Jet2: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Jet2 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 March 2026 it reported turnover of £7,482m.
- In the year to March 2026, Jet2 had turnover of £7,482m, up 4.3% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £551m, keeping £7.36 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 15,795 people, with staff costs of £906m.
- Jet2 PLC is listed on the stock market, so it is owned by its shareholders.
- These figures are from Jet2 PLC's group accounts for the year to March 2026, filed at Companies House on 14 September 2026.
- Registered name
- JET2 PLC
- Company number
- 01295221
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 21 January 1977
- Registered office area
- Liverpool
- 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 March 2026, filed 14 September 2026
What does Jet2 do?
Jet2 is a leisure travel company selling package holidays through Jet2holidays and flights through its airline, Jet2.com. Its package holidays are ATOL protected and go to the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and European cities. The airline specialises in scheduled flights to holiday destinations from airports across the UK, and its seats are combined with hotels to make its package holidays. It is based in Leeds and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
In brief: airline and package holiday company · Jet2holidays and Jet2.com · flights from UK regional airports · listed
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: jet2plc.com.
Who owns Jet2?
Jet2 PLC, company number 01295221, 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 Jet2?
The Companies House register lists 8 current officers for Jet2 PLC.
All 8 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Gary James Brown | 17 June 2013 |
| Stephen Paul Heapy | 17 June 2013 |
| Ian Bruce Day | 29 April 2014 |
| Rick Green | 6 September 2018 |
| Robin James Terrell | 14 April 2020 |
| Simon John Breakwell | 27 April 2023 |
| Angela Luger | 3 July 2023 |
| Rachel Elizabeth Kentleton | 18 March 2024 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Jet2 file?
Jet2 PLC reported turnover of £7,482m in the year to March 2026. That was up 4.3% on £7,174m the year before.
It reported 15,795 employees. The year before it reported 15,205.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £551m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £593m the year before.
Staff costs came to £906m. That is an average of £57,000 a head. It ended the year with £1,519m at the bank and net assets of £2,061m.
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,482m | £7,174m |
| Pre-tax profit | £551m (filed) | £593m (filed) |
| Employees | 15,795 | 15,205 |
| Staff costs | £906m | £831m |
| Average staff cost per head | £57,000 | £55,000 |
| Bank and cash | £1,519m | £1,187m |
| Net assets | £2,061m | £1,612m |
| Dividends paid | n/d | £32m |
| Interest paid | £50m | |
| Interest received | £147m | |
| Directors' pay | £6m |
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 · Group accounts
Are there any charges against Jet2?
Jet2 PLC has registered 68 charges at Companies House, of which 13 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.
All 13 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Nbb Windsor Lease Co., LTD. | 14 October 2026 |
| Nbb Hove Lease Co., LTD. | 16 July 2026 |
| Nbb Weymouth Lease Co., LTD. | 29 June 2026 |
| Nbb Redditch Lease Co., LTD. | 9 June 2026 |
| Gillingham Lease Co., LTD | 31 July 2025 |
| Nbb Rotherham Lease Co., LTD. | 10 July 2025 |
| Nbb Bolton Lease Co., LTD. | 21 July 2023 |
| Nbb Worcester Lease Co., LTD. (The “Chargee”) | 3 July 2023 |
| Bank of China Limited, London Branch | 27 August 2020 |
| Bank of China Limited, London Branch | 27 August 2020 |
| Drake Leasing Co., LTD. | 6 February 2019 |
| Livingstone Leasing Co., LTD. | 3 December 2018 |
| Bank of China Limited, London Branch | 14 September 2018 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Jet2 compares
Of the 8 UK airlines, Jet2 is 3rd on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 4th 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 |
| 3rd | Jet2 | £7,482m | £7.36 |
| + 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.
That comparison uses Jet2's accounts to March 2025. This page shows the newer year to March 2026.
Jet2 files as Jet2 PLC, with turnover of £7,482m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Jet2
What does Jet2 do?
Jet2 is a leisure travel company selling package holidays through Jet2holidays and flights through its airline, Jet2.com. Its package holidays are ATOL protected and go to the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and European cities. The airline specialises in scheduled flights to holiday destinations from airports across the UK, and its seats are combined with hotels to make its package holidays. It is based in Leeds and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Is Jet2 bigger than easyJet?
No, by turnover. Jet2 reported £7,482m in its latest accounts, against £10,106m at easyJet. Our easyJet v Jet2 page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. easyJet v Jet2 →
How does Jet2 compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Jet2 is 3rd 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 Jet2?
Jet2 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 Jet2 make?
Jet2 PLC reported turnover of £7,482m in the year to March 2026. It filed a pre-tax profit of £551m.
How many people work at Jet2?
Jet2 PLC reported 15,795 employees in the year to March 2026.
Who runs Jet2?
The Companies House register lists 8 current officers for Jet2 PLC. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Jet2 PLC's filings at Companies House, company number 01295221, 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, “Jet2: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/jet2/. Figures from Companies House filings for JET2 PLC (01295221).
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