LONDON LUTON AIRPORT OPERATIONS LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the Spanish airport group Aena, the company manages and develops London Luton Airport under a long-term concession agreement with Luton Council.
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Cash
£10m
-49% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£202m
+30% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,001
+10.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£154m
+20.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
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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 | £296,584,000 | £304,441,000 | £355,975,000 | +16.9% | |
| Operating profit | £82,681,000 | £129,149,000 | £153,936,000 | +19.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £81,268,000 | £127,908,000 | £154,407,000 | +20.7% | |
| Net profit | £67,779,000 | £105,416,000 | £126,279,000 | +19.8% | |
| Cash | £12,470,000 | £20,096,000 | £10,253,000 | -49% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £151,385,000 | £178,116,000 | £223,126,000 | +25.3% | |
| Net assets | £125,548,000 | £154,968,000 | £201,509,000 | +30% | |
| Equity | £125,548,000 | £154,968,000 | £201,509,000 | +30% | |
| Average employees | 769 | 908 | 1,001 | +10.2% | |
| Wages | £36,234,000 | £43,037,000 | £47,961,000 | +11.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 27.9% | 42.4% | 43.2% | |
| Net margin | 22.9% | 34.6% | 35.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 54.6% | 72.5% | 69.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.7% | 44.2% | 43.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.63x | 0.73x | 0.72x | |
| Interest cover | 36.20x | 59.11x | 92.79x |
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
- LONDON LUTON AIRPORT OPERATIONS LIMITED 1998-05-21 → present
- PLANETBROOK LIMITED 1998-01-12 → 1998-05-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In September 2025 the airport's rebuilt car park - TCP2 - re-opened following the fire that destroyed the car park in 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 99 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKEFFINGTON, Mee-Ling | Secretary | 2021-10-19 | — | — |
| BARAHONA PANES, Esther | Director | 2024-09-25 | Jun 1976 | Spanish |
| COLLETT, Christopher David | Director | 2026-09-17 | Mar 1988 | British |
| ESCRIG TEIGEIRO, Maria De Los Reyes | Director | 2018-12-13 | Jan 1970 | Spanish |
| GARCIA, Roberto Angel Ramirez | Director | 2024-09-25 | Aug 1975 | Spanish |
| GARCIA SANGUINO, Mercedes Aurora | Director | 2024-09-25 | Nov 1973 | Spanish |
| HERNANDEZ, Ignacio Castejon | Director | 2024-09-25 | May 1977 | Spanish |
| HUTTON, John, Lord | Director | 2025-05-19 | May 1955 | British |
| INCLAN, Emilio Rotondo | Director | 2025-06-25 | Apr 1978 | Spanish |
| LANDINEZ-GONZALEZ-VALCARCEL, Belen | Director | 2019-05-23 | Oct 1970 | Spanish |
| MARABINI RUIZ, Rodrigo | Director | 2013-11-27 | Nov 1962 | Spanish |
| MARTIN, Alberto | Director | 2019-02-25 | Aug 1975 | Spanish |
| REES, David Rocyn | Director | 2020-06-24 | Apr 1959 | British |
| RODRIGUES CARVALHO PENA, Mario Rui | Director | 2025-07-16 | Aug 1989 | British,Portuguese |
| SYMONDS, Justin Paul | Director | 2023-09-19 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 99 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Phillip Arthur Leonard | Secretary | 1999-11-05 | 2001-01-08 |
| CLIFTON, Roger Cheston | Secretary | 2001-04-19 | 2008-06-13 |
| DAFFERN, Paul George | Secretary | 2001-01-08 | 2001-04-19 |
| ESAM, John Charles | Secretary | 1998-08-19 | 1999-09-30 |
| GATEHOUSE, Mary Annabel | Secretary | 2008-06-13 | 2013-11-27 |
| PAUL, Swati | Secretary | 2020-05-05 | 2021-02-17 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-01-12 | 1998-08-18 |
| ELEMENTAL COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-01-22 | 2017-06-07 |
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-02-17 | 2021-10-19 |
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-06-07 | 2020-05-05 |
| ACQUAAH HARRISON, Andrew | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2006-02-17 |
| ADAMS, Phillip Arthur Leonard | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2001-01-08 |
| AGUILAR IGLESIAS, Nuria | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2019-05-22 |
| ALFONSO, Juan Carlos | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2018-11-15 |
| ALVAREZ-GALLEGO, Juan Jose | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2019-02-28 |
| ALVAREZ-GALLEGO, Juan Jose | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2018-11-15 |
| ALVAREZ-GALLEGO, Juan Jose | Director | 2017-12-04 | 2018-03-26 |
| ANDRES-HERMAN, Marta | Director | 2019-05-23 | 2024-09-25 |
| ANGOITIA GRIJALBA, Juan | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2018-06-26 |
| ASCACIBAR, Jose Ignacio | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2022-10-24 |
| BALMFORTH, Marcus Charles | Director | 1999-08-26 | 2001-07-31 |
| BARAHONA PANES, Esther | Director | 2022-11-17 | 2024-09-25 |
| BARTON, Nicholas | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2018-12-14 |
| BISHOP, Anthony J | Director | 1998-05-21 | 1998-08-19 |
| BRENNAN, Daniel Joseph, Lord | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2018-06-26 |
| BROOKS, Keith Michael | Director | 2005-04-05 | 2005-06-30 |
| BROOKS, Keith Michael | Director | 1999-10-21 | 2002-08-01 |
| BROWN, Malcolm | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2020-06-24 |
| BUCKBY, Maurice Christopher | Director | 1999-12-18 | 2000-11-21 |
