TRADE-AIR AIRLINE SUPPORT LIMITED
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Cash
£6.1M
+73.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£14M
+14.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
20
+5.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.1M
-26% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,701,378 | £15,300,207 | £18,172,055 | £29,691,619 | £32,212,203 | £30,367,737 | -5.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,833,033 | £1,173,378 | £1,715,224 | £3,550,524 | £4,458,262 | £3,113,052 | -30.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,602,363 | £987,636 | £1,525,055 | £3,360,336 | £4,198,005 | £3,105,482 | -26% | |
| Net profit | £1,251,975 | £756,094 | £1,201,029 | £2,680,954 | £3,142,125 | £2,317,622 | -26.2% | |
| Cash | £1,145,573 | £1,324,440 | £1,762,909 | £2,535,921 | £3,533,777 | £6,139,864 | +73.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,447,926 | £6,209,338 | £7,368,988 | £9,993,171 | £12,378,132 | £14,131,487 | +14.2% | |
| Net assets | £5,446,077 | £6,202,171 | £7,358,740 | £9,985,194 | £12,364,877 | £14,105,514 | +14.1% | |
| Equity | £5,446,077 | £6,202,171 | £7,358,740 | £9,985,194 | £12,364,877 | £14,105,514 | +14.1% | |
| Average employees | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | £1,376,511 | £1,414,425 | £1,334,302 | £1,588,427 | £1,824,390 | £1,827,523 | +0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £621,035 | £614,162 | £609,463 | £664,360 | £933,365 | £842,184 | -9.8% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.3% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 10.3% | |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.6% | 18.9% | 23.3% | 35.5% | 36.0% | 22.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 30.3% | 22.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.30x | 4.43x | |
| Interest cover | 7.56x | 6.18x | 9.02x | 18.63x | 17.13x | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- TRADE-AIR AIRLINE SUPPORT LIMITED 2010-12-23 → present
- TRADE-AIR CORPORATE AIRCRAFT SUPPORT LTD. 1994-09-21 → 2010-12-23
- TRADE AIR CORPORATE SUPPORT LIMITED 1993-04-21 → 1994-09-21
- TRADE-AIR AIRLINE SUPPORT LIMITED 1980-06-30 → 1993-04-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company remains debt free and the nature of the company's customer base, being mainly sovereign states based in the middle east, mitigates any likelihood of there being any going concern issues.”
Group structure
- TRADE-AIR AIRLINE SUPPORT LIMITED · parent
- 319 CJ Aerospace Limited 100%
- 319 CJ Aviation Limited 100%
- 319 CJ Corporate Aviation Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the pound strengthened against the US Dollar by circa. 1% and against the Euro by 4.31%.”
- “Logistical difficulties are still being encountered following Brexit when dealing with countries within the European Union and the HMRC's Customs Declaration Service seems not to have eased the burden exacted by an increase in paperwork.”
- “The political uncertainty both in the UK with a change in government last year and the USA this year, coupled with the war in Ukraine and tensions in the Middle East, do result in some concerns.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRATTON, Kelly Marie | Secretary | 2006-10-13 | — | British |
| PARKS, Daniel Andrew | Director | 2022-12-29 | Apr 1983 | British |
| SMITH, Toby Russell | Director | 2018-01-12 | Oct 1984 | British |
| STRATTON, Kelly Marie | Director | 2012-03-01 | Feb 1982 | British |
| WEBB, Nigel Richard, Mr. | Director | — | Nov 1948 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FACKRELL, Robert William | Secretary | — | 1999-08-17 |
| WEBB, Naomi Jayne | Secretary | 1999-08-17 | 2006-10-13 |
| FACKRELL, Robert William | Director | — | 1999-08-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Toby Russell Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-01-31 | Active |
| Mr. Nigel Richard Webb | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-09 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.