MEL AVIATION LIMITED
Company number 00939400 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
MEL Aviation Limited is a financially robust business with consistently growing net assets (£22.0M to £24.8M over seven years), improving gross margins, and a diversified subsidiary portfolio where all units traded profitably in 2024. However, the 14% revenue decline, £1.04m in exceptional expenses, elevated debtor days at 97, and significant cash volatility from £10.2M to £5.9M represent symptoms that require active management attention. The group's balance sheet strength provides an excellent foundation for recovery, but focused debtor management, revenue rebuilding, and cash flow forecasting are essential to prevent these acute conditions from becoming chronic.
Shareholders' funds
£27,289,576
Balance sheet as at 2025-10-31
What it does
precision engineering and related services.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1968-09-25
- Employees
- 145 (2025 accounts · was 133 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Laurence Walter House, 32 Addison Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2YW
- Postcode
- CO10 2YW
- Capital
- 3,100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-10-31
- Next due by
- 2027-07-31
- Financial year end
- 31 October
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-27
- Next due by
- 2027-03-13
Nature of business (SIC)
- 71129 Other engineering activities
Officers 4 current · 3 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
Controlled by MEL AVIATION TRUSTEE LIMITED — since 2025-11-24
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TRENT AERO ENGINEERING LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 11
£44,470,172 total awarded value where published.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z1972061 (Tier 2), registered since 2009.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- melaviation.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| M.E.L.(AVIATION OXYGEN)LIMITED | 1994-11-01 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| UNIT 4, BYFORD ROAD, CHILTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SUDBURY SUFFOLK CO10 2YG | 2003-04-28 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 116 similar companies in CO
The largest employer among its local peers (145 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1968.
No.1 of the largest other engineering activities companies in Colchester →
Competitors Colchester
This company ranks 1 among other engineering activities in Colchester.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2018-11-01
- Where
- Essex (1), Suffolk (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX979863 | Essex | Leasehold | 2018-11-01 | — |
| SK379134 | Suffolk | Leasehold | 2017-09-08 | — |
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