easyJet: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
easyJet PLC is owned by its shareholders: as a listed company it has no single person with significant control on the register. In the year to September 2025 it reported turnover of £10,106m.
- In the year to September 2025, easyJet had turnover of £10,106m, up 8.6% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £658m, keeping £6.51 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 18,968 people, with staff costs of £1,475m.
- easyJet PLC is listed on the stock market, so it is owned by its shareholders.
- These figures are from easyJet PLC's group accounts for the year to September 2025, filed at Companies House on 24 February 2026.
- Registered name
- EASYJET PLC
- Company number
- 03959649
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 24 March 2000
- Registered office area
- Luton
- Industry code on the register
- 70100: Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to September 2025, filed 24 February 2026
What does easyJet do?
easyJet is a low-cost airline flying short-haul routes across the UK and Europe, and it also sells package holidays through easyJet holidays. It was founded in 1995 by Stelios Haji-Ioannou and started flying from Luton airport. It sells most tickets direct through its own website and app, keeps base fares low and charges extra for bags, seat choice and other options. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
In brief: low-cost airline · short-haul Europe · package holidays · listed
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: corporate.easyjet.com.
Who owns easyJet?
easyJet PLC, company number 03959649, has no person with significant control on the register. That is normal for a company whose shares trade on a regulated market: ownership sits with the shareholders who hold the shares at any given time.
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 easyJet?
The Companies House register lists 11 current officers for easyJet PLC.
All 11 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Catherine Annick Caroline Bradley | 1 January 2020 |
| David Andrew Robbie | 17 November 2020 |
| Alistair Kenton Jarvis | 3 February 2021 |
| Stephen Alan Michael Hester | 1 September 2021 |
| Harald Eisenächer | 1 September 2022 |
| Ryanne Van Der Eijk | 1 September 2022 |
| Susan Michelle Clark | 1 March 2023 |
| Jan De Raeymaeker | 20 January 2025 |
| Julie Chakraverty | 27 January 2025 |
| Elyes M'Rad | 1 June 2025 |
| Rebecca Jane Mills | 15 July 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did easyJet file?
easyJet PLC reported turnover of £10,106m in the year to September 2025. That was up 8.6% on £9,309m the year before.
It reported 18,968 employees. The year before it reported 17,639.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £658m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £602m the year before.
Staff costs came to £1,475m. That is an average of £78,000 a head. It ended the year with £1,504m at the bank and net assets of £3,498m. It paid dividends of £91m.
| Measure | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,106m | £9,309m |
| Pre-tax profit | £658m (filed) | £602m (filed) |
| Employees | 18,968 | 17,639 |
| Staff costs | £1,475m | £1,319m |
| Average staff cost per head | £78,000 | £75,000 |
| Bank and cash | £1,504m | £1,343m |
| Net assets | £3,498m | £2,973m |
| Dividends paid | £91m | £34m |
| Interest paid | £157m | |
| Interest received | £131m | |
| Directors' pay | £6m |
Read the accounts to September 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets · Group accounts
Are there any charges against easyJet?
easyJet PLC has registered 5 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 easyJet compares
Of the 8 UK airlines, easyJet is 2nd on turnover, 3rd on profit margin and 2nd on growth. British Airways keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £16.55.
| Rank | UK airlines | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | British Airways | £14,679m | £16.55 |
| 2nd | easyJet | £10,106m | £6.51 |
| + 6 more UK airlines ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
easyJet files as easyJet PLC, with turnover of £10,106m in its latest filed year.
Questions about easyJet
What does easyJet do?
easyJet is a low-cost airline flying short-haul routes across the UK and Europe, and it also sells package holidays through easyJet holidays. It was founded in 1995 by Stelios Haji-Ioannou and started flying from Luton airport. It sells most tickets direct through its own website and app, keeps base fares low and charges extra for bags, seat choice and other options. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Is easyJet bigger than Jet2?
Yes, by turnover. easyJet reported £10,106m in its latest accounts, against £7,482m at Jet2. Our easyJet v Jet2 page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. easyJet v Jet2 →
Is easyJet bigger than Wizz Air UK?
Yes, by turnover. easyJet reported £10,106m in its latest accounts, against £447m at Wizz Air UK. Our easyJet v Wizz Air page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. easyJet v Wizz Air →
How does easyJet compare with its rivals?
By turnover, easyJet is 2nd of the 8 companies in our battle of the UK airlines, behind British Airways. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the UK airlines →
Who owns easyJet?
easyJet PLC is owned by its shareholders. As a listed company it is exempt from the register of people with significant control, so no single owner appears at Companies House.
How much does easyJet make?
easyJet PLC reported turnover of £10,106m in the year to September 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £658m.
How many people work at easyJet?
easyJet PLC reported 18,968 employees in the year to September 2025.
Who runs easyJet?
The Companies House register lists 11 current officers for easyJet PLC. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from easyJet PLC's filings at Companies House, company number 03959649, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- 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, “easyJet: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/easyjet/. Figures from Companies House filings for EASYJET PLC (03959649).
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