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Company No. 03985080 · Incorporated 27 Apr 2000

Menzies Aviation (UK) Limited

Registered name: MENZIES AVIATION (UK) LIMITED

Part of John Menzies Limited group

Menzies Aviation (UK) Limited made £171m revenue and a £5.9m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023. read from filing text

Menzies Aviation (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 30% to £171m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £5.9m and 3,496 employees. The company is classified under “service activities incidental to air transportation” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 52230Service activities incidental to air transportation
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
26 yrs · since 2000
Type
Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

Revenue
£171m
Growth ▲29.7%
Profit
−£5.9m
Growth —
Profit margin
−3.5%
 
Employees
3,496
Change ▲15.7%
Profit / employee
−£1.7k
Revenue/employee £48.9k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 2023
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£132m£171m
Operating profit−£2.7m£1.1m
Profit before tax−£7.6m−£5.9m
Profit (best available)−£7.6m−£5.9m
Staff costs£94.8m£124m
Employees (average)3,0233,496
Ratios
Profit margin−5.8%−3.5%
Revenue per employee£43.6k£48.9k
Profit per employee−£2.5k−£1.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲29.7%
Headcount growth—▲15.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£100k£100k
Net assets−£36.4m−£39.1m
Fixed assets£47.4m£60.9m
Current assets£33.3m£31.2m
Debtors£17.8m£18.4m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−3.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£48.9k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£1.7k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
35.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
10.8%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
—
Now −£39.1m
Cash at bank
0%
Now £100k
Headcount
▲16%
Now 3,496
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲28%
Now £60.9m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. John Menzies Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Menzies Group Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. Menzies Aviation Holdings Limited75–100%
  4. Menzies Aviation Limited75–100%
  5. Menzies Aviation (UK) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (6)

Sister companies (12)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit −£5.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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