CHAPMAN FREEBORN HOLDINGS LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group, the company is a holding entity for an independent aircraft charter brokerage specialising in cargo, commercial passenger, and business aviation.
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Cash
£18k
-33.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£26k
-22.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
412
-4.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.3k
-56.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £385,021,000 | £327,407 | £243,200 | -25.7% | |
| Operating profit | £27,011,000 | £11,123 | £4,710 | -57.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £25,708,000 | £9,859 | £4,261 | -56.8% | |
| Net profit | £18,058,000 | £7,575 | £4,799 | -36.6% | |
| Cash | £22,511,000 | £27,120 | £18,089 | -33.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £49,453,000 | £40,743 | £31,267 | -23.3% | |
| Net assets | £35,706,000 | £33,925 | £26,375 | -22.3% | |
| Equity | £35,706,000 | £33,925 | £26,375 | -22.3% | |
| Average employees | 419 | 430 | 412 | -4.2% | |
| Wages | £30,386,000 | £30,832 | £27,729 | -10.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,132,000 | £1,047 | £957 | -8.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £10,000 | £10,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £439,000 | £413 | £301 | -27.1% |
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 | 7.0% | 3.4% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 2.3% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 54.6% | 27.3% | 15.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.9% | 66.3% | 71.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.22x | 1.44x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | 17.52x | 8.22x | 4.52x |
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
- CHAPMAN FREEBORN HOLDINGS LIMITED 2009-05-27 → present
- NEWINCCO 923 LIMITED 2009-03-26 → 2009-05-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATLIWALA, Russi | Director | 2009-03-31 | Feb 1964 | German |
| DOVYDENAS, Linas | Director | 2025-06-01 | Feb 1975 | Lithuanian |
| ERBACHER, Eric | Director | 2020-12-30 | May 1961 | German |
| GERASIMOVA, Saska | Director | 2025-10-20 | Sep 1980 | Czech |
| JANUKENAS, Jonas | Director | 2026-08-11 | Jul 1976 | Lithuanian |
| LAPINSKAS, Zilvinas | Director | 2026-08-04 | Mar 1976 | Lithuanian |
| NUNES, Bernardo Fernandes | Director | 2025-02-17 | Oct 1970 | Portuguese |
| STEMBRA, Liudas | Director | 2026-04-01 | Oct 1986 | Lithuanian |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOARDER, Peter | Secretary | 2009-03-31 | 2021-02-17 |
| MAZZOCCHETTI, Fabio | Secretary | 2021-02-17 | 2021-07-23 |
| OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-03-26 | 2009-03-31 |
| CHAPMAN, Christopher Eric | Director | 2009-04-03 | 2013-12-30 |
| CIPKUS, Robertas | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2026-07-07 |
| DURSLEY, Neil Edward | Director | 2020-06-24 | 2024-07-16 |
| JANUKENAS, Jonas | Director | 2020-06-24 | 2026-04-01 |
| JOARDER, Peter | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2021-02-17 |
| KEINYTE, Audrone | Director | 2024-03-01 | 2025-06-01 |
| KOJALIENE, Vaida | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| MANNING, Marcus Philip | Director | 2020-06-24 | 2022-03-31 |
| MCDONALD, Duncan Francis | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2009-03-31 |
| MORKUNAS, Gabrielius | Director | 2026-04-01 | 2026-08-28 |
| NORMAN, Carol Ann | Director | 2009-04-03 | 2013-12-30 |
| OUZOUNIAN, Shahe | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2020-03-31 |
| SURINTAS, Zygimantas | Director | 2020-06-24 | 2024-03-01 |
| USACKAS, Vygaudas | Director | 2020-06-24 | 2021-09-30 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 1 LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-03-26 | 2009-03-31 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-03-26 | 2009-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avia Solutions Group (Cy) Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-10-11 | Ceased 2019-10-11 |
| Mr Gediminas Ziemelis | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2019-10-11 | Active |
| Mr Russi Jamshedi Batliwala | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-11 |
| Mr Shahe Ouzounian | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-06 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.