Oxfordshire airport security firm faces liquidation threat
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 13:30 · Archive
Westminster Aviation Security Services faces a winding-up petition over £1.82 million owed to creditors.
Westminster Aviation Security Services, an Oxfordshire-based airport security company registered at Westminster House in Banbury, faces the threat of liquidation. A winding-up petition was presented by Federal Capital Limited, according to a notice published in The London Gazette on November 2. The company is due to appear before the Business and Property Courts in Manchester on November 10, where the court will decide whether to make a winding-up order.
The company is part of Westminster Group Plc, a global security and managed services group. Its aviation business offers airport security services including complete managed security operations, staff training, X-ray baggage and cargo screening, CCTV, access control, perimeter protection and drone defence.
Accounts for the year to June 30, 2025 show turnover of £3.33 million but a £225,000 loss, compared with a £2.05 million profit in the preceding 18-month period. The company has £3.385 million in net assets but creditors falling due within one year stand at £1.82 million, while cash at bank and in hand was only £22,000.
How it is being reported
- Oxfordshire airport security firm faces liquidation threat over £1.82m debtOxfordshire airport security company Westminster Aviation Security Services faces winding-up petition over £1.82m owed to creditors, court hearing November 10.Oxfordshire Guardian · 4 Nov, 12:30
- Oxfordshire airport security firm faces liquidation threat over £1.82m debtOxfordshire airport security company Westminster Aviation Security Services faces winding-up petition over £1.82m owed to creditors, court hearing November 10.Oxford Mail · 4 Nov, 12:30
In this story: Westminster Aviation Security Services · Westminster Group Plc · Federal Capital Limited · Banbury · Oxfordshire
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