KEARSLEY AIRWAYS LIMITED
Company number 00432769 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Kearsley Airways presents a mixed risk profile: a well-established aviation maintenance business with strong net assets and clean audit, but facing significant profitability headwinds evidenced by a near-halving of gross margins. The recent sale to Wright Aero Group introduces transition risk, while the substantial reduction in shareholders' funds suggests significant capital extraction occurred alongside the ownership change. The margin deterioration and balance sheet weakening are the primary concerns requiring ongoing monitoring, though the company's long trading history and new OEM contracts provide some operational stability.
Shareholders' funds
£7,117,363
Balance sheet as at 2025-08-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1947-04-09
- Employees
- 61 (2025 accounts · was 59 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Romeera House, Stansted Airport, Stansted, Essex, CM24 1QL
- Postcode
- CM24 1QL
- Capital
- 100,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 6 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-08-31
- Next due by
- 2026-10-31
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-18
- Next due by
- 2026-11-01
Nature of business (SIC)
- 33160 Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft
Officers 6 current · 7 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by KEARSLEY REPAIR GROUP LTD — since 2025-08-29
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| STANSTED AIRPORT,, STANSTED,, ESSEX | 1987-09-21 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 37 similar companies in CM
2nd largest employer among its local peers (61 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1947.
No.2 of the largest repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft companies in Chelmsford →
Competitors Chelmsford
This company ranks 2 among repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft in Chelmsford.