PRIMEFLIGHT ENGINEERING LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-23 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-09
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-67.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£8M
+22.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
177
+6.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+23.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £16,718,576 | £21,502,689 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,912,178 | £2,313,834 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,893,504 | £2,331,749 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,245,051 | £1,546,478 | |
| Cash | £2,203,209 | £2,873,019 | £2,786,782 | £3,782,268 | £1,231,972 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,680,972 | £3,156,931 | £4,300,940 | £6,979,782 | £8,335,959 | |
| Net assets | £1,636,966 | £2,187,322 | £3,751,205 | £6,755,852 | £8,300,960 | |
| Equity | £1,636,966 | £2,187,322 | £3,751,205 | £6,755,852 | £8,300,960 | |
| Average employees | 81 | 61 | 57 | 166 | 177 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,813,856 | £6,626,740 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £52,763 | £57,446 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
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Turnover
+28.6%
£16,718,576 £21,502,689
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Cash
-67.4%
£3,782,268 £1,231,972
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+22.9%
£6,755,852 £8,300,960
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+6.6%
166 177
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
+21%
£1,912,178 £2,313,834
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Profit before tax
+23.1%
£1,893,504 £2,331,749
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Wages
+14%
£5,813,856 £6,626,740
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 11.4% | 10.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 7.4% | 7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 27.4% | 27.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.79x | 2.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 26.42x | 54.98x |
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
- PRIMEFLIGHT ENGINEERING LTD 2025-09-09 → present
- EARTHPOLE LIMITED 2006-04-07 → 2025-09-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MOORE KINGSTON SMITH LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are not aware of any material uncertainty arising from their assessment that would cast doubt on the Company's and Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- PRIMEFLIGHT ENGINEERING LTD · parent
- Airbase GSE GmbH 100%
- Modulus (UK) Limited 100%
- Pop Air Limited 100%
- ULD Services Limited 100%
- Ground Handling Solutions GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 December 2021 the group acquired the shares of Airbase GSE GmbH.”
- “On 23 January 2024 the group acquired the shares of Airbase GSE GmbH's competitor Ground Handling Solutions GmbH.”
- “On 24 February 2025, the company acquired the shares of ULD Services Ltd.”
- “On 25 February 2025 the managing owner, N D Payne, sold his 1 share in the company, being 100% of the issued share capital. The acquirer is PrimeFlight UK Ltd 14342927, which is ultimately owned by PrimeFlight Aviation Services Inc, Texas, USA.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOWAY, Charles Rowan | Director | 2025-02-25 | Mar 1977 | British |
| IBRAHIM, Amir Saadeddin | Director | 2025-02-25 | Apr 1975 | British |
| PAYNE, Nicholas Donald | Director | 2006-04-27 | Jul 1961 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE, Nigel Stuart | Secretary | 2008-08-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| WOOD, Cheryl Ann | Secretary | 2006-04-27 | 2008-08-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-04-07 | 2006-04-27 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-04-07 | 2006-04-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primeflight Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-09-08 | Active |
| Skytanking Uk Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-02-25 | Ceased 2025-09-08 |
| Mr Nicholas Donald Payne | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-02-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-09 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2025-03-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-04 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-09 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-04 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.