BRIDGE INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED
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Cash
£10m
-2.7% vs 2025
Net assets
£2.9m
-7.6% vs 2025
Employees
112
-0.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£712k
-32.3% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,507,569 | £18,141,511 | £19,008,111 | +4.8% | |
| Operating profit | £211,806 | £714,212 | £439,569 | -38.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £482,250 | £1,051,633 | £712,075 | -32.3% | |
| Net profit | £347,997 | £757,758 | £531,450 | -29.9% | |
| Cash | £9,640,954 | £10,612,246 | £10,324,843 | -2.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,918,384 | £3,280,049 | £2,991,428 | -8.8% | |
| Net assets | £2,819,679 | £3,177,437 | £2,934,522 | -7.6% | |
| Equity | £2,819,679 | £3,177,437 | £2,934,522 | -7.6% | |
| Average employees | 114 | 113 | 112 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | £6,774,947 | £7,113,073 | £7,488,451 | +5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £940,172 | £1,210,633 | £1,655,246 | +36.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £61,935 | £66,373 | £97,951 | +47.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £302,514 | £351,773 | £387,091 | +10% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 3.9% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 4.2% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.3% | 21.8% | 14.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.1% | 86.1% | 86.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.14x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 46.85x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BRIDGE INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 2003-05-27 → present
- BRIDGE INSURANCE BROKERS(MANCHESTER)LIMITED 1970-12-07 → 2003-05-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Lopian Gross Barnett & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Significant events
- “On April 15, 2026, the company sold its business as 100% share sale for an undisclosed sum. This transaction is classified as a non-adjusting post balance sheet event under FRS 102 Section 32.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLETCHER, Gary Paul | Director | 2026-06-15 | May 1970 | British |
| KERR, Neil Graham | Director | 2026-05-13 | Sep 1984 | British |
| WHITTINGHAM, James Oliver | Director | 2026-05-13 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACKNER, Michael | Secretary | — | 2008-09-01 |
| BACKNER, Andre Charles | Director | 2024-11-07 | 2026-05-13 |
| BACKNER, Michael | Director | — | 2026-05-13 |
| BRUCE, Graham | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1995-02-28 |
| COHEN, Alexander Jaime | Director | 2024-11-07 | 2026-05-13 |
| COHEN, Gilbert Daniel | Director | — | 2026-04-22 |
| CONNOR, Michael Leslie | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1995-02-28 |
| GORDON, Lorraine Denise | Director | 1993-09-29 | 1994-11-17 |
| GRAINGER, Michael James | Director | — | 1999-07-01 |
| HUNTER, Michael | Director | — | 1994-03-09 |
| KLABOU, Patrick John | Director | 1994-05-24 | 1998-04-06 |
| LITTMAN, Geoffrey | Director | — | 1993-09-28 |
| MOSS, Catherine Mary | Director | 2019-10-03 | 2026-05-13 |
| POTTS, Roger Charles | Director | 2008-11-10 | 2026-05-13 |
| RUBEN, Gavin | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2014-03-21 |
| RUDD, Vaughan Lee | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2014-03-26 |
| SHAOUL, Joseph Michael | Director | 1997-04-15 | 2008-12-31 |
| SMITH, Gregory Francis | Director | 1997-10-07 | 2006-03-01 |
| SPURWAY, Paul Gregory | Director | 2022-07-19 | 2023-06-12 |
| WARBURTON, Peter | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2014-03-26 |
| WEBSTER, Philip Michael | Director | 1998-02-17 | 2020-03-31 |
| WEBSTER, Philip Michael | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1995-02-28 |
| WHITE, Albert Joseph | Director | 1994-06-30 | 1997-06-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Richard Gwyn | Director | — | 1995-02-28 |
| WRIGHT, William Anthony | Director | — | 2006-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-15 | Active |
| Bridge Brokers Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company | |
| 2026-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-13 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-05-13 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-05-13 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-05-13 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 6
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.