Heathrow: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show

Heathrow is London's main hub airport, handling passenger flights and air cargo for airlines serving destinations around the world. It makes money from airport charges paid by airlines, which are regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority, and from retail, food and drink concessions, car parking and property. As a hub, many passengers change flights there rather than starting or ending their journey in London. The airport is privately owned by a group of international investors.

In brief: hub airport · regulated airport charges · retail and car parking · privately owned

The Companies House register records Heathrow (Ah) Limited as the person with significant control of Heathrow Airport Limited, company number 01991017. Heathrow (Ah) Limited is itself company number 06458657.

That places Heathrow Airport Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.

The Companies House register lists 7 current officers for Heathrow Airport Limited.

Heathrow Airport Limited reported turnover of £3,547m in the year to December 2025. That was up 1.9% on £3,482m the year before.

It reported 7,789 employees. The year before it reported 7,968.

It filed a pre-tax profit of £1,118m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £1,379m the year before.

Staff costs came to £465m. That is an average of £60,000 a head. It ended the year with £298m at the bank and net assets of £2,473m.

Heathrow Airport Limited has registered 45 charges at Companies House, of which 45 are 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.