THOMAS COOK AIRLINES LIMITED
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The annual accounts for this company are overdue.
The confirmation statement for this company is overdue.
Executive summary
Thomas Cook Airlines Limited, operating in the highly capital-intensive scheduled passenger air transport sector, ultimately succumbed to the structural vulnerabilities of its parent group's vertically integrated, debt-laden business model. While the airline possessed notable scale and strategic slot assets, it was unable to compete effectively against the aggressive cost bases of low-cost carriers or withstand the macroeconomic headwinds of Brexit-induced currency depreciation and shifting leisure demand. The company's transition into liquidation underscores a critical sector lesson: in modern UK aviation, standalone operational viability is frequently overshadowed by the balance sheet fragility of overarching corporate ownership.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1986-04-21
- Registered office
- 16th Floor 1 Westfield Avenue, Stratford, London, E20 1HZ
- Postcode
- E20 1HZ
- Capital
- 105,437,500 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 51 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2018-09-30
- Next due by
- 2020-09-30 Overdue
- Financial year end
- 30 September
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2019-05-23
- Next due by
- 2020-06-06 Overdue
Nature of business (SIC)
- 51101 Scheduled passenger air transport
Officers 5 current · 66 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by THOMAS COOK GROUP AIRLINES LIMITED — since 2018-12-20
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THOMAS COOK AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING LIMITED Liquidation
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Gender pay gap
42.6%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2018/19
Contact details
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| MYTRAVEL AIRWAYS LIMITED | 2007-11-01 |
| AIRTOURS INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS LIMITED | 2002-10-01 |
| INTER EUROPEAN AIRWAYS LIMITED | 1993-09-02 |
| TRANS-EUROPEAN AIRWAYS LIMITED | 1986-09-16 |
| FERNWARD LIMITED | 1986-05-30 |
Previous registered addresses 13
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| ALIX PARTNERS, THE ZENITH BUILDING, 26 SPRING GARDENS, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M2 1AB | 2020-02-17 |
| WESTPOINT PETERBOROUGH BUSINESS PARK, LYNCH WOOD, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 6FZ, ENGLAND | 2019-10-07 |
| THE THOMAS COOK BUSINESS PARK, CONINGSBY ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 8SB | 2016-08-22 |
| UNIT 17 THE THOMAS COOK BUSINESS, PARK CONINGSBY ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 8SB | 2007-11-20 |
| HOLIDAY HOUSE SANDBROOK PARK, SANDBROOK WAY, ROCHDALE, LANCASHIRE OL11 1SA | 2007-11-01 |
| PARKWAY ONE, PARKWAY BUSINESS CENTRE, 300 PRINCESS ROAD MANCHESTER, M14 7QU | 2005-10-07 |
| PARKWAY THREE, PARKWAY BUSINESS CENTRE, 300 PRINCESS ROAD, MANCHESTER M14 7QU | 1996-12-30 |
| WAVELL HOUSE, HOLCOMBE ROAD,, HELMSHORE,, ROSSENDALE,, LANCASHIRE. BB4 4NB | 1995-04-07 |
| WAVELL HOUSE, HOLCOMBE ROAD,, HELMSHORE,, ROSSENDALE,, LANCASHIRE. BB4 4NB | 1995-04-07 |
| 3 BUTE PLACE, CARDIFF, S. GLAM, CF1 6AL | 1993-08-10 |
| 42 BUTE STREET, CARDIFF, S GLAM, CF1 5EW | 1988-02-18 |
| 153 MOORLAND ROAD, SPLOTT, CARDIFF, CF2 2LH | 1986-10-23 |
| 168 WHITCHURCH ROAD, CARDIFF, CF4 3NA | 1986-05-13 |
The class of 1986
50%
of the 18,365 companies incorporated in 1986 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.