HYBRID AIR VEHICLES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1M
+674.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+12.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
54
-6.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5.9M
+12.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 1.4 in the financial statements, which sets out that the Group's forecast cashflow is dependent on certain assumptions with regards to the group's financing activities. As stated in note 1.4, these events or conditions along with the other matters as set forth in the note, indicate that a material uncertainty exists about the ability to
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £306,994 | £1,622,807 | £1,031,358 | -36.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,731,852 | -£5,739,545 | -£5,043,346 | +12.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,503,006 | -£6,711,144 | -£5,855,850 | +12.7% | |
| Net profit | -£4,102,382 | -£6,414,438 | -£5,855,850 | +8.7% | |
| Cash | £362,278 | £146,199 | £1,132,167 | +674.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,696,641 | £14,153,558 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £4,518,583 | £9,537,542 | £10,761,343 | +12.8% | |
| Equity | £4,518,583 | £9,537,542 | £10,761,343 | +12.8% | |
| Average employees | 61 | 58 | 54 | -6.9% | |
| Wages | £3,795,105 | £4,029,075 | £3,959,575 | -1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £751,533 | £817,640 | £1,015,192 | +24.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -42.9% | -40.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.7% | 72.8% | 70.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.08x | 0.07x | 0.29x | |
| Interest cover | -4.56x | -6.10x | -5.11x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- HYBRID AIR VEHICLES LIMITED 2007-09-12 → present
- HAP ACQUISITIONS LIMITED 2007-07-20 → 2007-09-12
- DWSCO 2704 LIMITED 2007-06-06 → 2007-07-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 1.4 in the financial statements, which sets out that the Group's forecast cashflow is dependent on certain assumptions with regards to the group's financing activities. As stated in note 1.4, these events or conditions along with the other matters as set forth in the note, indicate that a material uncertainty exists about the ability to”
Group structure
- HYBRID AIR VEHICLES LIMITED · parent
- Cardington Airship Project Limited 100%
- Airlander Limited 100%
- HAV (EU) SAS 100%
- Hybrid Air Vehicles United States of America LLC 100%
Significant events
- “Our reserved orderbook grew by $200m to $2.2bn; we announced the first military reservations for Airlander, with three aircraft reserved by an innovative defence contractor looking to deliver the unique capabilities of Airlander to its customers.”
- “In 2025 we established HAV USA to drive sales opportunities and deliver programmes in North America and appointed John Schumacher as its President.”
- “HAV has developed a number of important partnerships this year: we have partnered with ZeroAvia to explore their electric powertrain; joined the SASHA Coalition as they push forward regulation for zero-emission aviation; signed up to the UK Defence ESG charter; joined the Armed Forces Covenant; and added to our defence partnerships with a MoU with an additional major prime.”
- “In February 2024, we formally launched the Type Certification programme for Airlander 10 with the UK Civil Aviation Authority and this has continued to progress throughout 2025.”
- “We welcomed Kate Tojeiro to the HAV Board bringing independent oversight and strategic guidance, building on her valuable contribution as a member of our advisory board for the previous two and a half years.”
- “July 2025 saw the retirement of Pommy Sarwal MBE, who therefore stepped down from the Board of Hybrid Air Vehicles and from his position as Chair of the Audit Committee.”
- “The board has appointed Graham Hughes as a non-executive director and chair of the Audit committee following a period acting as an advisory board member.”
- “In 2025 a total of £6.7m was raised from equity pledges.”
- “Since the balance sheet date, 5,081,066 shares have been subscribed for as the result of ongoing funding activities.”
- “Furthermore, 508,671 non-tax-advantaged share options have been awarded to Directors, Senior Executives and members of staff.”
- “On 1 March 2026, Graham Hughes was appointed as a non-executive director and during the same month HAV (EU) SAS was dissolved.”
- “In April 2026 the Group allocated 4,792,414 options under its non-tax advantaged Long Term Incentive Plan, the Board having approved the use of up to 5 million shares during 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DURHAM, Michael | Director | 2011-03-17 | May 1963 | British |
| GRUNDY, Thomas Michael | Director | 2019-05-29 | Jun 1977 | British |
| GWYN, Hwfa Anthony Richard | Director | 2012-04-12 | Mar 1980 | British |
| HUGHES, Graham Paul | Director | 2026-03-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| MACLEOD, Dewar Hynd | Director | 2013-09-27 | Jul 1961 | Scottish |
| TOJEIRO, Katherine Deanna | Director | 2025-10-01 | May 1969 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-06-06 | 2018-04-04 |
| ELLIOTT, Gary | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2013-09-27 |
| GWYN, Philip Hammond Rhys | Director | 2007-07-24 | 2018-05-30 |
| HISCOCK, Andrew | Director | 2010-12-06 | 2013-10-22 |
| MCGLENNAN, Stephen James | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2019-05-29 |
| MUNK, Jeffery Roger | Director | 2007-08-17 | 2010-02-20 |
| PENNEFATHER, William Jonathan Richard | Director | 2007-08-17 | 2013-10-17 |
| SARWAL, Prodaman Kumar | Director | 2010-05-12 | 2025-07-16 |
| SINCLAIR, Roderick John | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Roderick John | Director | 2007-07-24 | 2011-03-31 |
| STEEL, Michael Gardner | Director | 2010-05-12 | 2013-09-27 |
| TAYLOR, Kevin Brendan | Director | 2018-05-30 | 2019-04-06 |
| DWS DIRECTORS LTD | Corporate Director | 2007-06-06 | 2007-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-22 RP04SH01 Legacy PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-22 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2025-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 6
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.