AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
Operating as the UK manufacturing arm of the European aerospace group Airbus SE, the company designs and manufactures commercial aircraft and related machinery.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3.3B
+22.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
8,009
+2.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£739M
+11% highest 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 | £4,340,000,000 | £4,616,000,000 | £4,990,000,000 | +8.1% | |
| Operating profit | £561,000,000 | £708,000,000 | £701,000,000 | -1% | |
| Profit before tax | £540,000,000 | £666,000,000 | £739,000,000 | +11% | |
| Net profit | £437,000,000 | £575,000,000 | £584,000,000 | +1.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,093,000,000 | £2,757,000,000 | £3,381,000,000 | +22.6% | |
| Net assets | £2,018,000,000 | £2,714,000,000 | £3,327,000,000 | +22.6% | |
| Equity | £2,018,000,000 | £2,714,000,000 | £3,327,000,000 | +22.6% | |
| Average employees | 7,463 | 7,842 | 8,009 | +2.1% | |
| Wages | £408,000,000 | £438,000,000 | £463,000,000 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £172,000 | £381,000 | £419,000 | +10% |
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 | 12.9% | 15.3% | 14.0% | |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 12.5% | 11.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.8% | 25.7% | 20.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.1% | 32.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.48x | 2.09x | 2.76x | |
| Interest cover | 13.05x | 12.42x | 77.89x |
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 OPERATIONS LIMITED 2009-06-17 → present
- AIRBUS UK LIMITED 1997-12-24 → 2009-06-17
- TRUSHELFCO (NO.2299) LIMITED 1997-11-20 → 1997-12-24
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 are prepared on a going concern basis which the directors believe to be appropriate for the following reasons. The Company is part of an inter-company process for the ultimate design and manufacture of commercial and military aircraft, as a result of the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is based on the ability of the Airbus group to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · parent
- Airbus Belfast Limited 100%
- Prestwick Aerosystems Limited 100%
- Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Pension Trustees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 8 December 2025, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Airbus Belfast Limited and Prestwick Aerosystems Limited (formerly Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Limited) from £1 and £36,551,843 respectively.”
- “The Paris Criminal Court announced in April 2023 that all criminal charges against the group were dismissed, but auditors certain civil liability claims remain, with a verdict scheduled for May 2026.”
- “The Company is fully cooperating with an investigation by the Revenue and Customs Authority of the United Kingdom into possible violations of the United Kingdom's export control rules.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Alison Louise | Secretary | 2017-01-01 | — | — |
| BLANDIN, Jerome | Director | 2024-02-29 | Apr 1978 | British,French |
| HARRISON, John Conacher | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| LOISELET, Didier | Director | 2024-08-01 | Aug 1967 | French |
| MCKINLAY, Paul Malcolm | Director | 2022-04-29 | Jan 1969 | British |
| PARTRIDGE, Susan Clare | Director | 2024-02-29 | Jan 1971 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Keith | Secretary | 2000-03-10 | 2016-12-31 |
| GOODGE, Linda Susan | Secretary | 1998-05-15 | 2000-03-10 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-11-20 | 1998-05-15 |
| BARDIN, Christophe | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2024-06-12 |
| BARIL, Thierry | Director | 2007-10-11 | 2016-05-31 |
| BENNETT, Katherine Susan | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2021-06-01 |
| BLACK, Terence Robert William | Director | 1999-02-26 | 2000-12-11 |
| BLANC, Gerard Georges Roger | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2005-11-29 |
| BREGIER, Fabrice Roger Daniel | Director | 2007-02-27 | 2012-06-30 |
| CARROLL, Stuart Paul | Director | 1998-05-15 | 1999-02-26 |
| CHAMPION, Charles | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| CHAMPION, Charles | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-01-31 |
| CHASSAGNE, Jean-Pierre | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2019-09-13 |
| COURPRON, Henri | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-01-31 |
| EISEN, Kurt Gerhard | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2002-12-31 |
| FORGEARD, Noel | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2005-06-25 |
| GARCIA, Alain Alban | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2007-05-02 |
| GAVIN, Patrick | Director | 2007-05-09 | 2010-03-31 |
| GRAY, Iain Gilmour | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2007-10-31 |
| HAISMAN, Mark | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2019-09-13 |
| HARTMANN, Karl Heinz | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2007-01-31 |
| HIGGS, Trevor John | Director | 2021-04-29 | 2022-02-24 |
| HUMBERT, Gustav Walter, Dr | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2006-07-04 |
| LLOYD, Geoffrey James Rhodri | Director | 2006-06-08 | 2007-07-31 |
| PARKES, David Stanley | Director | 1998-05-15 | 2000-12-11 |
| PILLET, Erik | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2006-03-31 |
| RICHTER, Klaus, Doctor | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| ROWE, Drusilla Charlotte Jane | Nominee Director | 1997-11-20 | 1998-05-15 |
| SPERL, Andreas, Dr | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2006-12-31 |
| STEWART, Robert Mark | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| STREIFF, Christian | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2006-10-09 |
| WHEELER, Robert Henry | Director | 2000-03-10 | 2001-10-12 |
| WILHELM, Harald Emil | Director | 2007-01-31 | 2012-06-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Thomas Charles | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Thomas Charles | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2007-01-31 |
| WILSON, Raymond James | Director | 2000-03-10 | 2003-12-31 |
| ZUERCHER, Eleanor Jane | Nominee Director | 1997-11-20 | 1998-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus Se | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-07 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.