AIRBUS HELICOPTERS UK LIMITED
Formerly known as Eurocopter UK Limited, the company operates as the British arm of the listed aerospace group Airbus SE, providing helicopter sales, customisation, maintenance, and pilot training for commercial and military markets.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£22m
+5.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
409
-1.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£12m
+19.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-05.
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 | £156,039,000 | £158,630,000 | £138,953,000 | -12.4% | |
| Operating profit | £4,805,000 | £8,521,000 | £6,521,000 | -23.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,952,000 | £10,454,000 | £12,460,000 | +19.2% | |
| Net profit | £9,411,000 | £8,999,000 | £10,063,000 | +11.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,076,000 | £22,041,000 | £22,884,000 | +3.8% | |
| Net assets | £21,120,000 | £20,708,000 | £21,772,000 | +5.1% | |
| Equity | £21,120,000 | £20,708,000 | £21,772,000 | +5.1% | |
| Average employees | 409 | 415 | 409 | -1.4% | |
| Wages | £22,704,000 | £24,367,000 | £25,606,000 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £161,000 | £174,000 | £176,000 | +1.1% |
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 | 3.1% | 5.4% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 5.7% | 7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.0% | 38.7% | 28.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 1.10x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | 5.68x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- AIRBUS HELICOPTERS UK LIMITED 2014-02-28 → present
- EUROCOPTER UK LIMITED 2007-11-07 → 2014-02-28
- MCALPINE HELICOPTERS LIMITED 1974-03-22 → 2007-11-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which the Directors believe to be appropriate for the following reasons. The Company has made a profit in the current financial year, has a history of making profits each year and is forecasting that it will continue to be profitable based upon its order book. The Company has a strong balance sheet including net assets of £21.7 million and net current assets of £19.7 million for the year ended 31 December 2025.”
Significant events
- “On 28 November 2024, the UK Government announced that the MoD's Fleet of Puma helicopters would be withdrawn from operational service. This retirement was formally completed on 31 March 2025, marking the conclusion of 54 years of distinguished service for the aircraft type.”
- “Following the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military, the Company has implemented measures in line with Government sanctions and blocked the accounts of all known Russian customers. No trading with these customers will take place until permitted by the UK Government.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROZO, Yann | Secretary | 2023-07-24 | — | — |
| ATACK, Richard | Director | 2025-03-17 | Oct 1967 | British |
| CASQUET, Alejandro Candil | Director | 2025-09-01 | Mar 1978 | Spanish |
| HEIN, Thomas Walter | Director | 2022-05-30 | Apr 1969 | German |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMOS, Eric William | Secretary | — | 1994-12-31 |
| BLAKELEY, Andrew Marcus | Secretary | 1994-12-31 | 2000-06-30 |
| CLEATON, Colin | Secretary | 2000-06-30 | 2007-11-01 |
| EDME-MUZARD, Isabelle | Secretary | 2015-11-09 | 2019-01-10 |
| MIQUEL, Edouard | Secretary | 2007-11-01 | 2009-07-16 |
| SAINT-CHABAUD, Sebastien | Secretary | 2019-06-11 | 2023-07-24 |
| VIVET, Hubert, Mister | Secretary | 2009-07-16 | 2015-11-09 |
| ARNAUD, Montalvo | Director | 2009-05-22 | 2009-06-29 |
| BARRIERE, Luc | Director | 1998-07-22 | 2001-10-22 |
| BENNETT, Katherine Susan | Director | 2017-11-20 | 2021-07-26 |
| BLACKHAM, Jeremy Joe, Sir | Director | 2007-12-11 | 2015-12-31 |
| BLANCO ROMERO, Maria Angeles | Director | 2022-01-03 | 2025-09-01 |
| BOLT, Andrew Reginald | Director | 1999-04-30 | 2007-11-01 |
| BORDES, Francois Paul Marie | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2011-07-12 |
