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Company description
BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Public Limited Company”. Incorporated on 13 December 1983; registered for 42 years; registered office reported in HARMONDSWORTH, UNITED KINGDOM. Its primary declared activity is 51101 · Scheduled passenger air transport, with 3 additional SIC activities reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 2 PSC records, 30 trade marks, 1 procurement record, 5 other public-register records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC
- Company number
- 01777777
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Mortgage charges
- 895 total · 728 outstanding · 167 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 December 2025Next accounts due
30 June 2027Last statement made up to
31 July 2025Next statement due
14 August 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 17.0%
- Mean bonus gap
- 35.0%
- Women receiving bonus
- 98.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 97.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 22.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 42.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 38.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 71.0%
Earlier reporting years (7)
- 20,000 or more27.0% median hourly gap
- 20,000 or more37.0% median hourly gap
- 20,000 or more32.0% median hourly gap
- 20,000 or more22.2% median hourly gap
- 20,000 or more37.0% median hourly gap
- 20,000 or more13.0% median hourly gap
- 20,000 or more10.0% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 July 2022 – 31 December 2022
- Filed
- 13 July 2023
- Shortest standard term
- 30 days
- Longest standard term
- Not supplied
- E-invoicing offered
- Yes
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- The Prompt Payment Code
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-1
- Financial period started
- Not supplied
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £0
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 28.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 90 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
Net monthly
- Dispute resolution process
Disputes and all types of queries are handled by a dedicated Accounts Payables Helpdesk, Monday to Friday, via e-mail or phone.
Earlier payment reports (9 shown)
- 30.0 average days to pay32.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay33.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay48.0% outside terms
- 46.0 average days to pay57.0% outside terms
- 37.0 average days to pay47.0% outside terms
- 30.0 average days to pay49.0% outside terms
- 28.0 average days to pay32.0% outside terms
- 29.0 average days to pay31.0% outside terms
- 30.0 average days to pay34.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC
LEI 375X9PSJLLOV7F21O626 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- B6ES
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 13 December 1983
- Initial LEI registration
- 6 June 2012
- LEI last updated
- 26 November 2025
- Next renewal
- 12 January 2027
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Legal address
- WATERSIDE, SPEEDBIRD WAY, PO BOX 365 HARMONDSWORTH, LONDON, GB-LND, UB7 0GB, GB
- Headquarters address
- PO BOX 365, WATERSIDE, SPEEDBIRD WAY, HARMONDSWORTH, LONDON, GB-LND, UB7 0GB, GB
GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions
DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NATURAL_PERSONS
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NATURAL_PERSONS
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
06 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- INTERNATIONAL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES GROUP, S.A.
- Statement period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Approved
- 7 May 2026
- Sectors
- Transportation, logistics, and storage
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 30 June 2026
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents
Training described
Your front line staff Executive-level staff Procurement staff
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers Trade unions or worker representative groups Civil society organisations Workers within your organisation Workers within your supply chain Central or local government Law enforcement, such as police, GLAA and other local labour market inspectorates Businesses in your industry or sector
Social audits
Audit conducted by your staff Audit conducted by your supplier’s staff Third party audit arranged by your supplier Announced audit Unannounced audit
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Through trade unions or other worker representative groups
Other monitoring
Please see attached Modern Slavery Statement
Actions addressing ILO indicators
Change in policy Change in training Referring potential victims to government services Supporting victims via NGO Supporting investigations by relevant authorities
Demonstrated progress
See Modern Slavery Statement for improvements from previous year and targets for 2026.
Reported risks and mitigations
- Risk: We identified modern slavery risks in West Africa (cocoa, coffee), Southeast Asia and Peru (seafood, palm oil), South America (sugar, beef, soy) & Southern Europe (fruit & vegetable produce).
- Area: Within your supply chains
- Tier: Tier 1 suppliers Tier 2 suppliers Tier 3 suppliers and below
- Group: Women Migrants Children
- Location: Argentina Brazil Ivory Coast Spain Ghana Italy Peru
- Mitigation: See attached Modern Slavery Statement
- Risk: We identified risks in China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Indonesia in relation to recurrent & systemic social risks in relation to working working conditions in the garment sector.
- Location: Bangladesh China Indonesia Sri Lanka Pakistan Vietnam
- Risk: We identified risks in the Maldives (105 risks), Egypt (95), United Arab Emirates (64), Vietnam (63), and Oman (54) in relation to the hotel sector.
