BRIDGEHEAD SOFTWARE LIMITED
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Cash
£375K
-83% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£4.1M
-7.6% vs 2024
Employees
67
-16.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£147K
-791.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,201,917 | £11,261,437 | £9,900,805 | -12.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£81,184 | £14,149 | -£122,113 | -963.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£84,880 | £21,257 | -£147,080 | -791.9% | |
| Net profit | £10,196 | £19,413 | -£300,255 | -1,646.7% | |
| Cash | £584,023 | £2,207,214 | £374,918 | -83% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,246,496 | £2,188,351 | £849,451 | -61.2% | |
| Net assets | -£4,138,929 | -£3,769,023 | -£4,054,433 | -7.6% | |
| Equity | -£4,138,929 | -£3,769,023 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 79 | 80 | 67 | -16.3% | |
| Wages | £6,798,591 | £7,051,783 | £6,225,685 | -11.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £691,285 | £602,299 | £556,824 | -7.6% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.7% | 0.1% | -1.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 0.2% | -3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.6% | 0.6% | -14.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 181.4% | 245.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.01x | 1.84x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | -13.99x | 23.39x | -3.81x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BRIDGEHEAD SOFTWARE LIMITED 1998-10-15 → present
- BRIDGEHEAD ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1994-10-18 → 1998-10-15
- NEWCOST LIMITED 1994-08-26 → 1994-10-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are confident that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate given the combination of an expectation of sufficient cash inflows from recurring maintenance and SaaS contracts continuing, together with an ability to temporarily reduce their cost base to a de-minimus if required, however the need for this is considered unlikely.”
Group structure
- BRIDGEHEAD SOFTWARE LIMITED · parent
- BridgeHead Software, Inc. 100%
- BridgeHead Systems Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year ended 30 September 2025, the Group initiated a restructuring programme aimed at streamlining operations and reducing fixed costs to improve long-term profitability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETERS, Simon | Secretary | 2013-04-18 | — | — |
| BALL, Michael Robert | Director | 2020-04-01 | Jan 1952 | British |
| BEAGLE, James Malcolm | Director | 2009-01-05 | Jul 1954 | British |
| COTTERILL, Charles Anthony William | Director | 1994-09-28 | Dec 1951 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUZWELL, Michael John | Secretary | 2001-11-01 | 2008-08-15 |
| COTTERILL, Susan Margaret | Secretary | 1994-09-28 | 2001-11-01 |
| STEW, Royston Arthur | Secretary | 2008-08-15 | 2013-04-18 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-08-26 | 1994-09-28 |
| CALLER, Anthony John | Director | 2000-08-08 | 2001-11-01 |
| GLOYNE, Edward | Director | 2008-09-29 | 2018-08-17 |
| GRAU, Herbert | Director | 2000-08-08 | 2008-09-29 |
| GRIFFITHS, Gareth Keri | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| HURST, Christopher Mark Beeken | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2006-08-28 |
| STEW, Royston Arthur | Director | 2013-03-26 | 2020-01-14 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-08-26 | 1994-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Anthony William Cotterill | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-29 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-06-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.