Bristol Airport: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Bristol Airport Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is South West Airports Limited. In the year to December 2025 Bristol Airport Limited reported turnover of £218m.
- In the year to December 2025, Bristol Airport had turnover of £218m, up 6.9% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £85m, keeping £38.93 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 419 people, with staff costs of £24m.
- Bristol Airport Limited is controlled by South West Airports Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Bristol Airport Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 29 September 2026.
- Registered name
- BRISTOL AIRPORT LIMITED
- Company number
- 02078692
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 28 November 1986
- Registered office area
- Bristol
- Industry code on the register
- 51101: Air transport
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 29 September 2026
What does Bristol Airport do?
Bristol Airport is the main airport for Bristol and the South West of England, serving short-haul holiday and business flights from its site at Lulsgate in North Somerset. It makes money from charges paid by airlines, car parking, and retail, food and drink concessions in the terminal. Its flights are mostly operated by low-cost and holiday airlines. The airport has been owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan since 2014.
In brief: regional airport · South West England · airline charges and car parking · owned by Ontario Teachers'
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: bristolairport.co.uk.
Who owns Bristol Airport?
The Companies House register records South West Airports Limited as the person with significant control of Bristol Airport Limited, company number 02078692. South West Airports Limited is itself company number 05403045.
That places Bristol 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 Bristol Airport?
The Companies House register lists 6 current officers for Bristol Airport Limited.
All 6 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| David Christopher Williams Lees | 1 August 2018 |
| Graeme Kenneth Gamble | 3 January 2019 |
| Andrew John Griffiths | 29 January 2021 |
| Alpesh Pravin Kumar Patel | 31 October 2025 |
| Jason Christopher Holt | 16 December 2025 |
| Shawn Michael Kinder | 1 May 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Bristol Airport file?
Bristol Airport Limited reported turnover of £218m in the year to December 2025. That was up 6.9% on £204m the year before.
It reported 419 employees. The year before it reported 373.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £85m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £80m the year before.
Staff costs came to £24m. That is an average of £58,000 a head. It ended the year with £47m at the bank and net assets of £343m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £218m | £204m |
| Pre-tax profit | £85m (filed) | £80m (filed) |
| Employees | 419 | 373 |
| Staff costs | £24m | £22m |
| Average staff cost per head | £58,000 | £60,000 |
| Bank and cash | £47m | £46m |
| Net assets | £343m | £275m |
| Interest paid | £0.8m | |
| Interest received | £2m | |
| Directors' pay | £2m |
Read the accounts to December 2025 (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 Bristol Airport?
Bristol Airport Limited has registered 8 charges at Companies House, of which 1 is still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
The outstanding charge
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties | 13 May 2015 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Bristol Airport compares
Of the 7 UK airports, Bristol Airport is 7th on turnover, 4th on profit margin and 4th 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 |
| 7th | Bristol Airport | £218m | £38.93 |
| + 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.
Bristol Airport files as Bristol Airport Limited, whose person with significant control is South West Airports Limited, with turnover of £218m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Bristol Airport
What does Bristol Airport do?
Bristol Airport is the main airport for Bristol and the South West of England, serving short-haul holiday and business flights from its site at Lulsgate in North Somerset. It makes money from charges paid by airlines, car parking, and retail, food and drink concessions in the terminal. Its flights are mostly operated by low-cost and holiday airlines. The airport has been owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan since 2014.
How does Bristol Airport compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Bristol Airport is 7th 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 Bristol Airport?
The Companies House register records South West Airports Limited as the person with significant control of Bristol Airport Limited.
How much does Bristol Airport make?
Bristol Airport Limited reported turnover of £218m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £85m.
How many people work at Bristol Airport?
Bristol Airport Limited reported 419 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Bristol Airport?
The Companies House register lists 6 current officers for Bristol Airport Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Bristol Airport Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 02078692, 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, “Bristol Airport: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/bristol-airport/. Figures from Companies House filings for BRISTOL AIRPORT LIMITED (02078692).
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