- Location: United Arab Emirates Egypt Maldives Oman Vietnam
Earlier linked statements (1)
- BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC31 December 2020
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
UK Additional public registers
Schools, childcare, care and HSE records
British Airways PLC
22 March 2023 · Improvement Notice
British Airways PLC
8 March 2023 · Total service industries
British Airways PLC
25 August 2022 · Total service industries
British Airways PLC
16 March 2018 · Total service industries
British Airways PLC
9 August 2012 · Total service industries
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07 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
British Airways PLC
Registration Z8475086
- Registered from
- 16 April 2004
- Current end date
- 15 April 2027
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
08 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
AAIB A320 MCDU, reports and BITE Training
DfTc - Department for Transport · ocds-b5fd17-19626500-47a3-4c49-875b-5b296151551c
- Supplier named in award
- British Airways plc
- Award value
- £24,500
- Contract period
- 27 April 2022 – 30 June 2022
- Published
- 17 March 2022
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 35611500
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-19626500-47a3-4c49-875b-5b296151551c-2022-03-17T13:20:56Z
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
on business
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 35,39,43
- Filed / designated
- 19 November 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 November 2024
highlife CONNECT
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 9,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 23 July 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 July 2024
highlife CONNECT
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 9,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 17 January 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 17 January 2024
My Flying Network
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 35,38,39,45
- Filed / designated
- 26 June 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 26 June 2022
FLYING START
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 36
- Filed / designated
- 12 May 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 May 2020
Your Club Room Club World
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 39,43
- Filed / designated
- 2 May 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 May 2018
Home Comforts Club World
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 39,43
- Filed / designated
- 2 May 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 May 2018
Z Bed Club World
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 2 May 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 May 2018
The Club Kitchen Club World
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 39,43
- Filed / designated
- 2 May 2008
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 May 2018
ON BUSINESS PLUS
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 26 September 2007
- Valid until / renewal due
- 26 September 2027
ba.com
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 16,39,43
- Filed / designated
- 21 February 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 February 2026
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 14,18,21,24,25,28,30
- Filed / designated
- 10 April 2001
- Valid until / renewal due
- 10 April 2021
ON BUSINESS BRITISH AIRWAYS
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 16,35,39,42
- Filed / designated
- 13 September 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 13 September 2020
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 9,16
- Filed / designated
- 12 July 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 July 2020
Figurative mark
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 39,42
- Filed / designated
- 7 July 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 July 2020
BA MILES
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 16,35,39,42
- Filed / designated
- 6 April 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 April 2020
WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 39,42
- Filed / designated
- 28 January 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 January 2020
WORLDLINK
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 39,43,44
- Filed / designated
- 4 August 1999
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 August 2019
Figurative mark
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 25 July 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 July 2027
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 9,14,16,18,21,25,28,39,43,44
- Filed / designated
- 16 August 1996
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 August 2026
Figurative mark
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 9,14,16,18,21,25,28,39,43,44
- Filed / designated
- 16 August 1996
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 August 2026
SPEEDMARQUE
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 9,14,16,18,21,25,28,39,43,44
- Filed / designated
- 16 August 1996
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 August 2026
CLUB EUROPE
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 17 August 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 17 August 2021
WORLD ALLIANCE
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 8 July 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 July 2021
Figurative mark
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 8 July 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 July 2021
Figurative mark
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 8 July 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 July 2021
Figurative mark
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 8 July 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 July 2021
BRITISH AIRWAYS World Offers
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 28 March 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 March 2021
Figurative mark
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 18 January 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 January 2020
Figurative mark
Owner British Airways Plc · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 18 January 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 January 2020
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
09 Ownership and control
People with significant control
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 25% to 50% of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- Spain
- Legal authority
- Law Of Spain
- Legal form
- Spanish Public Company-Sociedad Anonima
- Place registered
- Madrid Mercantile Register
- Registration number
- M-492,129
- Notified
- 4 June 2016
Ldc (Ncs) Limited
- Controls 50% to 75% of voting rights
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- United Kingdom
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 7384180
- Notified
- 4 June 2016
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10 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
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11 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
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12 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
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13 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
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14 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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15 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Non-scheduled passenger air transport
Service activities incidental to air transportation
Cargo handling for air transport activities
16 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
17 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
18 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Organisation enforcement records linked by one unique exact company name.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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