EMMA BRIDGEWATER LIMITED
Get an alert when EMMA BRIDGEWATER LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-26
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-14 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+230.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£888K
-160.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
345
-15.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
+48.9% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- EMMA BRIDGEWATER LIMITED 2004-05-07 → present
- BRIDGEWATER POTTERY LIMITED 1991-07-16 → 2004-05-07
- BRIXTON SPONGEWARE LIMITED 1985-10-15 → 1991-07-16
- NEONGUARD LIMITED 1985-09-03 → 1985-10-15
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-26
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-25 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-29 | 2024-04-26 | 2024-04-27 | 2025-04-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £33,027,345 | £37,782,074 | £31,293,128 | £31,293,128 | £27,436,407 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,137,486 | -£1,205,642 | -£4,250,517 | -£4,250,517 | -£2,036,647 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,137,486 | -£1,380,691 | -£4,657,234 | -£4,657,234 | -£2,379,080 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£4,412,695 | — | -£2,366,655 | |
| Cash | — | £1,233,525 | £2,436,503 | £808,778 | £808,778 | £2,674,680 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,552,881 | £6,486,025 | £1,912,462 | £1,912,462 | -£484,531 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,930,679 | £5,891,058 | £1,478,363 | £1,478,363 | -£888,292 | |
| Equity | — | £6,930,679 | £5,891,058 | £1,478,363 | £1,478,363 | -£888,292 | |
| Average employees | — | 442 | 469 | 409 | 409 | 345 | |
| Wages | — | £10,618,375 | £12,145,633 | £12,834,043 | £12,834,043 | £9,303,682 |
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 | 2021-04-25 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-29 | 2024-04-26 | 2024-04-27 | 2025-04-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.4% | -3.2% | -13.6% | -13.6% | -7.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -14.1% | — | -8.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 15.1% | -18.6% | -222.3% | -222.3% | 420.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.76x | — | 0.67x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -6.89x | -10.45x | -10.45x | -5.95x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the Directors are confident that the Group has adequate resources to continue trading for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and beyond. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has initiated a review in relation to a breach of health and safety regulations following an incident that occurred during the year ended 26 April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELMORES SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-10-20 | — | — |
| BRIDGEWATER, Emma Mary | Director | 1986-03-03 | Dec 1960 | British |
| MARTIN, Iain Stuart, Mr | Director | 2024-01-22 | Feb 1968 | British |
| ROSS, Mark John | Director | 2024-04-09 | Mar 1980 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALINT-KURTI, Roy David | Secretary | 2015-10-15 | 2023-01-13 |
| BURTON, John Stanley | Secretary | 1995-04-01 | 1999-07-31 |
| HYDE, Stephen | Secretary | 2010-02-25 | 2011-06-09 |
| JOHNSON, Edward | Secretary | 2000-05-01 | 2003-09-23 |
| POLLEN, Peregrine Marcus Hungerford | Secretary | 1999-07-31 | 2000-05-01 |
| POLLEN, Peregrine Marcus Hungerford | Secretary | — | 1995-04-01 |
| RICE, Emma Mary | Secretary | 2003-09-23 | 2010-02-25 |
| BALINT-KURTI, Roy David | Director | 2020-03-11 | 2023-01-13 |
| BURTON, John Stanley | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1999-07-31 |
| COVE-SMITH, Julia Elizabeth | Director | 2020-06-08 | 2024-02-23 |
| DOBSON, Matthew | Director | 2003-10-14 | 2014-02-14 |
| DYER, Trevor Gordon | Director | 2002-05-28 | 2006-01-12 |
| GADMAN, Katherine | Director | 1998-10-01 | 1998-11-25 |
| JOHNSON, Edward | Director | 2001-09-12 | 2003-09-23 |
| POLLEN, Peregrine Marcus Hungerford | Director | — | 2004-12-30 |
| RICE, Matthew Frederick William | Director | — | 2020-03-11 |
| SALE, John Richard | Director | — | 2002-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant Design Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-26 vs 2024-04-27
-
Turnover
-12.3%
£31,293,128 £27,436,407
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+230.7%
£808,778 £2,674,680
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-160.1%
£1,478,363 -£888,292
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-15.6%
409 345
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+52.1%
-£4,250,517 -£2,036,647
-
Profit before tax
+48.9%
-£4,657,234 -£2,379,080
-
Wages
-27.5%
£12,834,043 £9,303,682
lowest in 5 filed years
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