HEAVYWEIGHT AIR EXPRESS LIMITED
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Cash
£74k
+2,726.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£25m
+9.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
59
+1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.8m
-2.3% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £18,864,481 | £19,544,499 | £20,035,437 | +2.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,913,526 | £2,839,247 | £2,840,551 | 0% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,911,995 | £2,833,706 | £2,769,801 | -2.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,176,364 | £2,501,521 | £2,130,321 | -14.8% | |
| Cash | £1,000 | -£2,801 | £73,568 | +2,726.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,375,080 | £23,887,153 | £25,859,671 | +8.3% | |
| Net assets | £20,686,043 | £23,187,564 | £25,317,885 | +9.2% | |
| Equity | £20,686,043 | £23,187,564 | £25,317,885 | +9.2% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 58 | 59 | +1.7% | |
| Wages | £1,152,527 | £1,446,576 | £1,522,281 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £579,127 | £534,343 | £370,267 | -30.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £220,518 | £214,602 | £191,500 | -10.8% |
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 | 15.4% | 14.5% | 14.2% | |
| Net margin | 11.5% | 12.8% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.6% | 11.9% | 11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.3% | 43.0% | 49.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.15x | 2.22x | 1.91x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 34.14x |
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.
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 a going concern basis, which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons:”
Group structure
- HEAVYWEIGHT AIR EXPRESS LIMITED · parent
- Air Liaison Limited 100%
- Belfast Airport Handling Limited 100%
- East Midlands Airport Handling Limited 100%
- Groupair (S.A.) Proprietary Limited 100%
- Heathrow Airport Handling Limited 100%
- Heavyweight Air Express 79.6%
- Heavyweight Air Express 100%
- Heavyweight Air Express FZCO 100%
- Heavyweight Air Express FZE 100%
- Heavyweight Air Express Limited 100%
- Heavyweight Air Express LLC 100%
- Procharter DWC LLC 60%
- Transport Security Associates Limited 100%
- Heavyweight Air Express Florida 100%
- HW Latam 51%
- TSA ME FZE 100%
- DCBI Vietnam Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the ultimate parent company World Freight Company International S.A.S. was acquired by Windrose France Holdings S.A.S, with the new ultimate parent company being Windrose Holdings (DIFC)Limited, an entity incorporated in the United Arab Emirates.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE, Colin Richard | Secretary | 2005-04-13 | — | British |
| KARAI, Neville | Director | 2015-03-05 | Feb 1966 | British |
| THACKERAY, Richard | Director | 2007-07-01 | Mar 1968 | British |
| WHITE, Colin Richard | Director | 2002-12-09 | Oct 1963 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORMAN, Carol Ann | Secretary | 1997-07-28 | 2005-04-13 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-07-28 | 1997-07-28 |
| CHAPMAN, Christopher Eric | Director | 1997-07-28 | 2007-02-26 |
| NEAT, Colin Francis | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2009-06-30 |
| NORMAN, Carol Ann | Director | 1997-07-28 | 2007-02-26 |
| SWEENEY, Martin | Director | 1997-11-18 | 2018-02-21 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-07-28 | 1997-07-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hae Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-25 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-02 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2020-12-01 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2020-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.