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Xcel Aerospace Limited
- Incorporated
- 23 June 2011 (15 years)
- Previously known as
- Farsound Engineering Limited (until 16 December 2015)Farsound Aerospace Mro Limited (until 2 September 2013)
- Industry
- Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery (30300)
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- 1 Ashton RoadRomfordRM3 8UH
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 7 July 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 23 June 2026
Charges
- Total
- 11
- Outstanding
- 4
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 7
Officers 3 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Rafferty, Niall James
Secretary · Appointed 30 July 2021
Director · Appointed 20 December 2019
American
Born January 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 1 December 2015
British
Born June 1953 (73)
Officer history (11 former)
30 July 2021
Resigned Daley, Daniel Ryan as Director
30 July 2021
Appointed Rafferty, Niall James as Secretary
20 December 2019
20 December 2019
20 December 2019
20 December 2019
20 December 2019
20 December 2019
26 September 2018
22 December 2016
23 February 2016
Resigned Rice, John Barry as Director
1 December 2015
Appointed Rice, John Barry as Director
1 December 2015
23 February 2015
17 December 2014
23 October 2014
19 May 2014
Appointed Daley, Daniel Ryan as Director
11 September 2013
11 September 2013
11 September 2013
27 June 2011
Resigned Farsound Holdings Limited as Corporate Director
23 June 2011
Appointed Farsound Holdings Limited as Corporate Director
23 June 2011
23 June 2011
23 June 2011
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 08556006
Group structure 8 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Xcel Aerospace Topco Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Marpri Holdings Limited Has significant influence or control
M & W Wessex Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Priest Engineering Company (Poole) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Xcel Aerospace Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Alma Engineering Xcel Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Xcel Aerospace Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £4,614,486
- Cash
- £911,544
- Turnover
- £8,318,451
- Profit Before Tax
- £1,305,699
- Employees
- 57
- Debt Ratio
- 37%
- Current Ratio
- 2.7x
- Profit Margin
- 16%
- Return on Equity
- 19%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £1,734,706 | £1,361,236 | £1,001,859 | £1,040,606 |
| Current Assets | £5,613,604 | £5,043,092 | £3,622,421 | £3,308,413 |
| Debtors | £3,075,991 | £3,589,956 | £2,464,298 | £1,530,571 |
| Cash | £911,544 | £60,747 | £125,429 | £989,617 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £2,091,866 | £2,146,799 | £1,179,791 | £993,543 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £355,955 | £554,151 | £282,912 | £695,233 |
| Net Current Assets | £3,521,738 | £2,896,293 | £2,442,630 | £2,314,870 |
| Net Assets | £4,614,486 | £3,673,378 | £3,025,577 | £2,570,243 |
| Shareholder Funds | £4,614,486 | £3,673,378 | £3,025,577 | £2,570,243 |
| Turnover | £8,318,451 | £6,535,964 | £5,455,653 | £4,933,945 |
| Cost of Sales | £4,059,093 | £3,093,923 | £2,658,398 | £2,679,607 |
| Gross Profit | £4,259,358 | £3,442,041 | £2,797,255 | £2,254,338 |
| Admin Expenses | £2,959,933 | £2,842,061 | £2,522,723 | £2,165,626 |
| Staff Costs | £2,745,042 | £2,547,728 | £2,320,013 | £2,278,085 |
| Operating Profit | £1,362,137 | £709,980 | £512,540 | £429,590 |
| Profit Before Tax | £1,305,699 | £711,638 | £455,334 | £393,921 |
| Tax | £411,673 | £63,837 | £0 | £65,328 |
| Profit for Period | £894,026 | £647,801 | £455,334 | £328,593 |
Filings 86
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 October 2026 | Full accounts | 31 December 2025 | ||
| 30 June 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 23 June 2026 | ||
| 18 June 2026 | Registration of a charge | |||
| 18 June 2026 | Registration of a charge | |||
| 27 May 2026 | Satisfaction of a charge in full |
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