BIGDUG LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-28 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-14
Watchouts
Cash
£596K
+102.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4M
-4.7% vs 2023
Employees
205
+24.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-6.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,371,718 | £2,619,814 | £2,438,309 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,915,457 | £2,013,789 | £1,813,127 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £326,721 | £294,147 | £596,157 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £2,817,077 | £4,035,396 | £3,848,523 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £2,741,507 | £3,955,296 | £3,768,423 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £2,741,507 | £3,955,296 | £3,768,423 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 131 | 165 | 205 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,076,181 | — | £8,106,201 |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As detailed in accounting policy 1.2, at the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REILLY, Christopher James | Director | 2019-03-04 | Dec 1978 | British |
| SHARP, Suzanne | Director | 2024-07-31 | Feb 1968 | British |
| WEISHAAR, Andreas Georg | Director | 2025-08-28 | Sep 1973 | German |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANCOCK, Victoria Emily | Secretary | 2011-04-01 | 2015-07-02 |
| HOWLS, Rachel | Secretary | 2011-04-01 | 2015-07-02 |
| POWELL, Jon Dominic | Secretary | 2004-01-19 | 2011-04-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-01-19 | 2004-01-19 |
| ANDREWS, Samantha Jane | Director | 2022-07-06 | 2024-07-31 |
| BATEMAN, Emma Louise | Director | 2016-06-06 | 2018-10-12 |
| BOLSCHO, Lars | Director | 2021-12-20 | 2023-10-15 |
| FLAITZ, Tobias Steffen | Director | 2020-07-23 | 2021-12-20 |
| HEGWEIN, Heiko, Dr | Director | 2018-09-13 | 2020-07-23 |
| JOSTEN, Franziskus Clemens Hermann | Director | 2018-09-13 | 2021-03-31 |
| LESSING, Dirk Michael | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2018-09-13 |
| MECHLING, Sonja | Director | 2023-10-15 | 2024-08-31 |
| NOURSE, Douglas George | Director | 2004-01-19 | 2015-07-02 |
| NOWAK, Thomas Batuhan | Director | 2021-12-20 | 2022-07-06 |
| POWELL, Jon Dominic | Director | 2004-01-19 | 2016-07-16 |
| RUMPF, Carsten-Andeas | Director | 2024-09-01 | 2025-08-28 |
| ZIMMERMANN, Felix, Dr | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2018-09-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takkt Industrial & Packaging Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-05-14 | Active |
| Newport.Takkt Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-07-31 | Ceased 2024-05-14 |
| Kaiser + Kraft Europa Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-16 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
—
Not reported
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Cash
+102.7%
£294,147 £596,157
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-4.7%
£3,955,296 £3,768,423
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Employees
+24.2%
165 205
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
-6.9%
£2,619,814 £2,438,309
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