EDINBURGH AIRPORT LIMITED
Trading as Edinburgh Airport, the company operates a major Scottish commercial aviation hub and is ultimately backed by Global Infrastructure Partners.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£143M
-5% vs 2024
Employees
958
+8.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £280,797,000 | £314,684,000 | £358,999,000 | +14.1% | |
| Operating profit | £144,682,000 | £170,050,000 | £196,550,000 | +15.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £121,685,000 | £195,568,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £88,234,000 | £144,431,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £12,909,000 | £28,466,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,267,723,000 | £1,675,251,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £89,149,000 | £150,717,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £89,149,000 | £149,827,000 | £143,226,000 | -4.4% | |
| Average employees | 873 | 880 | 958 | +8.9% | |
| Wages | £36,861,000 | £39,713,000 | £45,644,000 | +14.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £866,000 | £7,700,000 | £3,629,000 | -52.9% |
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 | 51.5% | 54.0% | 54.7% | |
| Net margin | 31.4% | 45.9% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.4% | 10.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 93.3% | 91.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 9.84x | 13.10x | — | |
| Interest cover | 3.45x | 3.52x | — |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis which they believe to be appropriate for the following reasons. ...These forecasts demonstrate the group has adequate financial resources and will remain compliant with financial covenants associated with its debt facilities.”
Group structure
- EDINBURGH AIRPORT LIMITED · parent
- Edinburgh Airport Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group completed a financing exercise in December 2025 by issuing £625 million of loan notes subscribed by several investors. The proceeds were applied to fund the £250 million distribution paid in December 2025.”
- “In 2025, the Airport officially opened its airside solar farm that generates up to 25% of the Airport campus' electricity requirements.”
- “On 28th February 2026, Israel and the United States began a series of strikes against Iran. In response, Iran has launched a series of counter-strikes against Israel, US military bases in the region, and military and civilian locations in Arab states that house US forces.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAN, Stephen Andrew | Secretary | 2015-01-29 | — | — |
| BADIU, Andreea Luana | Director | 2019-11-21 | Aug 1984 | British |
| CHADWICK, Lucy | Director | 2024-06-25 | Feb 1967 | British |
| DEWAR, Gordon William | Director | 2012-07-26 | Mar 1966 | British |
| ELVIDGE, John William, Sir | Director | 2012-05-31 | Feb 1951 | British |
| FOREST, Benoît | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1984 | French |
| HAVARD, Jérôme Mickaël Christophe | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1983 | French |
| LEITE, Álvaro Alexandre Vasconcelos De Oliveira Fernandes | Director | 2025-09-01 | Feb 1980 | Portuguese |
| MATHIEU, Olivier | Director | 2024-06-25 | Apr 1973 | French |
| MAUMON DE LONGEVIALLE, Remi Guy Ferdinand | Director | 2024-06-25 | Jun 1984 | French |
| MCGHEE, Michael John | Director | 2012-05-31 | Jun 1956 | British |
| NOTEBAERT, Nicolas Dominique | Director | 2024-06-25 | Jan 1970 | French |
| PICOT, Thomas David | Director | 2025-11-26 | Jan 1987 | New Zealander,British |
| WINGATE, Stewart | Director | 2025-09-01 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERGA, Robert | Secretary | 2012-05-31 | 2015-01-29 |
| LEWIS, Maria Bernadette | Secretary | 1997-09-16 | 2005-10-05 |
| LOTT, Peter John | Secretary | 1995-03-01 | 1995-06-15 |
| OOI, Shu Mei | Secretary | 2008-11-28 | 2010-08-31 |
| ROWSON, Rachel | Secretary | 2005-10-05 | 2006-06-01 |
| ROWSON, Rachel | Secretary | 1995-06-15 | 1996-01-31 |
| ROWSON, Rachel | Secretary | — | 1995-03-01 |
| WELCH, Susan | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2008-11-28 |
| WILLIAMS HAMER, Gabrielle Mary | Secretary | 1996-01-31 | 1997-09-16 |
| ANDRES MONTE, Pablo | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2011-06-30 |
| BADGER, Ian Blair | Director | — | 1990-09-17 |
| BALE, Lesley Christine | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2001-06-02 |
| BARR, Alan Andrew | Director | 2007-02-05 | 2008-03-31 |
| BAXTER, Stephen Roy | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| BROWN, Kevin Douglas Ferguson | Director | 2010-07-31 | 2011-08-31 |
| BUTLER, James William | Director | 2023-02-16 | 2024-06-25 |
| DEWAR, George Douglas | Director | 1993-05-05 | 2007-02-05 |
| DEWAR, Gordon William | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2010-07-31 |
| DOWDS, Donal | Director | 1996-09-01 | 2006-01-01 |
| DUBOIS, Guillaume | Director | 2024-06-25 | 2025-09-01 |
| FLEMIG, Sarah Sophie, Dr | Director | 2023-02-16 | 2025-01-31 |
| GIBSON, Graeme Kenneth | Director | 2024-06-25 | 2026-02-20 |
| GILLESPIE-SMITH, Andrew Harvey | Director | 2012-05-31 | 2019-11-18 |
| JEFFREY, Richard Benjamin | Director | 2001-06-02 | 2007-06-01 |
| JOHNSTON, David Ian | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2008-05-31 |
| LAVIN, Jorge | Director | 2011-08-24 | 2012-05-31 |
| LOPEZ SORIA, Fidel | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-05-31 |
| MOORHOUSE, Graham | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2012-05-31 |
| MURPHY, Vernon Leslie | Director | — | 1999-08-01 |
| O'SULLIVAN, James Christopher | Director | 2012-05-31 | 2012-07-26 |
| O'SULLIVAN, James Christopher | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2012-05-31 |
| PEAT, Stephen Hedley | Director | 2009-07-31 | 2010-11-01 |
| PRITCHARD, Gary William | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2018-09-27 |
| SCHMIT, Pierre-Hugues Paul Louis | Director | 2024-06-25 | 2025-09-01 |
| STANLEY, Scott Allen | Director | 2012-05-31 | 2017-07-24 |
| TELESZ, Scott Edward | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2022-12-01 |
| THOMSON, David Graham | Director | 2012-12-05 | 2022-03-05 |
| URQUHART, Linda Hamilton | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2025-01-31 |
| WALLACE, Ronald Stewart | Director | 1990-09-17 | 1996-09-01 |
| WOODBURN, William Alan | Director | 2012-05-31 | 2016-10-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-06-06 |
| Green Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 261 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.