AIRTANKER HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£571m
+6.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£128m
+9.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£137m
+30% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
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AIRTANKER HOLDINGS LIMITED·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 | £549,206,000 | £570,391,000 | £603,738,000 | +5.8% | |
| Operating profit | £194,035,000 | £199,622,000 | £220,919,000 | +10.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £90,435,000 | £105,054,000 | £136,518,000 | +30% | |
| Net profit | £68,730,000 | £78,707,000 | £114,575,000 | +45.6% | |
| Cash | £477,643,000 | £537,803,000 | £570,553,000 | +6.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,007,308,000 | £1,879,903,000 | £1,752,503,000 | -6.8% | |
| Net assets | £41,226,000 | £116,592,000 | £127,609,000 | +9.4% | |
| Equity | £41,226,000 | £116,592,000 | £127,609,000 | +9.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £99,000 | £97,000 | £125,000 | +28.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £589,000 | £737,000 | — | — |
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 | 35.3% | 35.0% | 36.6% | |
| Net margin | 12.5% | 13.8% | 19.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.7% | 10.6% | 12.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 98.1% | 94.5% | 93.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.86x | 2.71x | 2.45x | |
| Interest cover | 1.57x | 1.68x | 2.07x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- AIRTANKER HOLDINGS LIMITED 2008-03-14 → present
- AIRTANKER HOLDCO LIMITED 2007-07-31 → 2008-03-14
- ROMANYWAY LIMITED 2007-06-14 → 2007-07-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements of the Company and the Group on the going concern basis. The AirTanker Holdings Limited Group has been operational since January 2012 and during the year ended 31 December 2025 generated a profit before taxation of £136,518,000”
Group structure
- AIRTANKER HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- AirTanker Finance Limited 100%
- AirTanker Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, a specific vandalism incident took place which impacted two of the Group's aircraft. This event is contractually fully indemnified which will result in minimal impact on the profit of the Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 67 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOME, Janine Catherine | Secretary | 2023-01-03 | — | — |
| ALEXANDER, Mark Duncan William | Director | 2023-06-16 | Sep 1962 | British |
| AST, Olivier Cyril | Director | 2023-07-26 | Aug 1980 | French |
| COURTS, Robert Alexander | Director | 2025-07-23 | Oct 1978 | British |
| CREW, Robert Llewellyn | Director | 2022-12-01 | Jan 1964 | British |
| ESCOTT, Katherine Edda | Director | 2025-01-07 | Jun 1979 | British |
| FIELD, Jordan Eliott | Director | 2022-02-09 | Jan 1988 | British |
| JAYNE, Paul Andrew | Director | 2014-11-07 | Jun 1964 | British |
| KIMBERLEY, Paul | Director | 2017-10-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| MCCANN, Stephen Francis | Director | 2017-12-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
| RAHUF, Kashif | Director | 2022-02-09 | Dec 1978 | British |
| REYNOLDS, Sean Keith Paul | Director | 2023-08-01 | Sep 1964 | British |
| SAGE, Daniel Saldana | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jul 1975 | Spanish,British |
| SOUL, Michael David | Director | 2026-04-30 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 67 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRY, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | 2008-07-10 | 2014-10-21 |
| BRICE, Christopher Adam | Secretary | 2014-10-21 | 2023-01-03 |
| SEABROOK, Michael William Peter | Secretary | 2007-07-30 | 2008-07-10 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-06-14 | 2007-07-30 |
| ACEDO, Rafael | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2015-05-01 |
| BAGWELL, Greg | Director | 2020-02-14 | 2020-11-06 |
| BARCLAY, Mark | Director | 2008-11-04 | 2010-02-22 |
| BARRATT, Justin Stephen Richard | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2008-04-09 |
| BLAYNEY, John | Director | 2013-06-28 | 2020-12-31 |
| BLUNDELL, Phillip Scott | Director | 2007-07-30 | 2023-06-28 |
| BORRILL, Christopher Paul | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-02-14 |
