BRISTOL AIRPORT LIMITED

Active
Company number 02078692Private limited companyIncorporated 1986

Key figures

£274,872,000
Net assets 2024

† BRISTOL 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

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 51101

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

Turnover£203,788,000
Higher than 75% · median £20,669,000 among 50 that publish turnover
Net assets£274,872,000
Higher than 96% · median £6,404
Cash£46,330,000
Higher than 95% · median £34,263
Company age40.0 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: BRISTOL AIRPORT LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BRISTOL AIRPORT LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02078692. It was incorporated on 28 Nov 1986. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bristol (BS48). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is scheduled passenger air transport (51101).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £203,788,000. Profit for the year was £64,477,000. Net assets were £274,872,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £46,330,000.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 568 active companies whose first SIC code is 51101: By turnover it ranks higher than 75% of the 50 that publish turnover (median £20,669,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £6,404). By cash it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £34,263). It is older than 95% of them (median age 8.0 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants worth £455.8k, mainly from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

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, optical, medical and measuring instruments, salt, stone and cement. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 23 days to pay suppliers, and 22% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 5.6% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 8 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 2 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2024
2024 †
Turnover203,788,000
Profit for the year64,477,000
Cash at bank and in hand46,330,000
Total assets—
Total liabilities169,000
Net assets / total equity274,872,000

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.

Government grants

3 grants

BRISTOL AIRPORT LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants since 2022, together worth £455.8k.

Funders
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
2 grants · £288.9k
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant · £166.9k
Grants
  1. Air Mobility Ecosystem ConsortiumDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £166,900 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme 22/23
  2. Air Mobility Ecosystem ConsortiumDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £287,278 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme
  3. Air Mobility Ecosystem ConsortiumDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £1,603 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme

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 Jul 2019 – 31 Dec 2019
Average time taken to pay invoices
23 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
22%
Standard payment terms
14–30 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 77%
  • 31 to 60 days 23%
  • After 60 days 0%
Earlier periods (1)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
30 Jun 2019
23
75%
29%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 5.6% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 1.8% higher
Median bonus pay
women 6.5% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter26% womenLower middle34% womenUpper middle19% womenUpper pay quarter33% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 7.6% lower
women 7% lower
2023/24
women 10% lower
women 11.9% lower
2022/23
women 3% lower
women 11.5% lower
2021/22
women 2.3% lower
women 17.6% lower
2020/21
women 3.8% lower
women 13.7% lower
2019/20
women 17% lower
women 21.2% lower
2018/19
women 23.1% lower
women 21.8% lower
2017/18
women 18.2% lower
women 23.6% 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 10 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, salt, stone and cement, miscellaneous metal articles and machinery.

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

5 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £203.8m, net assets £274.9m
  3. South West Airports Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to BRISTOL AIRPORT LIMITEDPreviously BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED
  5. 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.