MANCHESTER AIRPORT PLC

Active
Company number 01960988Public limited companyIncorporated 1985

Key figures

£760,309,000+10.7%
Net assets 2025/26
+10.7%
Average annual growth 2024/25–2025/26
0200 m400 m600 m800 m2024/252025/26

† MANCHESTER AIRPORT PLC filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 51101

Where the company stands among the 568 active companies whose first SIC code is 51101 (Scheduled passenger air transport).

Turnover£626,248,000
Higher than 85% · median £20,669,000 among 50 that publish turnover
Net assets£760,309,000
Higher than 98% · median £6,404
Total assets£2,899,374,000
Higher than 99% · median £65,305
Company age41.0 years
Older than 95% · median 8.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. LHR AIRPORTS LIMITED£1.9bn
  2. JET2.COM LIMITED£1.1bn
  3. STANSTED AIRPORT LIMITED£1bn
  4. NATS HOLDINGS LIMITED£1bn
  5. MANCHESTER AIRPORT PLC£760.3m
  6. GLASGOW AIRPORT LIMITED£434.5m
  7. BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT LIMITED£360.2m
  8. ARAJET HOLDINGS LIMITED£331.9m
  9. DOCKLANDS AVIATION GROUP LIMITED£278.6m
  10. BRISTOL AIRPORT LIMITED£274.9m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 568. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: MANCHESTER AIRPORT PLC

What kind of company is it?

MANCHESTER AIRPORT PLC is a public limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01960988. It was incorporated on 18 Nov 1985. Its status is active. The registered office is in Manchester (M60). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is scheduled passenger air transport (51101), service activities incidental to air transportation (52230).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £626,248,000. Profit for the year was £73,525,000. Net assets were £760,309,000, up 10.7% on the previous year. Total assets were £2,899,374,000 and total liabilities £2,139,065,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 568 active companies whose first SIC code is 51101: By turnover it ranks higher than 85% of the 50 that publish turnover (median £20,669,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £6,404). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £65,305). It is older than 95% of them (median age 8.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from Home Office since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £256.9k. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £8m, from Department for Transport.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 25 days to pay suppliers, and 12% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 0.4% higher than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 7 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 8 of 22 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
2024/25 †2025/26 †
Turnover558,635,000626,248,000
Profit for the year49,311,00073,525,000
Total assets2,579,498,0002,899,374,000
Total liabilities1,892,614,0002,139,065,000
Net assets / total equity686,884,000760,309,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

4 contracts

MANCHESTER AIRPORT PLC is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from Home Office since 2016. The 3 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £256.9k.

Contracts per year
Contracts
  1. Mag Fibres 2024-25‡Home Office · £15,000
  2. MAG Fibres‡Home Office · £15,000
  3. MAG Dark Fibre Agreement‡Home Office · £226,900
  4. eGate Port Operator Agreement for Manchester Airport.Published for completeness, see description for details‡Home Office · £1

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

1 grant

MANCHESTER AIRPORT PLC is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £8m.

Grant
  1. AGOSS Organisation AwardDepartment for Transport · £8,000,000 · Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme (AGOSS) 20/21

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sep 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
25 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
12%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 86%
  • 31 to 60 days 12%
  • After 60 days 2%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2026
24
86%
13%
30 Sep 2025
24
89%
11%
31 Mar 2025
11
83%
17%
30 Sep 2024
15
74%
26%
31 Mar 2024
19
73%
27%
30 Sep 2023
15
71%
29%
31 Mar 2023
22
73%
27%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 0.4% higher
Mean hourly pay
women 0.6% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter31.3% womenLower middle27.2% womenUpper middle30.5% womenUpper pay quarter29.1% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 1% higher
women 3.8% lower
2023/24
women 4.1% lower
women 15.7% lower
2022/23
women 11.5% lower
women 9.4% lower
2021/22
women 9.7% lower
women 10.9% lower
2020/21
women 2.4% lower
women 8.8% lower
2018/19
women 4.6% lower
women 9.4% lower
2017/18
women 3.7% lower
women 7.3% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements7
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (MANCHESTER AIRPORTS HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (MANCHESTER AIRPORTS HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (MANCHESTER AIRPORTS HOLDINGS LIMITED)
Earlier years (4)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (MANCHESTER AIRPORTS HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (MANCHESTER AIRPORTS HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (MANCHESTER AIRPORTS HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (MANCHESTER AIRPORTS HOLDINGS LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £626.2m, net assets £760.3m
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £558.6m, net assets £686.9m
  3. Manchester Airport Group Finance Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPublic limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.