AIR BUSINESS LIMITED

Active
Company number 01977067Private limited companyIncorporated 1986

Key figures

£12,901,996
Net assets 2025

† AIR BUSINESS LIMITED 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

Sector comparison

SIC 53202

Where the company stands among the 6,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 53202 (Unlicensed carrier).

Turnover£67,289,547
Higher than 96% · median £50,598 among 117 that publish turnover
Net assets£12,901,996
Higher than 99% · median £2,311
Total assets£28,300,975
Higher than 99% · median £14,619
Cash£3,045,321
Higher than 99% · median £5,768
Employees298
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age40.8 years
Older than 99% · median 3.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. UPS LIMITED£595.4m
  2. ARAMEX (UK) LIMITED£119.7m
  3. THE ALTERNATIVE PARCELS COMPANY LIMITED£55.4m
  4. CITYSPRINT (UK) LIMITED£53.9m
  5. ROYAL MAIL COURIER SERVICES LTD£20.9m
  6. YOURWAY TRANSPORT LIMITED£16.6m
  7. WHISTL (DOORDROP MEDIA) LIMITED£15.7m
  8. AIR BUSINESS LIMITED£12.9m
  9. PARCELHUB LIMITED£8.5m
  10. SKYNET WORLDWIDE EXPRESS LIMITED£8m

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 6,475. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: AIR BUSINESS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

AIR BUSINESS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01977067. It was incorporated on 14 Jan 1986. Its status is active. The registered office is in Hatfield (AL10). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is unlicensed carrier (53202).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £67,289,547. Profit for the year was £586,934. Net assets were £12,901,996. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,045,321. Total assets were £28,300,975 and total liabilities £15,398,979. The company had an average of 298 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 6,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 53202: By turnover it ranks higher than 96% of the 117 that publish turnover (median £50,598). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £2,311). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £14,619). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £5,768). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.3 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly printed matter, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly printed matter, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. Its gender pay gap report for 2026/27 shows median hourly pay for women 12.2% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

4 persons with significant control are registered. 3 of 4 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 1 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2025
2025 †
Turnover67,289,547
Profit for the year586,934
Cash at bank and in hand3,045,321
Total assets28,300,975
Total liabilities15,398,979
Net assets / total equity12,901,996
Average number of employees298

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.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2026/27
Median hourly pay
women 12.2% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 21.2% lower
Median bonus pay
women 26.5% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter45% womenLower middle57% womenUpper middle54% womenUpper pay quarter26% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2025/26
women 10.6% lower
women 20.5% lower
2024/25
women 14.8% lower
women 20.8% lower
2023/24
women 15.1% lower
women 22.1% lower
2022/23
women 4.8% lower
women 1.3% lower
2021/22
women 1.3% lower
women 0.2% lower
2020/21
women 5% lower
women 13% lower
2018/19
women 6.8% lower
women 21.1% lower
2017/18
women 8.9% lower
women 21.1% 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 statements4
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (1)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

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.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 10 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: printed matter, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments, plastics and clocks and watches.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: printed matter, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, leather goods and bags and paper and paperboard.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

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

6 events
  1. Mr Peter Joseph Quinn registered as a person with significant control
  2. Mr Adam Peter Sherman registered as a person with significant control
  3. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £67.3m, net assets £12.9m, 298 employees
  4. An Post registered as a person with significant control
  5. An Post (Ni) Ltd registered as a person with significant control
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate 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.