Menzies Aviation Holdings Limited
Registered name: MENZIES AVIATION HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of John Menzies Limited groupMenzies Aviation Holdings Limited made £106m revenue and £52.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023. read from filing text
Menzies Aviation Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 64% to £106m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £52.7m profit and 161 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.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 2000
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £64.4m | £106m |
| Operating profit | £16.7m | £49.9m |
| Profit before tax | £14.1m | £52.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £14.1m | £52.7m |
| Staff costs | £9.6m | £16.7m |
| Employees (average) | 147 | 161 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 21.9% | 49.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £438k | £656k |
| Profit per employee | £95.9k | £327k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲64% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲273.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | £16.9m | £62.9m |
| Fixed assets | £81.7m | £83.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 49.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £656k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £327k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 79.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲272%
- Now £62.9m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲10%
- Now 161
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲3%
- Now £83.8m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- John Menzies Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Menzies Group Holdings Limited75–100%
- Menzies Aviation Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Menzies Aviation LimitedRev. £23.2m · Profit −£4.1m
- Menzies Aviation Corporate Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (4)
- John Menzies (108) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- John Menzies International LimitedRev. — · Profit £238k
- Lonsdale Universal LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rose Street Nominees LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit £52.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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