NIAL GROUP LIMITED
Get an alert when NIAL GROUP LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£16m
+98.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£170m
-62.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
617
+4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£17m
+58.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
-
Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £79,064,000 | £89,491,000 | £100,966,000 | +12.8% | |
| Operating profit | £33,921,000 | £38,460,000 | £44,546,000 | +15.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,245,000 | £10,515,000 | £16,644,000 | +58.3% | |
| Net profit | £6,104,000 | £5,685,000 | £10,354,000 | +82.1% | |
| Cash | £10,744,000 | £7,992,000 | £15,899,000 | +98.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £315,504,000 | £338,369,000 | £370,440,000 | +9.5% | |
| Net assets | -£122,930,000 | -£104,745,000 | -£169,816,000 | -62.1% | |
| Equity | -£122,930,000 | -£104,745,000 | -£169,816,000 | -62.1% | |
| Average employees | 480 | 593 | 617 | +4% | |
| Wages | £16,284,000 | £20,218,000 | £21,824,000 | +7.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,655,000 | £1,574,000 | £1,833,000 | +16.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £31,000 | £59,000 | £65,000 | +10.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £631,000 | £549,000 | £636,000 | +15.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 42.9% | 43.0% | 44.1% | |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 6.4% | 10.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.8% | 11.4% | 12.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 135.9% | 128.9% | 143.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.78x | 0.79x | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | 1.38x | 1.34x | 1.52x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The group has prepared a severe but plausible downside financial forecast... there continues to be sufficient liquidity in the business and covenants are passed during the going concern assessment period.”
Group structure
- NIAL GROUP LIMITED · parent
- NIAL Investments Limited 100%
- NIAL Holdings Limited 100%
- NIAL Finance Limited 100%
- Newcastle International Airport Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 17 December 2025 the group refinanced its debt facilities. It received new bank term loans totaling £289,000,000 together with a capital expenditure facility of £50,000,000 and a green loan facility of £20,000,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNT, Mark Allan | Secretary | 2017-10-02 | — | — |
| ANDREASEN, Alice Heloise | Director | 2024-05-30 | Jan 1981 | British |
| EYNON, Christopher Luke | Director | 2026-06-25 | Jun 1995 | British |
| HUNT, Mark Allan | Director | 2017-10-02 | Jun 1977 | English |
| HUSBAND, Andrew John | Director | 2026-06-25 | Oct 1978 | British |
| JONES, Nicholas Vaughan | Director | 2015-06-15 | Nov 1973 | British |
| KNIGHT, Richard Andrew | Director | 2016-04-28 | Sep 1967 | British |
| MACKINGS, Paul Anthony | Director | 2026-06-25 | Dec 1961 | British |
| MARABINI RUIZ, Rodrigo | Director | 2026-06-25 | Nov 1962 | Spanish |
| REES, David Rocyn | Director | 2012-11-16 | Apr 1959 | British |
| SYMONDS, Justin Paul | Director | 2024-03-25 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISHER, Andrew Simon David | Secretary | 2006-10-06 | 2015-05-27 |
| JONES, Nicholas Vaughan | Secretary | 2015-06-15 | 2017-10-02 |
| BINGER, Kjeld | Director | 2006-10-12 | 2007-01-15 |
| BOSERUP, Niels | Director | 2006-10-12 | 2007-04-25 |
| BROOKS, William | Director | 2006-10-12 | 2008-06-25 |
| CHRISTIANSEN, Rasmus | Director | 2006-10-12 | 2012-11-16 |
| DIXON, Tracey | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2026-06-25 |
| FERGUSON, Graeme Peter | Director | 2020-11-26 | 2025-09-11 |
| FISHER, Andrew Simon David | Director | 2007-03-22 | 2015-05-27 |
| FORBES, Nicholas Iain | Director | 2017-11-23 | 2022-05-26 |
| FORTIN, Olivier Georges Xavier | Director | 2013-02-05 | 2014-06-25 |
| FRIIS, Lars Naesby | Director | 2006-10-12 | 2006-12-11 |
| GEERE, Simon Boyd | Director | 2009-01-22 | 2012-11-16 |
| HENIG, Simon Antony, Councillor | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2021-05-27 |
| KEMP, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2022-09-29 | 2024-10-10 |
| KILGOUR, Karen Louise | Director | 2024-12-04 | 2026-06-25 |
| LAWS, David | Director | 2007-01-24 | 2016-04-30 |
| MALCOLM, Iain | Director | 2006-10-12 | 2020-11-26 |
| MASON, Graeme Mark | Director | 2022-01-27 | 2024-05-30 |
| MILLER, Graeme Ferguson | Director | 2021-07-29 | 2024-05-30 |
| MOLE, Peter James | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2012-11-16 |
| MORDEY, Dale Michael | Director | 2024-07-30 | 2026-06-25 |
| NUGENT, Albert | Director | 2007-02-27 | 2008-06-25 |
| PARKIN, John | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2007-04-10 |
| PETRIE, Adam James | Director | 2022-01-27 | 2022-05-26 |
| RADCLIFFE, Rosemary Anne | Director | 2006-10-12 | 2007-09-16 |
| REES, Hywel Gwyn | Director | 2015-03-06 | 2019-07-25 |
| STENT, John Julian | Director | 2012-11-16 | 2022-01-27 |
| STENT, John Julian | Director | 2007-02-27 | 2009-01-22 |
| SYMONDS, Robert | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2008-06-25 |
| WATSON, Paul, Councillor | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2017-11-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site Uk Spv Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Newcastle Airport Local Authority Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.