MARATHON AIR CARGO LIMITED

Active
Company number 02375995Private limited companyIncorporated 1989

Key figures

£519,156-16.5%
Net assets 2025/26
-4.7%
Average annual change 2019/20–2025/26
0200 k400 k600 k800 k2019/202021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26

Like most small UK companies, MARATHON AIR CARGO LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 51210

Where the company stands among the 852 active companies whose first SIC code is 51210 (Freight air transport).

Net assets£519,156
Higher than 83% · median £14,131
Total assets£522,750
Higher than 72% · median £99,564
Cash£522,750
Higher than 78% · median £53,054
Employees0
Lower than 75% · median 2
Company age37.5 years
Older than 95% · median 7.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. CEVA FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED£112.4m
  2. SPEARGUARD LIMITED£32.6m
  3. AIR ONE AVIATION LIMITED£29.6m
  4. CHAPMAN FREEBORN HOLDINGS LIMITED£26.4m
  5. UNISERVE (AIR FREIGHT) LIMITED£26m
  6. HEAVYWEIGHT AIR EXPRESS LIMITED£25.3m
  7. BRIGHTSUN TRAVEL (UK) LIMITED£16.1m
  8. UPS AIR COURIERS OF AMERICA LIMITED£15.7m
  9. DUNWOODY AIRLINE SERVICES LIMITED£11.2m
  10. IAG CARGO LIMITED£11.1m

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 852. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: MARATHON AIR CARGO LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

MARATHON AIR CARGO LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02375995. It was incorporated on 25 Apr 1989. Its status is active. The registered office is in Iver (SL0). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is freight air transport (51210).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £519,156, down 16.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £522,750. Total assets were £522,750 and total liabilities £3,594. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 852 active companies whose first SIC code is 51210: By net assets it ranks higher than 83% of them (median £14,131). By total assets it ranks higher than 72% of them (median £99,564). By cash it ranks higher than 78% of them (median £53,054). By number of employees it ranks lower than 75% of them (median 2). It is older than 95% of them (median age 7.0 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 6 Feb 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2025/26
2021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26
Cash at bank and in hand621,601659,636727,570645,660522,750
Total assets694,115778,384863,099651,362522,750
Total liabilities93,977149,892192,83829,8673,594
Net assets / total equity600,138628,492670,261621,495519,156
Average number of employees22220

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.

History

15 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £519.2k, 0 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £621.5k, 2 employees
  3. Mrs Catherine Margaret Karin Bowery registered as a person with significant control
  4. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £670.3k, 2 employees
  5. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £628.5k, 2 employees
  6. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £600.1k, 2 employees
  7. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £658.9k, 2 employees
  8. Mr Simon Charles Bowery registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (7)
  1. William BOWDEN resignedSecretary
  2. William BOWDEN resignedDirector
  3. Catherine Margaret Karin BOWERY appointedSecretary
  4. Andrew Jeremy KING resignedSecretary
  5. Andrew Jeremy KING resignedDirector
  6. Andrew Graham LESLIE resignedDirector
  7. 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.