STS AVIATION SERVICES UK LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2M
+67.1% vs 2024
Net assets
-£1.1M
-119.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
418
-1.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£8.5M
+58.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,891,273 | £41,108,444 | £59,595,763 | £44,191,406 | £56,441,414 | +27.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,861,226 | £3,442,483 | £4,093,789 | -£20,761,223 | -£8,522,562 | +58.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,861,226 | £3,442,483 | £4,096,621 | -£20,768,478 | -£8,530,625 | +58.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,959,403 | £2,538,681 | £3,004,647 | -£16,432,208 | -£7,061,082 | +57% | |
| Cash | £847,860 | £2,746,226 | £3,629,820 | £1,915,991 | £3,202,568 | +67.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,581,058 | £20,425,601 | £23,598,914 | £5,959,894 | -£1,145,188 | -119.2% | |
| Net assets | £16,804,774 | £19,343,455 | £22,348,102 | £5,915,894 | -£1,145,188 | -119.4% | |
| Equity | £16,804,774 | £19,343,455 | £22,348,102 | £5,915,894 | -£1,145,188 | -119.4% | |
| Average employees | 158 | 279 | 399 | 424 | 418 | -1.4% | |
| Wages | £9,677,167 | £15,942,772 | £21,321,110 | £25,698,312 | £23,732,360 | -7.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £454,953 | £619,481 | £940,631 | £1,053,078 | £497,846 | -52.7% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.5% | 8.4% | 6.9% | -47.0% | -15.1% | |
| Net margin | 8.6% | 6.2% | 5.0% | -37.2% | -12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.3% | 16.9% | 17.3% | -348.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 42.2% | 86.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.56x | 0.69x | 0.62x |
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
- STS AVIATION SERVICES UK LIMITED 2020-06-08 → present
- APPLE AVIATION LIMITED 2010-03-11 → 2020-06-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board have concluded that, after due consideration, there is a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “A key milestone was achieved with the maiden flight of the UK's first Boeing E-7 aircraft in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANSON JNR, Philip Jay | Director | 2025-10-31 | Apr 1970 | American |
| MORTON, Simon David | Director | 2023-12-18 | Oct 1966 | British |
| SMITH, Donald Mark | Director | 2020-03-13 | Dec 1958 | American |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Michael John | Director | 2020-03-13 | 2023-12-18 |
| AINSWORTH, Michael | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2021-06-01 |
| ANSON, JR., Philip Jay | Director | 2019-09-18 | 2020-03-27 |
| BARTHOLOMEW, Ian | Director | 2022-03-09 | 2025-05-06 |
| DAY, Imogen Louise | Director | 2022-03-09 | 2024-10-08 |
| HUFF, Richard Lee | Director | 2020-03-13 | 2025-10-31 |
| LONGMAN, Bernard John, Mr. | Director | 2010-03-11 | 2010-03-11 |
| LONGMAN, Bernard John, Mr. | Director | 2010-03-11 | 2020-03-23 |
| MACKEY, Wallace John Chalmers | Director | 2020-05-18 | 2022-04-25 |
| PICKFORD, Simon John, Mr. | Director | 2010-03-11 | 2020-03-23 |
| PICKFORD, Simon John, Mr. | Director | 2010-03-11 | 2010-03-11 |
| PICKFORD, Tracy Marie | Director | 2010-03-11 | 2010-03-11 |
| WELSBY, Malcolm Stuart | Director | 2020-05-18 | 2023-12-18 |
| WHITTLESTONE, Scott, Mr. | Director | 2010-03-11 | 2010-03-11 |
| WHITTLESTONE, Scott, Mr. | Director | 2010-03-11 | 2020-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sts Aviation Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-18 | Active |
| Mr. Simon John Pickford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-05-25 | Ceased 2019-12-18 |
| Mr. Scott Whittlestone | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-27 | Ceased 2019-12-18 |
| Mr. Bernard John Longman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-27 | Ceased 2019-12-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.