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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-01-05 (in 8mo)

Last made up 2025-12-22

Watchouts

2 items

Cash

£2M

USD 2,097,000

+53.6% vs 2023

Net assets

-£31M

USD -41,769,000

-165.8% vs 2023

Employees

107

+62.1% vs 2023

Profit before tax

-£19M

USD -26,054,000

+14.8% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £39,609,778£101,872,617
Operating profit -£19,169,470-£18,092,995
Profit before tax -£22,863,871-£19,476,714
Net profit -£22,863,871-£19,476,714
Cash £1,020,408£1,567,616
Total assets less current liabilities £44,263,288-£6,174,778
Net assets -£11,747,028-£31,224,490
Equity -£11,747,028-£31,224,490
Average employees 66107
Wages £5,031,771£9,786,948
Directors' remuneration £428,347£731,853

Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin -48.4%-17.8%
Net margin -57.7%-19.1%
Return on capital employed -43.3%293.0%
Current ratio 0.64x0.39x
Interest cover -2.65x-1.02x

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
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Wenn Townsend
Audit opinion
Qualified
Going concern
Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Given the continued losses in the period, and the net liabilities position on the balance sheet of $35,099,000 at 31st December 2024, the directors have undertaken a full review of the entity in terms of a going concern assessment as at the date of the approval of these financial statements.”

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

7 active · 5 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
ONE ADVISORY LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2024-12-18
BAYLIS, James Philip Director 2025-03-18 Nov 1983 British
BRENNAN, Douglas Lloyd Director 2022-02-22 Feb 1965 Canadian
ENNIS, Harold Mark Director 2024-12-12 Apr 1956 British
LAWRENCE, Mark Allan Director 2024-12-12 Mar 1972 American
MARTIN, David Robert Director 2024-12-12 Dec 1951 British
VERE, Charlotte Sarah Emily, Lady Director 2025-03-18 Mar 1969 British
Show 5 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
EDWARDS, Iain Kenneth Director 2023-09-27 2024-12-12
HOLT, Jason Christopher Director 2023-09-27 2025-09-09
KERR, David Hugh Director 2022-08-12 2024-04-19
PENTON, Shaun Bradley Director 2020-12-23 2024-11-16
STODDART, Paul Gerard Director 2020-12-23 2024-11-16

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Trimcomlee Limited Corporate entity Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% 2024-11-19 Active
Mr Carlos Miguel Amorim Dasilva Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2024-11-19 Active
Mr Douglas Lloyd Brennan Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2022-02-22 Ceased 2024-11-19
European Aviation Limited Corporate entity Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% 2020-12-30 Ceased 2024-11-19
Mr Paul Gerard Stoddart Individual Significant influence 2020-12-23 Ceased 2021-02-17

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 75 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2025-09-01 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2025-09-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-04-28 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2026-04-02 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2026-02-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-12-29 AD02 address Change sail address company with old address new address PDF
2025-12-29 AD03 address Move registers to sail company with new address PDF
2025-09-10 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-09-01 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2025-09-01 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-07-21 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2025-07-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-06-27 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2025-03-28 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-03-28 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-01-10 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2025-01-05 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-01-03 AD03 address Move registers to sail company with new address PDF
2025-01-02 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-02 AD02 address Change sail address company with new address PDF
2024-12-31 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
11

last 12 months

Capital events
1

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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