BAE SYSTEMS (MILITARY AIR) OVERSEAS LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the LSE-listed aerospace and defence group BAE Systems plc, the company is engaged in international military aircraft operations and defence activities.
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Cash
£1.6k
+30% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.9k
-7.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
81
+35% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£703
-63.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified 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 | £13,574,000 | £22,153 | £24,824 | +12.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,442,000 | £1,904 | £700 | -63.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,452,000 | £1,919 | £703 | -63.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,369,000 | £1,775 | £323 | -81.8% | |
| Cash | £1,447,000 | £1,235 | £1,605 | +30% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,109,000 | £2,181 | £2,082 | -4.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,940,000 | £2,052 | £1,905 | -7.2% | |
| Equity | £3,940,000 | £2,052 | £1,905 | -7.2% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 60 | 81 | +35% | |
| Wages | £4,070,000 | £6,095 | £11,325 | +85.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 10.6% | 8.6% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 8.0% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 35.1% | 87.3% | 33.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 88.6% | 92.4% | 91.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.01x | 0.79x | 0.61x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- BAE SYSTEMS (MILITARY AIR) OVERSEAS LIMITED 2012-01-06 → present
- BAE SYSTEMS (GERMANY) LIMITED 2000-02-23 → 2012-01-06
- BRITISH AEROSPACE (GERMANY) LIMITED 1995-02-24 → 2000-02-23
- BRITISH AEROSPACE PENSION FUNDS CIF TRUSTEES LIMITED 1995-01-13 → 1995-02-24
- BAECAM LIMITED 1991-04-18 → 1995-01-13
- PROFITOPTION LIMITED 1990-11-30 → 1991-04-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making due enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “An error was identified in respect of a revenue contract that had previously been accounted for in advance of certain remaining obligations being completed. Consequently, this resulted in the overstatement of both revenue and profit in years prior to 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAE SYSTEMS CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-07-24 | — | — |
| GREGSON, Lorraine Mary | Director | 2023-12-13 | Aug 1968 | British |
| HUSSEY, Richard Anthony | Director | 2023-12-13 | Mar 1979 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Anthony | Secretary | 2024-06-01 | 2025-07-24 |
| FLETCHER, Thomas Andrew | Secretary | — | 1994-08-09 |
| GOODGE, Linda Susan | Secretary | 1996-02-09 | 2013-08-09 |
| JONES, Stephen Andrew | Secretary | 1994-08-09 | 1996-02-09 |
| PARKES, David Stanley | Secretary | 2005-10-31 | 2024-05-31 |
| ARMSTRONG, David Iain | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2019-04-16 |
| BARNES, Richard Nigel | Director | — | 1992-05-31 |
| BAXTER, Anthony Harry | Director | — | 1993-11-01 |
| BOARDMAN, Christopher George | Director | 2007-07-06 | 2018-03-02 |
| DOUGHTY, Geoffrey Walter | Director | 2001-05-09 | 2007-07-06 |
| ENTWISTLE, Brian Curwell | Director | — | 1994-08-09 |
| GARDNER, David, Professor | Director | 1995-03-28 | 1998-11-02 |
| GARDNER, David | Director | — | 1994-08-09 |
| HARRIS, Peter John | Director | — | 1994-05-31 |
| HASLAM, Robert | Director | 1998-11-02 | 2001-05-09 |
| HENWOOD, Stephen Hugh | Director | 1992-12-01 | 1994-08-09 |
| IMMS, Robin John | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2014-06-26 |
| KANE, Mark | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2014-10-16 |
| OLIVER, Robert Anthony | Director | 2007-07-06 | 2013-02-28 |
| PARKES, David Stanley | Director | 1994-08-09 | 1995-03-28 |
| TAYLOR, Martin | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2016-12-08 |
| THOMPSON, Andrea Jayne | Director | 2019-04-16 | 2023-12-13 |
| TIMMS, Stephen Edward | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2018-03-05 |
| WESTCOTT, Myles St John | Director | 2014-07-28 | 2018-03-02 |
| WILSON, Peter John Sidney | Director | 1995-03-28 | 2007-07-06 |
| WINDRIDGE, Susan Doreen | Director | 1994-08-09 | 1995-03-28 |
| WOOD, Simon Daniel | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2023-12-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bae Systems (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.