The Light Aircraft Company Ltd
Registered name: THE LIGHT AIRCRAFT COMPANY LTD
The Light Aircraft Company Ltd made £814k revenue and a £58.5k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
The Light Aircraft Company Ltd’s revenue fell 35% to £814k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £58.5k and 13 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery” and is based in Fakenham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Fakenham, East of England
- Age
- 29 yrs · since 1997
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £1.3m | £814k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £1m | £580k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £215k | £234k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£35.1k | −£107k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£32.4k | −£57k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£44k | −£58.5k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£44k | −£58.5k |
| Employees (average) | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −3.5% | −7.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 17.2% | 28.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £73.5k | £62.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£2.6k | −£4.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼34.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.9% | ▼5.6% | ▼23.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £578k | £521k | £386k | £250k |
| Net assets | £955k | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.1m |
| Fixed assets | £246k | £380k | £484k | £439k |
| Current assets | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.1m | £1.2m |
| Debtors | £252k | £395k | £86k | £200k |
| Deferred income | £3.6k | £3.6k | £4k | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −7.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £62.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£4.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 54%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 24.6%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼5%
- Now £1.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼35%
- Now £250k
- Headcount
- ▼24%
- Now 13
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼9%
- Now £439k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£58.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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