MB AEROSPACE LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
120
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8m
+56.4% 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 | £21,876,000 | £23,463,000 | £28,874,000 | +23.1% | |
| Operating profit | £4,847,000 | £3,499,000 | £5,519,000 | +57.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,111,000 | £5,112,000 | £7,995,000 | +56.4% | |
| Net profit | £6,045,000 | £5,070,000 | £8,042,000 | +58.6% | |
| Cash | — | £4,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,919,000 | £28,762,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £22,153,000 | £27,223,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £22,153,000 | £27,223,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 113 | 116 | 120 | +3.4% | |
| Wages | £4,899,000 | £5,263,000 | £5,912,000 | +12.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £214,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £13,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £214,000 | — |
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 | 22.2% | 14.9% | 19.1% | |
| Net margin | 27.6% | 21.6% | 27.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.3% | 12.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.1% | 40.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.69x | 2.61x | — | |
| Interest cover | 26.93x | 35.70x | 35.38x |
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
- MB AEROSPACE LIMITED 2010-10-28 → present
- MBAE SHELF LIMITED 2010-06-15 → 2010-10-28
- MM&S (5566) LIMITED 2009-11-27 → 2010-06-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 31 December 2025, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, which they consider to be appropriate... Barnes Group Inc. has provided written confirmation that it will continue to make available such financial support as may be required by the UK group”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-11-13 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Scott Robert | Director | 2026-04-13 | Nov 1971 | American |
| BIRCH, John Robert | Director | 2025-12-08 | Aug 1982 | British |
| POUTOUVES, Heather Ann | Director | 2023-08-31 | Mar 1981 | American |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERR, Gordon William | Secretary | 2011-03-14 | 2013-03-08 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2017-01-26 | 2017-11-13 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2009-11-27 | 2010-06-11 |
| ADAMS, George | Director | 2021-02-09 | 2023-08-31 |
| ADAMS, George | Director | 2016-04-22 | 2016-10-28 |
| ALTMAN, Matthew Laurence | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2015-12-15 |
| COATES, Edward Matthias | Director | 2013-05-14 | 2023-08-31 |
| COGHILL, Gary | Director | 2016-10-28 | 2021-02-08 |
| DABBS, Keith Albert | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2016-08-22 |
| GALLAGHER, Craig Richard | Director | 2010-06-11 | 2023-08-31 |
| GOODWIN, Gregor John | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2023-08-31 |
| KENNEDY, Michael Vincent | Director | 2023-08-31 | 2026-04-13 |
| KERR, Gordon William, Finance Director | Director | 2013-05-14 | 2015-04-17 |
| KERR, Gordon William, Finance Director | Director | 2010-06-11 | 2013-03-08 |
| KIRCHER, William | Director | 2016-08-22 | 2017-09-15 |
| LIU, Jesse Yao-Chung | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2015-03-13 |
| LOUDON, Douglas | Director | 2013-05-14 | 2015-04-06 |
| LOUDON, Douglas | Director | 2012-04-03 | 2013-03-08 |
| MANOS, Peter Michael | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2015-12-15 |
| TRUESDALE, Christine | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2010-06-03 |
| VINDEX LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-11-27 | 2010-06-11 |
| VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-11-27 | 2010-06-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mb Aerospace Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-17 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-12-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.