen Kevin | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2010-11-05 |
| LEVER, Paul Ronald Scott | Director | 1997-07-22 | 2000-02-25 |
| MCROBERT, David Malcolm | Director | 2000-09-30 | 2001-12-21 |
| MEEHAN, Kenneth Thomas | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| NAGGAR, Guy Anthony | Director | 2007-12-03 | 2008-07-28 |
| NAGGER, Guy Anthony | Director | 2007-06-04 | 2007-06-04 |
| O'DRISCOLL, Patrick Colin | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2018-09-26 |
| ORPHANOU, Christos Savvas | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2012-08-31 |
| PETTEFORD, Anthony Charles | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2007-06-18 |
| SAWYER, Eileen Marie | Director | 2018-09-26 | 2024-11-13 |
| SIMM, Iain David Cameron | Director | 2007-06-18 | 2007-07-19 |
| STANTON, David Mark | Director | 2007-06-18 | 2007-07-19 |
| TRIVETT, Trevor Edward | Director | 1993-09-29 | 2003-09-01 |
| URE, John Burns, Sir | Director | 1992-11-01 | 1993-09-14 |
| WINCENT, Anders Gustaf | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| WOODMAN, Clive Russell | Director | 2007-11-29 | 2008-07-28 |
| WOODMAN, Clive Russell | Director | 2007-06-04 | 2007-06-04 |
| YOUDELL, Ernest Alan | Director | — | 1996-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oa Acquisitions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 274 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.