STANSTED AIRPORT LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the Manchester Airports Group, the company owns and manages London Stansted Airport, providing infrastructure and services for both passenger airlines and cargo carriers.
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Cash
£23m
-56% vs 2025
Net assets
£1bn
+5.8% vs 2025
Employees
2,270
+1.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£108m
+2.2% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £429,397,000 | £452,580,000 | £480,619,000 | +6.2% | |
| Operating profit | £106,031,000 | £101,725,000 | £103,761,000 | +2% | |
| Profit before tax | £112,495,000 | £106,063,000 | £108,441,000 | +2.2% | |
| Net profit | £77,367,000 | £69,113,000 | £60,202,000 | -12.9% | |
| Cash | £1,409,000 | £52,064,000 | £22,895,000 | -56% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,144,120,000 | £1,033,926,000 | £1,109,866,000 | +7.3% | |
| Net assets | £1,089,458,000 | £965,369,000 | £1,021,371,000 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | £1,089,458,000 | £965,369,000 | £1,021,371,000 | +5.8% | |
| Average employees | 1,935 | 2,228 | 2,270 | +1.9% | |
| Wages | £100,580,000 | £112,542,000 | £123,475,000 | +9.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £632,565 | £928,326 | £943,637 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £35,009 | £35,937 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £632,565 | £928,326 | £943,637 | +1.6% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 24.7% | 22.5% | 21.6% | |
| Net margin | 18.0% | 15.3% | 12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.3% | 9.8% | 9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.0% | 23.0% | 27.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.33x | 0.78x | 0.48x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- STANSTED AIRPORT LIMITED 1986-07-14 → present
- PRECIS (495) LIMITED 1986-02-19 → 1986-07-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis. In assessing the going concern position of the Company, the directors have considered its cash flows and liquidity for the period to 30 September 2027”
Significant events
- “At the end of August 2026, MAG disclosed it had been subject to a data breach by an unauthorised third party. The incident is a non-adjusting post-balance sheet event and has no impact on the financial results of MAG or the Company for the year ended 31 March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOYCE, Marie Anne | Director | 2026-01-05 | Mar 1973 | Irish |
| O'TOOLE, John Kenneth | Director | 2025-09-29 | May 1974 | Irish |
| POWELL, Gareth William | Director | 2022-10-27 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, Maria Bernadette | Secretary | 1997-09-16 | 2005-11-03 |
| LOTT, Peter John | Secretary | 1995-02-02 | 1995-06-15 |
| OOI, Shu Mei | Secretary | 2008-11-28 | 2010-08-31 |
| ROWSON, Rachel | Secretary | 2005-11-03 | 2006-06-01 |
| ROWSON, Rachel | Secretary | 1995-06-15 | 1995-12-08 |
| ROWSON, Rachel | Secretary | — | 1995-02-02 |
| WELCH, Susan | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2008-11-28 |
| WILLIAMS HAMER, Gabrielle Mary | Secretary | 1995-12-08 | 1997-09-16 |
| ASTOR, Joanna | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-06-25 |
| BARTON, Nicholas | Director | 2010-12-23 | 2013-02-28 |
| BRAMALL, Janine | Director | 2020-12-03 | 2025-10-01 |
| BUSH, Christopher Robin John | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2003-03-31 |
| BUTLER, Christopher Michael | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2004-06-25 |
| CLASPER, Michael | Director | 2001-07-20 | 2004-06-25 |
| CORNISH, Charles Thomas | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2020-12-03 |
| COWAN, Andrew David | Director | 2016-07-18 | 2017-10-10 |
| DOWDS, Donal | Director | 2006-10-27 | 2007-03-31 |
| EGAN, John Leopold, Sir | Director | — | 1999-11-07 |
| EWING, Margaret | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2006-10-04 |
| FIELD, David | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| GARROOD, Duncan Steven, Dr | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2006-10-27 |
| GRIFFITHS, David Jonathan | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Steve Mark | Director | 2020-12-03 | 2022-10-28 |
| HARRISON, Andrew David | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2016-07-18 |
| HERGA, Robert David | Director | 2001-07-20 | 2009-07-31 |
| HERGA, Robert David | Director | 1998-11-20 | 2001-07-20 |
| HOBBS, Colin Edward | Director | — | 1995-02-01 |
| HODGKINSON, Michael Stewart, Sir | Director | — | 2001-07-20 |
| JOHNSTON, David Ian | Director | 2009-09-21 | 2010-11-29 |
| LEO, Jose | Director | 2006-10-04 | 2013-02-28 |
| LOMAS, Eric George | Director | — | 1994-03-14 |
| LOPEZ SORIA, Fidel | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-10-08 |
| MEARS, Andrew John, Bsc (Econ) Aca | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2004-06-25 |
| MORGAN, Terence David | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| MORGAN, Terence David | Director | 1994-05-10 | 1997-07-01 |
| MURPHY, Mark Patrick Joseph | Director | 2003-06-02 | 2004-06-25 |
| NORMAN, John | Director | 1997-11-01 | 2003-07-04 |
| O'SULLIVAN, James Christopher | Director | 2012-10-08 | 2013-02-28 |
| O'TOOLE, John Kenneth | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2020-12-03 |
| OVENDEN, Diane Valerie | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| PATERNOSTER, Ronald Michael John | Director | — | 2000-05-31 |
| PEAT, Stephen Hedley | Director | 2009-07-31 | 2010-11-01 |
| PHYTHIAN, Clifford John | Director | 1997-09-01 | 1998-07-31 |
| RILEY, Mathew John | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2000-04-30 |
| SLOAN, Daniel | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1996-04-01 |
| SPEAKMAN, John Alan | Director | 1993-06-01 | 1997-09-01 |
| STENT, John Julian | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| STEWART, Christine | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2004-06-25 |
| THOMAS, Murray Russell | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1997-04-22 |
| THOMPSON, Neil Philip | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2020-12-03 |
| WINGATE, Stewart | Director | 2007-03-31 | 2009-09-21 |
| WOLSTENHOLME, Andrew | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2002-08-14 |
| WRIGHT, Adrian James | Director | — | 1994-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Airport Group Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 588 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.