BRIDGEMAN ART LIBRARY LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-28 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£238K
-54.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-27.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
76
+1.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£955K
-116.9% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £8,441,495 | £8,796,223 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£397,847 | -£903,871 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£440,532 | -£955,389 | |
| Net profit | £662,739 | £271,576 | — | — | -£182,584 | -£961,833 | |
| Cash | £320,912 | £785,629 | — | — | £526,691 | £237,556 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,864,541 | — | — | — | £4,050,723 | £2,927,995 | |
| Net assets | £3,856,178 | £4,100,766 | — | — | £3,537,828 | £2,575,995 | |
| Equity | — | — | £4,031,611 | £3,720,212 | £3,537,828 | £2,575,995 | |
| Average employees | 84 | 79 | — | — | 75 | 76 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,226,722 | £3,729,105 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -4.7% | -10.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -2.2% | -10.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -9.8% | -30.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 39.8% | 50.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.19x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -9.27x | -17.54x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Goodman Jones LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that it remains appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- BRIDGEMAN ART LIBRARY LIMITED(THE) · parent
- Bridgeman Art Library International Limited 100%
- Bridgeman Images Limited 100%
- Bridgeman Images S.r.l 100%
- CultureLabel UK Limited 100%
- Lebrecht Limited 100%
- Leemage S.A.S 100%
Significant events
- “The Italian operations of the company have been relocated from Bologna to Milan, whilst this will cause disruption in 2024 it is expected to create greater revenue generating opportunities due to the co-location of many top clients in this metropolitan area.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGEMAN, Esmond Francis Ralph Orlando, The Right Honourable | Director | 2007-03-30 | Oct 1974 | British |
| BRIDGEMAN, Victoria Harriet, Viscountess | Director | — | Mar 1942 | British |
| RUSSELL-COBB, Piers Andrew Conrad | Director | 2021-05-24 | Oct 1953 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGEMAN, Robin John Orlando | Secretary | — | 2008-10-01 |
| BRIDGEMAN, Victoria Rose | Secretary | 2007-03-29 | 2019-12-24 |
| HULSE, Jonathan Michael | Secretary | 2019-12-24 | 2022-09-14 |
| LOCKINGTON, Richard | Secretary | 2022-09-14 | 2026-01-14 |
| ANDREWES, Edward William Eden | Director | 2007-03-29 | 2010-01-07 |
| BRIDGEMAN, Luke Robinson Orlando | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2021-11-16 |
| BRIDGEMAN, Orlando Henry Geoffrey | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2019-12-09 |
| BRIDGEMAN, Robin John Orlando | Director | — | 2026-04-11 |
| BRIDGEMAN, Victoria Rose | Director | 2007-03-29 | 2019-12-24 |
| MATHER-LEES, Pandora Alexandrina Jane | Director | 2007-03-29 | 2009-09-15 |
| WHITLEY, Edward | Director | 2007-03-29 | 2009-09-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viscountess Victoria Harriet Bridgeman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-09-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+4.2%
£8,441,495 £8,796,223
-
Cash
-54.9%
£526,691 £237,556
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-27.2%
£3,537,828 £2,575,995
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+1.3%
75 76
-
Operating profit
-127.2%
-£397,847 -£903,871
-
Profit before tax
-116.9%
-£440,532 -£955,389
-
Wages
+15.6%
£3,226,722 £3,729,105
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers