FLIGHTWORX AVIATION LIMITED
Company number 06566156 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Flightworx Aviation occupies a credible mid-tier position in the UK's business and general aviation services sector, with 17 years of established presence and regulatory expertise that represent genuine competitive assets. However, its financial performance significantly lags industry benchmarks — a gross margin of 10.6% and net margin below 1% are well below the 15–25% and 3–8% ranges respectively typical of established aviation services businesses. The dramatic contraction in total assets (76% decline over three years) and halving of cash reserves raise material questions about whether the business is investing sufficiently to deliver its ambitious FY2026 revenue targets of £15–18 million. The restructuring programme and £1.4 million in identified savings provide a credible path to margin improvement, but execution risk remains high given the thin capital base and modest R&D investment of £20,500 relative to the technology-driven growth strategy being pursued.
Shareholders' funds
£428,227
Balance sheet as at 2025-04-30
What it does
The principal activity of the company and group continued to be that of flight planning and aviation services.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2008-04-15
- Employees
- 61 (2025 accounts · was 69 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 820 The Crescent Severalls Business Park, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom, CO4 9YQ
- Postcode
- CO4 9YQ
- Capital
- 174 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-04-30
- Next due by
- 2027-01-31
- Financial year end
- 30 April
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-02
- Next due by
- 2027-09-16
Nature of business (SIC)
- 51102 Non-scheduled passenger air transport
Officers 3 current · 6 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA420604 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- http://www.flightworx.co.uk
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| DIAMOND HANGAR AVIATION HUB LONG BORDER ROAD, STANSTED AIRPORT, STANSTED, ESSEX, CM24 1RE | 2018-04-19 |
| BROOMFIELD PARK COGGESHALL ROAD, EARLS COLNE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO6 2JX | 2014-09-26 |
| SUITE 1 BROOMFIELD PARK COGGESHALL ROAD, EARLS COLNE, ESSEX, CO6 2JX | 2011-05-19 |
| 2ND FLOOR, 43 BROOMFIELD ROAD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 1SY | 2009-03-31 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 10 similar companies in CO
The largest employer among its local peers (61 staff).
Trading since 2008.
Competitors Colchester
This company ranks 2 among non-scheduled passenger air transport in Colchester.
The class of 2008
24%
of the 245,266 companies incorporated in 2008 are still active today; 74% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2019-02-14
- Where
- Essex
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX984998 | Essex | Leasehold | 2019-02-14 | — |
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