| BRIDGE, Benedict | Director | 2021-07-26 | 2021-10-31 |
| BROWN, Leonard Anthony | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2025-03-17 |
| BUDDEN, Derek Ernest Arthur | Director | 1998-09-04 | 1999-04-30 |
| BUDDEN, Derek Ernest Arthur | Director | — | 1993-11-25 |
| CLEATON, Colin | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2008-09-08 |
| CRESPO, Phillippe | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2008-09-16 |
| DESBOUVRIE, Alain | Director | 2012-06-08 | 2014-01-31 |
| DUBARRY, Michael | Director | 1993-07-05 | 2002-07-08 |
| GRAINGER, Christopher | Director | 2004-04-19 | 2006-04-25 |
| GUILLEMIN, Carine | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2017-11-10 |
| HARACHE, Philipe | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1994-09-27 |
| HENRI, Hubert | Director | 2009-05-22 | 2009-06-29 |
| HERMANN, Laurent Jean-Paul, Olivier, Rene | Director | 2017-11-20 | 2018-03-22 |
| HIBBERT, Rupert James | Director | 2009-06-29 | 2014-01-31 |
| IMBERT, Jean-Paul | Director | 2008-09-24 | 2009-04-27 |
| JAMES, Colin Arthur | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2022-06-30 |
| KHAN, Paul | Director | 2015-12-31 | 2017-07-06 |
| KITCHER, Julie Catherine Mary | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2026-04-27 |
| LAMBERT, Olivier | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2012-06-08 |
| LEWIS, David | Director | 1993-09-03 | 2008-09-16 |
| LIARD, Patrice | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2008-06-05 |
| LOMBO, Fernando | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2022-01-02 |
| MCALPINE, James Thomas Hemery | Director | — | 2002-11-22 |
| MCALPINE, Kenneth | Director | — | 2007-11-01 |
| MICHALON, Olivier, Director | Director | 2012-06-08 | 2022-05-23 |
| PANABIERE, Seige | Director | 2008-06-05 | 2009-06-29 |
| PESQUIDOUS, Henri | Director | 2002-06-04 | 2008-07-14 |
| PICKSTON, Stephen Philip | Director | 2006-07-05 | 2008-09-16 |
| REICHGELD, Cornelis Servatius | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| RICHARDSON, William Anthony | Director | — | 2008-09-16 |
| RUDLUFF, Patrick | Director | 1994-09-27 | 1995-06-09 |
| SAPORITO, Guiseppe | Director | 2008-09-24 | 2010-12-31 |
| SCHINDLER, Eduard | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2009-05-31 |
| SOMERVILLE, Robert Merrett | Director | — | 1992-08-21 |
| STEINKE, Markus | Director | 2008-07-14 | 2014-08-18 |
| STELL, Henri | Director | 2001-10-22 | 2004-04-19 |
| TURNBULL, Nigel James Cavers | Director | 1993-09-03 | 1994-12-31 |
| WEISS, Werner | Director | 1995-06-09 | 1998-07-22 |
| WILLIAMS, Timothy Nicholas Edward | Director | 2009-06-29 | 2015-01-31 |
| WOOLF, Robert Anthony | Director | 1994-12-31 | 1998-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus Se | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2023-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Leonard Anthony Brown | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-05-03 | Ceased 2022-12-31 |
| Ms Julie Catherine Mary Kitcher | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-11-01 | Ceased 2022-12-31 |
| Mr Benedict Bridge | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-07-26 | Ceased 2021-10-31 |
| Mr Fernando Lombo | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-10-05 | Ceased 2022-01-02 |
| Ms Katherine Susan Bennett | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-11-20 | Ceased 2021-07-26 |
| Mr Laurent Jean-Paul, Olivier, Rene Hermann | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-11-20 | Ceased 2018-03-22 |
| Mr Colin Arthur James | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-30 |
| Mr Olivier Michalon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-23 |
| Ms Carine Guillemin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-10 |
| Mr Paul Khan | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 252 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-23 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2025-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.