GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED

Active
Company number 01991018Private limited companyIncorporated 1986

Key figures

£232,100,000
Net assets 2025

† GATWICK AIRPORT 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 52290

Where the company stands among the 13,809 active companies whose first SIC code is 52290 (Other transportation support activities).

Turnover£1,130,300,000
Higher than 99% · median £1,669,259 among 328 that publish turnover
Net assets£232,100,000
Higher than 99% · median £5,314
Total assets£4,322,800,000
Higher than 99% · median £29,744
Cash£387,400,000
Higher than 99% · median £20,280
Company age40.7 years
Older than 97% · median 3.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MAGNAVALE PROPERTIES LIMITED£472.6m
  2. BETA INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED£312.1m
  3. DSV AIR & SEA LIMITED£244.6m
  4. GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED£232.1m
  5. BRATU A&C LTD£200m
  6. BIG BUS TOURS LIMITED£185.8m
  7. DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING (UK) LIMITED£153.8m
  8. MARKEN LIMITED£122m
  9. COSCO SHIPPING (UK) COMPANY LIMITED£117.1m
  10. JAS FORWARDING (UK) LIMITED£114.5m

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 13,809. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01991018. It was incorporated on 19 Feb 1986. Its status is active. The registered office is in Gatwick airport, gatwick (RH6). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other transportation support activities (52290).

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 £1,130,300,000. Profit for the year was £615,700,000. Net assets were £232,100,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £387,400,000. Total assets were £4,322,800,000 and total liabilities £4,090,700,000.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 13,809 active companies whose first SIC code is 52290: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 328 that publish turnover (median £1,669,259). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £5,314). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £29,744). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £20,280). It is older than 97% of them (median age 3.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £610.9k. Its most frequent buyer is Home Office (5 contracts). It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £8m, mainly from Department for Transport.

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 electrical equipment, machinery, vehicles. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 37 days to pay suppliers, and 33% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 10.5% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 2 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 15 Feb 2027.

Filed accounts2025
2025 †
Turnover1,130,300,000
Profit for the year615,700,000
Cash at bank and in hand387,400,000
Total assets4,322,800,000
Total liabilities4,090,700,000
Net assets / total equity232,100,000

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

6 contracts

GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2015. The 5 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £610.9k.

Contracts per year
Main buyers2
Home Office
5 contracts · £593.3k
THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
1 contract · £17.6k
Contracts
  1. Project_19595 - Installation of cabling at Gatwick North and South Terminals‡Home Office · £18,389
  2. BF Agency Staff - Airport Arrivals Management‡Home Office · £180,900 · 3 lots
  3. GAL Dark Fibre Agreement‡Home Office · £224,000
  4. Aviation Security Training‡THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT · £17,600
  5. CCTV - Gatwick Airport.Published for completeness, see description for details‡Home Office · £170,000
Show 1 more
  1. Gatwick Fast Track - Income Generation.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

2 grants

GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2020, together worth £8m.

Funders
Department for Transport
1 grant · £8m
Department for Education
1 grant · £3,000
Grants
  1. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £3,000
  2. 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 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
37 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
33%
Standard payment terms
14–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 62%
  • 31 to 60 days 29%
  • After 60 days 9%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
30
80%
16%
30 Jun 2025
26
82%
12%
31 Dec 2024
27
82%
12%
30 Jun 2024
27
78%
17%
31 Dec 2023
25
79%
16%
30 Jun 2023
24
81%
17%
31 Dec 2022
23
83%
15%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 10.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 15.9% lower
Median bonus pay
women 21.1% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter50.9% womenLower middle42.9% womenUpper middle31.8% womenUpper pay quarter22.5% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 11.6% lower
women 15.4% lower
2023/24
women 14.8% lower
women 14% lower
2022/23
women 11.8% lower
women 19.5% lower
2021/22
women 26.3% lower
women 44.5% lower
2020/21
women 9.9% lower
women 23.1% lower
2019/20
women 9.9% lower
women 23.1% lower
2018/19
women 8% lower
women 8.7% lower
2017/18
women 6.8% lower
women 13.3% 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

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 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, machinery, vehicles, optical, medical and measuring instruments and iron and steel articles.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: machinery and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

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

3 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £1.1bn, net assets £232.1m
  2. Ivy Holdco Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. 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.