Wizz Air UK: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Wizz Air UK Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Wizz Air Holdings Plc. In the year to March 2025 Wizz Air UK Limited reported turnover of £447m.
- In the year to March 2025, Wizz Air UK had turnover of £447m, up 6.2% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £44m, losing £9.93 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 886 people, with staff costs of £66m.
- Wizz Air UK Limited is controlled by Wizz Air Holdings Plc, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Wizz Air UK Limited's accounts for the year to March 2025, filed at Companies House on 5 January 2026.
- Registered name
- WIZZ AIR UK LIMITED
- Company number
- 10982241
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 26 September 2017
- Registered office area
- Luton
- Industry code on the register
- 51101: Air transport
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to March 2025, filed 5 January 2026
What does Wizz Air UK do?
Wizz Air UK is the British airline company of the Wizz Air group, flying low-cost short and medium-haul routes from UK airports to Europe and the Middle East. It holds the group's UK airline licence and flies the aircraft, while sales and back-office work are done for it by Wizz Air Hungary, which also lets it use the Wizz brand and website. These figures cover only this UK company, not the whole Wizz Air airline, and its parent is Wizz Air Holdings Plc, which is registered in Jersey.
In brief: low-cost airline · UK arm only · flies to Europe and the Middle East · owned by Wizz Air Holdings Plc
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 6 November 2026. Official website: wizzair.com.
Who owns Wizz Air UK?
The Companies House register records Wizz Air Holdings Plc as the person with significant control of Wizz Air UK Limited, company number 10982241. Wizz Air Holdings Plc is itself company number 00103356.
That places Wizz Air UK 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 Wizz Air UK?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Wizz Air UK Limited.
All 3 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Owain David Jones | 4 September 2023 |
| Yvonne Moynihan | 1 July 2025 |
| Veronika Spanarova | 1 August 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Wizz Air UK file?
Wizz Air UK Limited reported turnover of £447m in the year to March 2025. That was up 6.2% on £421m the year before.
It reported 886 employees. The year before it reported 827.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £44m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £22m the year before.
Staff costs came to £66m. That is an average of £75,000 a head. It ended the year with £85m at the bank and net liabilities of £47m.
| Measure | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £447m | £421m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£44m (filed) | -£22m (filed) |
| Employees | 886 | 827 |
| Staff costs | £66m | £57m |
| Average staff cost per head | £75,000 | £69,000 |
| Bank and cash | £85m | £45m |
| Net assets | -£47m | -£8m |
| Interest paid | £4m | |
| Interest received | £6m | |
| Directors' pay | £6m |
Read the accounts to March 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 Wizz Air UK?
Wizz Air UK Limited has registered 33 charges at Companies House, of which 24 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 24 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Total Engine Asset Management Pte. LTD. | 30 June 2026 |
| Star Rising Aviation 36 Limited | 10 April 2024 |
| Total Engine Asset Management Pte. LTD. | 22 March 2024 |
| Total Engine Asset Management Pte. LTD. | 22 March 2024 |
| Star Rising Aviation 36 Limited | 14 March 2024 |
| Wizz Air Fleet Management LTD. | 9 February 2024 |
| Cavic 63 Designated Activity Company | 8 December 2023 |
| Cavic 63 Designated Activity Company | 6 December 2023 |
| Wizz Air Fleet Management LTD., with Registered Office at Laurus Offices Koer Street 2/A. Building B, H-1103, Budapest, Hungary. | 5 December 2023 |
| Dynam Aviation Ireland Five Limited | 3 October 2023 |
| Kawada Company, LTD. | 12 June 2023 |
| Maverick Aviation Tl Ii (C) Limited | 28 March 2023 |
| Maverick Aviation Tl Iii (D) Limited | 6 March 2023 |
| Maverick Aviation Tl (C) Limited | 14 December 2022 |
| Maverick Aviation Tl (C) Limited | 14 December 2022 |
| Tlc Aloe LTD. | 25 May 2022 |
| Jpa No. 213 Co., LTD. | 11 May 2022 |
| Jpa No. 212 Co., LTD. | 28 March 2022 |
| Jin Shan 36 Ireland Company Limited | 16 March 2022 |
| Jin Shan 17 Ireland Company Limited | 20 May 2021 |
| Cavic 56 Designated Activity Company | 6 April 2021 |
| Jin Shan 17 Ireland Company Limited | 9 March 2021 |
| Jin Shan 17 Ireland Company Limited | 20 June 2019 |
| Accipiter Investments Aircraft 3 Limited | 21 May 2019 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Wizz Air UK compares
Of the 8 UK airlines, Wizz Air UK is 6th on turnover, 8th on profit margin and 3rd 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 |
| 6th | Wizz Air UK | £447m | −£9.93 |
| + 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.
Wizz Air UK files as Wizz Air UK Limited, whose person with significant control is Wizz Air Holdings Plc, with turnover of £447m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Wizz Air UK
What does Wizz Air UK do?
Wizz Air UK is the British airline company of the Wizz Air group, flying low-cost short and medium-haul routes from UK airports to Europe and the Middle East. It holds the group's UK airline licence and flies the aircraft, while sales and back-office work are done for it by Wizz Air Hungary, which also lets it use the Wizz brand and website. These figures cover only this UK company, not the whole Wizz Air airline, and its parent is Wizz Air Holdings Plc, which is registered in Jersey.
Is Wizz Air UK bigger than easyJet?
No, by turnover. Wizz Air UK reported £447m in its latest accounts, against £10,106m at easyJet. Our easyJet v Wizz Air page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. easyJet v Wizz Air →
How does Wizz Air UK compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Wizz Air UK is 6th 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 Wizz Air UK?
The Companies House register records Wizz Air Holdings Plc as the person with significant control of Wizz Air UK Limited.
How much does Wizz Air UK make?
Wizz Air UK Limited reported turnover of £447m in the year to March 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £44m.
How many people work at Wizz Air UK?
Wizz Air UK Limited reported 886 employees in the year to March 2025.
Who runs Wizz Air UK?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Wizz Air UK Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Wizz Air UK Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 10982241, 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, “Wizz Air UK: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/wizz-air-uk/. Figures from Companies House filings for WIZZ AIR UK LIMITED (10982241).
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