THOMPSON AERO SEATING LIMITED
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Cash
£33M
+70.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£155M
+28.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
776
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£21M
+72.5% highest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of THOMPSON AERO SEATING LIMITED's latest filing
Inside the accounts of Thompson Aero Seating. A profitable year, but a balance sheet flying standby. ✈️
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As stated in note 1, these events or conditions, along with other matters explained in note 1, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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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 | £115,125,000 | £169,564,000 | £223,971,000 | +32.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,004,000 | £22,772,000 | £28,284,000 | +24.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,510,000 | £12,134,000 | £20,927,000 | +72.5% | |
| Net profit | -£8,412,000 | £11,903,000 | £62,056,000 | +421.3% | |
| Cash | £5,085,000 | £19,392,000 | £33,024,000 | +70.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£226,368,000 | -£204,890,000 | -£136,276,000 | +33.5% | |
| Net assets | -£228,500,000 | -£216,597,000 | -£154,541,000 | +28.7% | |
| Equity | — | — | -£154,541,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 644 | 726 | 776 | +6.9% | |
| Wages | £24,038,000 | £28,240,000 | £36,296,000 | +28.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £686,000 | £1,020,000 | £1,457,000 | +42.8% |
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 | -0.9% | 13.4% | 12.6% | |
| Net margin | -7.3% | 7.0% | 27.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 293.1% | 233.7% | 167.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.26x | 0.36x | 0.44x | |
| Interest cover | -0.12x | 2.14x | 2.98x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- THOMPSON AERO SEATING LIMITED 2011-01-04 → present
- J. THOMPSON SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2009-07-27 → 2011-01-04
- THOMPSON AERO SEATING LTD 2004-11-12 → 2009-07-27
- J. THOMPSON SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2002-04-10 → 2004-11-12
- LUMINAR CONSULTANTS LIMITED 1997-07-09 → 2002-04-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As stated in note 1, these events or conditions, along with other matters explained in note 1, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- THOMPSON AERO SEATING LIMITED · parent
- Thompson Aero Seating (Ireland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the company expanded its footprint by incorporating a subsidiary, Thompson Aero Seating (Ireland) Limited, in the Republic of Ireland to improve its service delivery to its worldwide customer base.”
- “The Company achieved a very strong commercial year with new programme awards resulting in a net increase to the order book of £402m from FY24 to FY25, which will primarily be delivered over the next five years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Keith Connell | Director | 2023-08-01 | Jan 1975 | British |
| BELL, Peter James | Director | 2022-10-09 | Jun 1981 | Northern Irish |
| DAI, Jiajia | Director | 2022-10-09 | Jul 1978 | Chinese |
| DU, Ou | Director | 2022-11-11 | Aug 1987 | Chinese |
| FAN, Li | Director | 2022-10-09 | Oct 1974 | Chinese |
| FANG, Haiyuan | Director | 2022-10-09 | Oct 1966 | Chinese |
| GUO, Jing | Director | 2020-03-16 | Jun 1981 | Chinese |
| WANG, Tingjiang | Director | 2024-09-11 | Apr 1966 | Chinese |
| WANG, Zhenlin | Director | 2022-11-11 | Jan 1975 | Chinese |
| YANG, Xu, Mr. | Director | 2025-12-09 | Jan 1982 | Chinese |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMSON, Colin | Secretary | 2016-05-12 | 2016-12-05 |
| THOMPSON, James | Secretary | 1997-07-09 | 2009-02-16 |
| ANNAGATE | Corporate Secretary | 2009-02-16 | 2016-05-12 |
| ADAMSON, Colin | Director | 2009-02-16 | 2016-12-05 |
| BUDO, Andres Anibal | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2020-12-31 |
| CUMMINGS, Jennifer Ellen | Director | 2014-03-25 | 2016-12-05 |
| CUMMINGS, Jennifer Ellen | Director | 2014-03-25 | 2017-02-24 |
| DAI, Yusi | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2017-02-24 |
| HUANG, Wenhui | Director | 2017-02-24 | 2018-12-31 |
| LIN, Zhaoyu | Director | 2019-12-09 | 2022-10-09 |
| MCKEE, Margaret Anne | Director | 1997-07-09 | 2002-03-31 |
| MONTGOMERY, Gary | Director | 2009-02-16 | 2018-12-31 |
| PANG, Zhen | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2020-03-16 |
| RUSK, Nicola Jane | Director | 2014-03-25 | 2016-12-05 |
| RUSK, Samuel William John | Director | 2009-02-16 | 2016-12-05 |
| TAGGART, William Patrick Neil | Director | 2020-03-16 | 2023-07-31 |
| TAYLOR, Alan | Director | 2014-03-25 | 2016-12-05 |
| THOMPSON, James Hanna | Director | 1997-07-09 | 2014-03-14 |
| THOMPSON, Joanne | Director | 2002-03-31 | 2008-09-26 |
| XU, Tongyu | Director | 2022-10-09 | 2024-09-11 |
| ZHAO, Jifeng | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2017-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-09-08 | Active |
| State-Owned Assets Supervision And Administration Commission Of The State Council | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-07-06 | Ceased 2020-09-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-26 | 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
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.