AQUILA AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£435K
+10.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£19M
+8.7% vs 2024
Employees
341
-0.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.7M
+105% 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
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £88,938,000 | £89,687,000 | +0.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£31,404,000 | £4,279,000 | +113.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£33,111,000 | £1,657,000 | +105% | |
| Net profit | -£32,791,000 | £1,831,000 | +105.6% | |
| Cash | £394,000 | £435,000 | +10.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£14,252,000 | -£13,061,000 | +8.4% | |
| Net assets | -£20,981,000 | -£19,150,000 | +8.7% | |
| Equity | -£20,981,000 | -£19,150,000 | +8.7% | |
| Average employees | 342 | 341 | -0.3% | |
| Wages | £24,431,000 | £25,385,000 | +3.9% | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -35.3% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | -36.9% | 2.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 146.2% | 141.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.59x | 0.68x | |
| Interest cover | -17.53x | 1.63x |
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
- UK-adopted international accounting standards
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the immediate 12 month period.”
Significant events
- “The Company continued to deliver high levels of service availability (> 99%) throughout the year. The transition from legacy equipment continues and by 31st March 2025, 91% of the equipment has been installed and accepted into service.”
- “The Company has also been successful during the year at attracting new orders of £9.6m as part of its strategy for growth.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEABROOK, Michael William Peter | Secretary | 2014-10-28 | — | British |
| FRANKLIN, Gary Adam | Director | 2025-03-07 | Oct 1981 | British |
| GENTGEN, Thierry Denis Etienne | Director | 2025-11-28 | May 1966 | French |
| HITCHCOCK, Peter William | Director | 2024-08-01 | Jul 1966 | British |
| KURP, Youzec Francois Guillaume | Director | 2025-11-28 | Aug 1971 | French |
| ROLFE, Martin John | Director | 2016-11-29 | Aug 1972 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Guy Anthony | Director | 2016-02-29 | 2025-03-07 |
| ANTHISTLE, Anthony | Director | 2014-10-28 | 2016-11-29 |
| BARRATT, Justin Stephen Richard | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2016-11-29 |
| BOULTON, Stuart Michael | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2021-04-30 |
| BROUGHTON, Marion Elizabeth | Director | 2015-04-29 | 2016-04-25 |
| CRESSWELL, Alexander Colin Kynaston | Director | 2016-11-29 | 2025-11-28 |
| LOWE, Edward Anthony Noel | Director | 2014-10-28 | 2015-04-29 |
| MASON, Catherine Lois | Director | 2014-10-29 | 2016-03-04 |
| MCPHEE, Alistair Dickson | Director | 2014-10-28 | 2016-11-29 |
| O'CONNELL, Patrick Michael | Director | 2015-04-29 | 2016-01-18 |
| RIVIERRE, Christian Albert Jean Paul | Director | 2023-02-20 | 2025-11-28 |
| ROLFE, Martin John | Director | 2014-10-28 | 2016-02-29 |
| STOLLER, Michael Paul | Director | 2018-04-03 | 2024-08-01 |
| STOLLER, Michael Paul | Director | 2016-03-04 | 2016-11-29 |
| STRATTON, Suzanne Jayne | Director | 2021-04-30 | 2023-02-20 |
| WALKER, Justin Mark | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2015-04-29 |
| WILSON, David John Alexander | Director | 2016-01-18 | 2018-04-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nats (Services) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Thales Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.