| BROUGHTON, Marion Elizabeth | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| BROWN, Peter Charles | Director | 2008-06-04 | 2008-07-10 |
| BROWN, Peter Charles | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2008-04-09 |
| BUSBY, Mark Gordon | Director | 2009-06-26 | 2010-02-22 |
| CARAMAZANA-CHOYA, Antonio | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2018-03-07 |
| CARAMAZANA-CHOYA, Antonio | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2008-04-09 |
| CORNFIELD, Kenneth Leslie | Director | 2014-09-09 | 2016-04-01 |
| CRAIG, Paul Anthony, Mr. | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| CUNDY, Christopher John | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2010-07-09 |
| DALY, Nigel Rynd | Director | 2019-08-31 | 2020-02-14 |
| DAVIES, Andrew Simon Craig | Director | 2010-06-04 | 2013-06-28 |
| DOHERTY, Shaun, Dr | Director | 2020-06-30 | 2020-11-06 |
| DONAGHEY, Louise Anne | Director | 2021-06-30 | 2022-02-09 |
| DURHAM, Nicholas Wynford | Director | 2011-05-27 | 2013-06-28 |
| FAUSSET, Martin Clifford St John | Director | 2008-04-09 | 2010-03-31 |
| FELLOWS, David Paul | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2015-04-30 |
| GARCIA, Rodrigo Caminero | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2026-03-01 |
| GARCIA, Rodrigo Caminero | Director | 2018-03-07 | 2020-09-24 |
| GARVEY, Kevin John | Director | 2020-01-13 | 2022-02-09 |
| HAYZEN-SMITH, Karen Veronica | Director | 2016-11-18 | 2020-01-13 |
| HINE, Richard Henry | Director | 2013-02-12 | 2024-04-24 |
| HITCHCOCK, Peter William | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2014-11-07 |
| JAQUETE, Francisco De Borja Segovia | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2023-07-26 |
| JOHNSTON, David James | Director | 2008-12-17 | 2013-10-15 |
| LEVY, Adrian Joseph Morris | Director | 2007-06-14 | 2007-07-30 |
| LYNAS, Matthew Norton | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2008-04-09 |
| MACKENZIE, Alistair David Katsuhiko | Director | 2010-04-14 | 2010-06-04 |
| MACTAGGART, Dugald | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| MARTINELLI, Franco | Director | 2010-07-09 | 2014-09-09 |
| MATALLANOS, Javier | Director | 2009-03-25 | 2012-11-13 |
| MATALLANOS, Javier | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2009-03-25 |
| MIEGEL, Stephan Andreas | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2023-12-19 |
| MISELL, Neal Gregory | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2022-02-09 |
| MORRISON, Kenneth John | Director | 2015-04-30 | 2020-06-30 |
| NAREY, Elizabeth Agnes | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2016-04-01 |
| NAYBOUR, Philip Martin | Director | 2010-02-22 | 2011-01-01 |
| NAYBOUR, Philip Martin | Director | 2008-04-09 | 2008-11-04 |
| PAGE, Gordon Francis De Courcy | Director | 2009-02-10 | 2023-02-22 |
| PAGE, Gordon Francis De Courcy | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2008-11-04 |
| PALMER, Benjamin | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2022-02-09 |
| PARMENTER, Martin David, Mr. | Director | 2013-10-15 | 2014-09-30 |
| PERERA, Paul Sunil | Director | 2010-06-04 | 2011-05-27 |
| PERERA, Paul Sunil | Director | 2008-09-10 | 2010-03-31 |
| PLANTECOSTE, Didier Jean Luc | Director | 2018-03-07 | 2020-09-24 |
| PUDGE, David John | Director | 2007-06-14 | 2007-07-30 |
| RODGERS, Timothy Michael | Director | 2012-02-14 | 2017-12-01 |
| SKINNER, Stephen John | Director | 2015-04-30 | 2017-12-01 |
| STODDART, Robert George | Director | 2013-06-28 | 2017-12-01 |
| SUAREZ, Carlos | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2009-03-25 |
| TENTOR-AUNON, Rafael | Director | 2012-11-13 | 2014-05-01 |
| TENTOR-AUÑON, Rafael | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2018-03-07 |
| THIERCELIN, Geraldine Marie Odile | Director | 2023-12-19 | 2025-01-07 |
| UNRATH, Christian Hans Peter | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2013-02-12 |
| URQUHART, Iain Stuart | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2016-11-18 |
| VINCENT, Michelle Jane | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2015-04-30 |
| WALKER, Justin Mark | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2008-04-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equitix Capital Eurobond 6 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-03-02 | Active |
| Airbus Se | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 261 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.