BRIDON INTERNATIONAL LTD.

1. BRIDON INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1994-05-13 → present
2. BRIDON ROPES LIMITED 1990-03-01 → 1994-05-13
3. BRITISH ROPES LIMITED 1983-01-01 → 1990-03-01
4. BRIDON STEEL LIMITED 1946-08-07 → 1983-01-01

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Management have performed a detailed review of the going concern assumption for the company, including any ongoing impact of the Russia-Ukraine and Gaza-Israel conflict. The directors currently believe that they have adequate liquidity and business plans to continue to operate the business for the going concern review period to 30 September 2026. ... The directors note that the parent has considerable net current assets and very high levels of liquidity due to a combination of cash reserves and access to undrawn but committed facilities. Accordingly, they have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. BRIDON INTERNATIONAL LTD. · parent
   1. Flintstone Technology Limited 76% · England and Wales
   2. Bridon-American Corporation 100% · USA
   3. Bridon Scheme Trustees Limited 100% · England and Wales
   4. Bridon Middle East FZE 100% · United Arab Emirates

Significant events

• “During the year, Bekaert NV, the ultimate parent of the group, acquired Bexco, a leading competitor of Bridon International Limited within the synthetic ropes market. The purpose of the acquisition is to establish the group as a key player within the emerging market for floating offshore renewable energy solutions. A consequence of this acquisition and a delay in the growth of the floating offshore renewable energy market has resulted in the company deciding to close the manufacturing plant in Grangemouth, Scotland.”
• “In August 2025, management made the decision to close the Coatbridge plant which manufactured synthetic ropes. The intention is to move manufacturing to Bexco, another entity within the Bekaert group to consolidate the manufacturing footprint.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

1

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -16.1%

  £111,073,000 → £93,192,000

• Cash

  +308.7%

  £391,000 → £1,598,000

• Net assets

  +87.8%

  £51,830,000 → £97,347,000

• Employees

  -3.8%

  526 → 506

• Operating profit

  -218%

  £6,032,000 → -£7,120,000

• Profit before tax

  -288.2%

  £4,929,000 → -£9,276,000

• Wages

  +5.6%

  £20,960,000 → £22,137,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers