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BRIDGES WORLDWIDE PLC
Profile
- Company number
- 02430299
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1989-10-09
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-06-30
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 52290
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Nunn Hayward LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Since the balance sheet date and up to the date of approval of these financial statements the group and company continue to experience challenging trading conditions. However, the directors believe that the group is well placed to withstand any potential fluctuations in demand for its services and is of the opinion that the group and company shall be able to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Subsidiaries
- Bridges Worldwide (UK) Limited (formerly Express Handling Services Limited) · 100% held · United Kingdom · non-trading
- Bridges Worldwide GmbH · 100% held · Germany · International couriers
- Express Handling Services Limited (formerly Bridges Worldwide (UK) Limited) · 100% held · United Kingdom · International couriers & customer brokerage services
Significant events
- “In the second half of the financial year, the group commenced investment in and set up of a new e-commerce handling operational branch in Manchester operated within subsidiary undertaking, Express Handling Services Limited (formerly known as Bridges Worldwide (UK) Limited).”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRASER, Hamish Aird | Secretary | 2026-02-11 | — | — |
| BRIDGES, Guy Andrew Charles Innes | Director | — | Aug 1960 | Australian |
| BRIDGES, Rodger Geoffrey Innes | Director | 2004-06-30 | Jun 1958 | Australian |
| FRASER, Hamish Aird | Director | 2026-02-11 | May 1991 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADY, Paul Thomas | Secretary | 2025-06-19 | 2026-02-11 |
| BRIDGES, Guy Andrew Charles Innes | Secretary | — | 2004-02-12 |
| JONES, Graham | Secretary | 2004-02-12 | 2025-06-19 |
| BRADY, Paul Thomas | Director | 2017-01-30 | 2026-02-07 |
| BRIDGES, Geoffrey Charles Thomas | Director | — | 2004-03-16 |
| FANNON, John Francis | Director | 2000-05-31 | 2002-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rodger Geoffrey Innes Bridges | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-06-29 |
| Mr Guy Andrew Charles Innes Bridges | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2026-02-14 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-02-13 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2026-02-12 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2026-02-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-20 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-06-20 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2025-05-28 | DISS40 | gazette | gazette filings brought up to date |
| 2025-05-27 | GAZ1 | gazette | gazette notice compulsory |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-02-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-03-15 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-05-30 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2022-04-19 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2022-04-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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