| BULLOCK, Robert | Director | 2001-11-12 | 2013-04-29 |
| BULLOCK, Robert Benson | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1999-10-20 |
| BURKE, James Peter | Director | 2025-10-21 | 2026-09-17 |
| CAMPOMANES CAMINO, Marta | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2019-05-23 |
| CAMPOMANES CAMINO, Marta | Director | 2018-05-24 | 2018-11-15 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Director | 1998-01-12 | 1998-05-21 |
| CLIFTON, Roger Cheston | Director | 2008-03-14 | 2008-06-13 |
| COATES, Penelope Ann | Director | 2019-06-28 | 2020-06-24 |
| CONDIE, Clive William | Director | 2013-11-27 | 2018-06-26 |
| CURRY, Philip | Director | 1998-08-19 | 2002-05-31 |
| DAFFERN, Paul George | Director | 2001-01-08 | 2001-04-19 |
| ECHEGARAY DEL POZO, Fernando | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2017-06-15 |
| ESAM, John Charles | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1999-09-30 |
| ESCRIG TEIGEIRO, Maria De Los Reyes | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2018-12-13 |
| EVANS JR, William J | Director | 1998-11-20 | 1999-10-21 |
| FERGUSON, Graeme Peter | Director | 2020-06-24 | 2025-09-11 |
| FERNANDEZ BOSCH, Jose Manuel | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2019-02-28 |
| FITCH, Gerald | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1999-10-21 |
| GARCIA DUARTE, Matilde | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2018-03-05 |
| GEERE, Simon Boyd | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2002-11-01 |
| HARDEN, William Levoy | Director | 1998-11-20 | 1999-07-20 |
| HENDERSON, Simon Anthony Glidden | Director | 2000-06-20 | 2001-03-21 |
| HENDERSON, Simon Anthony Glidden | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1999-09-27 |
| HUNTER, Barry Robert | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2021-03-16 |
| HUNTER, Barry Robert | Director | 2017-09-07 | 2018-12-14 |
| INCLAN, Emilio Rotondo | Director | 2025-03-24 | 2025-06-25 |
| JAMES, Kathryn | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| JONES, Glyn | Director | 2007-08-08 | 2014-07-04 |
| JUDGE, Andrew Michael | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2009-09-18 |
| KEHOE, Paul | Director | 1999-10-21 | 2005-08-05 |
| KHAN, Adeel | Director | 2021-05-26 | 2022-06-24 |
| KINGSFORD, John Laurence | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1999-08-24 |
| LAWRIE, Rupert Carol | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2014-12-15 |
| LEAL DE CARLOS, Maria Jose | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2018-11-15 |
| LEO VIZCAINO, Jose | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2024-04-12 |
| LERMA GAUDE, Angel Pablo | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2007-08-08 |
| LIAU, Andrew Samuel | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2018-06-26 |
| LLOYD, Martyn John | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2010-05-28 |
| LUDEMAN, Keith Lawrence | Director | 2019-05-23 | 2025-01-31 |
| MACDONALD, Jonathan Church | Director | 1999-08-26 | 2002-05-31 |
| MACKENZIE, Susan Mary | Director | 1999-10-21 | 2001-11-09 |
| MARIN SAN ANDRES, Francisco Javier | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2018-11-15 |
| MAWDSLEY, Alan Dean | Director | 1998-05-21 | 1999-07-13 |
| MCCALLION, Russell Warren | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2002-09-02 |
| MCCORD, Richard Matthew | Director | 2021-03-16 | 2026-09-01 |
| MIDDLETON, Peter James | Director | 1999-05-20 | 2000-06-30 |
| NOYES, David Michael | Director | 2020-06-24 | 2023-04-01 |
| NUNEZ, Marta | Director | 2021-04-28 | 2024-04-12 |
| PAHARI, Bodhisattva | Director | 2018-07-27 | 2020-06-24 |
| PAHARI, Bodhisattva | Director | 2018-07-06 | 2018-07-06 |
| PRICE, Caroline Fiona | Director | 2005-04-05 | 2005-06-30 |
| PULLMAN, Francis Simon | Director | 1998-08-19 | 2000-01-18 |
| RAPER, Natalie Jane | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2009-03-31 |
| REES, Hywel Gwyn | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2019-06-28 |
| RENTON, Elliot Paul | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2017-09-05 |
| RENTON, Elliot Paul | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2017-09-05 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Director | 1998-01-12 | 1998-05-21 |
| RIO DEL CARCANO, Carlos Francisco | Director | 2013-04-29 | 2013-11-27 |
| ROBERTS, Graham Stanley | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2001-03-21 |
| RODRIGUES CARVALHO PENA, Mario Rui | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-07-16 |
| ROTONDO INCLAN, Emioio | Director | 2019-05-23 | 2021-04-28 |
| SMITH, Bryan Robin Geoffrey Gilbert | Director | 1998-05-21 | 2001-03-21 |
| SNYDER, Charles Wayne | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1999-10-21 |
| TEIGEIRO, Maria De Los Reyes Escrig | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2016-07-11 |
| THOMPSON, Neil | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2014-12-15 |
| VIZCAINO, Jose Leo | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2016-07-11 |
| WELTON, Stephen Frank | Director | 1999-09-27 | 2000-06-02 |
| WILLIAMS, Roy Arthur | Director | 1998-08-19 | 1998-10-16 |
| ZULETA PEREZ DE GUZMAN, Ana Luisa | Director | 2019-05-23 | 2022-10-26 |
| AENA DESARROLLO INTERNACIONAL SA | Corporate Director | 2013-04-29 | 2013-11-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Luton Airport Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 372 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-05-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.