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AIR Charter Service Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Alexander David James Sadler 2021-2024 Director View profile
Georgina June Heron 2018-2024 Director View profile
Taylor Smith 2016-2023 Director View profile
Alexander Sadat-Shafai 2016-2018 Director View profile
Omar Saeed 2015-2016 Director View profile
Christopher Denis Stephen Leach 2013-2016 Director View profile
Justin Christopher Bowman 2013-2016 Director View profile
Christopher William Mansell 2013-2018 Director View profile
Gavin John Copus 2012-2016 Director View profile
Lloyd Robinson 2012-2016 Director View profile
Hannah Clarissa Perkins 2012-2013 Director View profile
Robert Andrew Bishop 2011-2016 Director View profile
Thomas James Bray 2011-2016 Director View profile
Tamsin Melanie Simmons 2011-2016 Director View profile
Daniel Rupert Morgan-Evans 2011-2017 Director View profile
Joel Morgan Fenn 2009-2013 Director View profile
Jon Michael Thompson 2009-2012 Director View profile
Gavin Copus 2008-2009 Director View profile
Stewart Pitt 2007-2011 Director View profile
Anthony Edmund Bauckham 2007-2013 Director View profile
David Victor Malempre 2005-2011 Director View profile
Carlo Barentsen 2002-2003 Director View profile
Ruan Patrick Courtney 2002-2008 Director View profile
Sergey Vekhov 2000-2008 Director View profile
Christopher Charles Adams 1997-1999 Director View profile
Christine Jennifer Leach 2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

15 contracts · £622,195 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

Whole Aircraft Charter to move passengers between Southeast Australia and Southeast Asia Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE £183,000 2015-04-17 CPV 60400000 Source: Contracts Finder
Whole Aircraft Charter to move passengers between Southeast Australia and Southeast Asia. This falls under the Framework Agreement DSCOM/1934.
Whole Aircraft Charter between the UK and the Arabian Peninsular Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE £243,495 2015-04-14 CPV 60400000 Source: Contracts Finder
Whole Aircraft Charter between the UK and the Arabian Peninsular. This falls under the Framework Agreement DSCOM/1934.
Whole Aircraft Charter between Southeast Asia and Oceania Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE £195,700 2015-03-20 CPV 60420000 Source: Contracts Finder
Whole Aircraft Charter between Southeast Asia and Oceania. This falls under the Framework Agreement DSCOM/1934.
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19 Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Value not published Date not published CPV 63521000 Source: Find a Tender
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19 Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Value not published Date not published CPV 63521000 Source: Find a Tender
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19 Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Value not published Date not published CPV 63521000 Source: Find a Tender
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19 Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Value not published Date not published CPV 63521000 Source: Find a Tender
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19 Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Value not published Date not published CPV 63521000 Source: Find a Tender
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19 Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Value not published Date not published CPV 63521000 Source: Find a Tender
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19 Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Value not published Date not published CPV 63521000 Source: Find a Tender
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19
XMNPROGQ1P4 Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Value not published Date not published CPV 63521000 Source: Find a Tender
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19 Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Value not published Date not published CPV 63521000 Source: Find a Tender
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19 Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Value not published Date not published CPV 63521000 Source: Find a Tender
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19 Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Value not published Date not published CPV 63521000 Source: Find a Tender
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19 Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care Value not published Date not published CPV 63521000 Source: Find a Tender
The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19

About

Incorporated: 27/07/1990

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

AIR Charter Service Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

AIR Charter Service Limited is controlled by AIR Charter Service Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
AIR Charter Service Group Limited is controlled by Mountfitchet Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Mountfitchet Limited is controlled by Airlift Acquisition Bidco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-02-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
Airlift Acquisition Bidco Limited is controlled by Airlift Midco 2 Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-08-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
Airlift Midco 2 Limited is controlled by Airlift Midco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-08-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
Airlift Midco Limited is controlled by Mountfitchet Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-08-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
Mountfitchet Group Limited is controlled by Christopher Denis Stephen Leach
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2022-09-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Denis Stephen Leach.

26 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

Matthew Edward Purton Director · appointed 2011
James Cristofoli Director · appointed 2017
Natasha Lamb-Guhren Director · appointed 2023
Justin James Lancaster Director · appointed 2016
James Jonathan Leach Director · appointed 2011
Katie Gallimore Director · appointed 2018
Jessie Susan Howes Director · appointed 2021

9.6y median 9.4y

average tenure

15.5y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Matthew Edward Purton Director · appointed 2011
James Cristofoli Director · appointed 2017
Justin James Lancaster Director · appointed 2016
James Jonathan Leach Director · appointed 2011
Katie Gallimore Director · appointed 2018

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Matthew Edward Purton Director · appointed 2011
James Cristofoli Director · appointed 2017
Katie Gallimore Director · appointed 2018
Jessie Susan Howes Director · appointed 2021

Portfolio (3)

Natasha Lamb-Guhren Director · appointed 2023
Justin James Lancaster Director · appointed 2016
James Jonathan Leach Director · appointed 2011

Also govern a charity

Katie Gallimore Eastwood Neighbourhood Nursery Psfa

left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 6Transport 3Business services 2Professional services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Company number: 02525806
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Edition: Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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