Birmingham Airport: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Birmingham Airport Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Birmingham Airport Operations Limited. In the year to March 2026 Birmingham Airport Limited reported turnover of £237m.
- In the year to March 2026, Birmingham Airport had turnover of £237m, up 6.9% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £81m, keeping £34.16 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 863 people, with staff costs of £41m.
- Birmingham Airport Limited is controlled by Birmingham Airport Operations Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Birmingham Airport Limited's accounts for the year to March 2026, filed at Companies House on 9 October 2026.
- Registered name
- BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT LIMITED
- Company number
- 02078273
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 27 November 1986
- Registered office area
- Birmingham
- Industry code on the register
- 51101: Air transport
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to March 2026, filed 9 October 2026
What does Birmingham Airport do?
Birmingham Airport runs the main passenger airport for the West Midlands, handling short-haul and long-haul flights for holiday, business and visiting travellers. It makes money from charges paid by airlines for each passenger and flight, and from shops, food and drink, car parking and property on the airport site. It is partly owned by the seven metropolitan borough councils of the West Midlands, with the rest held by private investors.
In brief: airport operator · airline charges, retail and parking · West Midlands · part council-owned
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: birminghamairport.co.uk.
Who owns Birmingham Airport?
The Companies House register records Birmingham Airport Operations Limited as the person with significant control of Birmingham Airport Limited, company number 02078273. Birmingham Airport Operations Limited is itself company number 09915844.
That places Birmingham Airport Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Birmingham Airport?
The Companies House register lists 4 current officers for Birmingham Airport Limited.
All 4 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Simon Leonard Christopher Richards | 31 January 2015 |
| Nicholas Barton | 22 January 2019 |
| Sir Hugh Michael Robertson | 18 July 2023 |
| Kristin Garrett | 18 July 2023 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Birmingham Airport file?
Birmingham Airport Limited reported turnover of £237m in the year to March 2026. That was up 6.9% on £222m the year before.
It reported 863 employees. The year before it reported 786.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £81m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £76m the year before.
Staff costs came to £41m. That is an average of £47,000 a head. It ended the year with £27m at the bank and net assets of £360m. It paid dividends of £54m.
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £237m | £222m |
| Pre-tax profit | £81m (filed) | £76m (filed) |
| Employees | 863 | 786 |
| Staff costs | £41m | £37m |
| Average staff cost per head | £47,000 | £47,000 |
| Bank and cash | £27m | £49m |
| Net assets | £360m | £312m |
| Dividends paid | £54m | £38m |
| Interest paid | £11m | |
| Interest received | £14m | |
| Directors' pay | £0.1m |
Read the accounts to March 2026 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Birmingham Airport?
Birmingham Airport Limited has registered 2 charges at Companies House, and all of them have since been satisfied. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Birmingham Airport compares
Of the 7 UK airports, Birmingham Airport is 6th on turnover, 5th on profit margin and 5th on growth. Edinburgh Airport keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £49.72.
| Rank | UK airports | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Heathrow | £3,547m | £31.52 |
| 6th | Birmingham Airport | £237m | £34.16 |
| + 5 more UK airports ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Birmingham Airport files as Birmingham Airport Limited, whose person with significant control is Birmingham Airport Operations Limited, with turnover of £237m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Birmingham Airport
What does Birmingham Airport do?
Birmingham Airport runs the main passenger airport for the West Midlands, handling short-haul and long-haul flights for holiday, business and visiting travellers. It makes money from charges paid by airlines for each passenger and flight, and from shops, food and drink, car parking and property on the airport site. It is partly owned by the seven metropolitan borough councils of the West Midlands, with the rest held by private investors.
How does Birmingham Airport compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Birmingham Airport is 6th of the 7 companies in our battle of the UK airports, behind Heathrow. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the UK airports →
Who owns Birmingham Airport?
The Companies House register records Birmingham Airport Operations Limited as the person with significant control of Birmingham Airport Limited.
How much does Birmingham Airport make?
Birmingham Airport Limited reported turnover of £237m in the year to March 2026. It filed a pre-tax profit of £81m.
How many people work at Birmingham Airport?
Birmingham Airport Limited reported 863 employees in the year to March 2026.
Who runs Birmingham Airport?
The Companies House register lists 4 current officers for Birmingham Airport Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Birmingham Airport Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 02078273, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Birmingham Airport: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/birmingham-airport/. Figures from Companies House filings for BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT LIMITED (02078273).
More from Spark Intel
Battle
The battle of the UK airports: turnover, profit and staff compared
Read →Company profile
JLR: who owns it and what the accounts show
Read →Company profile
Amazon UK: who owns it and what the accounts show
Read →Company profile
Royal Mail: who owns it and what the accounts show
Read →Company profiles
Every company profile, by sector
Read →VS Series
Every VS comparison: two businesses, settled with accounts
Read →Bright Sparks