THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-15 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£39K
+3,800% vs 2023
Net assets
£427K
0% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£0
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £0 | £0 | |
| Operating profit | £0 | £0 | |
| Profit before tax | £0 | £0 | |
| Net profit | £0 | £0 | |
| Cash | £1,000 | £39,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £427,000 | £427,000 | |
| Net assets | £427,000 | £427,000 | |
| Equity | £427,000 | £427,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+3,800%
£1,000 £39,000
-
Net assets
0%
£427,000 £427,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.15x | 0.17x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED 2016-02-04 → present
- THEBIGWORD GROUP PLC 2011-12-23 → 2016-02-04
- THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED 2011-12-23 → 2011-12-23
- THEBIGWORD HOLDINGS LIMITED 2006-01-03 → 2011-12-23
- INHOCO 3246 LIMITED 2005-09-01 → 2006-01-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider the going concern basis applicable. Forecasts show profitability through December 2025 and beyond, strong net asset position and positive cash balance. Forecasted cash flows up to December 2026 show continued positive generation, with a £24.5m term loan not due until August 2026. Directors expect the company to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Link Up Mitaka Limited 100%
- TBW Global Limited 100%
- thebigword Interpreting Services Limited 100%
- thebigword Overseas Interpreting Limited 100%
- Wordsynk Limited 100%
- thebigword Asia Limited 100%
- thebigword International Limited 100%
- Carmona UK Limited 100%
- Mitaka Limited 100%
- Multilingual Services Limited 100%
- thebigword Europe Limited 100%
- thebigword International Management Services Limited 100%
- thebigword Limited 100%
- thebigword Transcription Services Limited 100%
- Word Pie Limited 100%
- thebigword (Beijing) Technology Co Ltd 100%
- thebigword Deutschland GmblI 100%
- thebigword India Pvt Ltd 100%
- Mitaka thebigword KK 100%
- thebigword B.V. 100%
- thebigword BSL UK Limited 100%
- Clarion Interpreting Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A £5m RCF agreement had £2m drawn down in January 2024. The company is party to a fixed and floating charge over all its assets in favour of Kartesia. Thebigword Group Holdings Limited and fellow subsidiaries have a total facility with Kartesia for £27,031k (2023: £25,172k).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOULD, Joshua | Director | 2009-09-17 | Jan 1984 | British |
| RICE, Mark Oliver | Director | 2023-12-19 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARKAN, Ali Nihat | Secretary | 2019-04-26 | 2019-08-12 |
| BALL, Christopher | Secretary | 2005-12-01 | 2007-12-20 |
| CHEESEBROUGH, Diane | Secretary | 2015-08-31 | 2018-01-22 |
| CHEESEBROUGH, Diane | Secretary | 2011-08-25 | 2015-06-01 |
| DALEY, Mark | Secretary | 2020-02-13 | 2023-12-28 |
| GOULD, Joshua | Secretary | 2009-06-23 | 2009-07-17 |
| GRIFFITHS, Hazel Jayne | Secretary | 2019-08-12 | 2020-02-13 |
| MILLS, Marcus Lee | Secretary | 2018-01-22 | 2019-04-26 |
| MYERS, Daniel Richard | Secretary | 2009-07-17 | 2011-08-25 |
| OLIVER, Jon William | Secretary | 2008-12-01 | 2009-06-23 |
| TOYNTON, Matthew Leigh | Secretary | 2015-06-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| TYSON, Melanie Jacqueline | Secretary | 2007-12-20 | 2008-12-01 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-09-01 | 2005-12-01 |
| ARKAN, Ali Nihat | Director | 2019-02-18 | 2019-10-10 |
| BALL, Christopher | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2008-09-05 |
| BYRNE, Bernadette Judith | Director | 2013-07-17 | 2017-08-21 |
| CHEESEBROUGH, Diane | Director | 2011-08-25 | 2018-01-22 |
| CLAYTON, Mark | Director | 2016-02-10 | 2016-02-10 |
| CLAYTON, Mark | Director | 2016-02-10 | 2018-05-09 |
| DALEY, Mark Andrew | Director | 2019-07-22 | 2023-12-28 |
| DALEY, Mark Andrew | Director | 2018-01-22 | 2019-01-07 |
| EARNSHAW, Jeremy Waring | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2012-05-24 |
| GOULD, Laurence Jeremy | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2021-08-04 |
| GOULD, Michele | Director | 2008-09-09 | 2021-08-04 |
| GREGG, Leanne | Director | 2019-10-30 | 2021-08-04 |
| GRIFFITHS, Hazel Jayne | Director | 2019-08-12 | 2020-02-13 |
| LIGHTOWLER, Andrew Graham | Director | 2020-03-10 | 2024-03-01 |
| MILLS, Marcus Lee | Director | 2019-02-18 | 2019-04-26 |
| MILLS, Marcus Lee | Director | 2016-03-03 | 2019-02-18 |
| MILNER, Karen Jayne | Director | 2014-10-02 | 2016-01-19 |
| MYERS, Daniel Richard | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2011-08-25 |
| RICE, Mark Oliver | Director | 2020-04-28 | 2021-08-04 |
| RICHES, Clare Anne | Director | 2020-04-28 | 2021-08-04 |
| SANGIOVANNI, Luis Alberto | Director | 2020-04-28 | 2021-08-04 |
| SENDEL, Kenneth | Director | 2013-07-17 | 2015-08-31 |
| TOYNTON, Matthew Leigh | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2015-11-23 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-09-01 | 2005-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thebigword Group Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-04 | Active |
| Mr Laurence Jeremy Gould | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-04 |
| Mr Maurice Peter Miller | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-22 |
| Mr John Robert Manning | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-22 |
| Mrs Michele Gould | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-08-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-08-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-08-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-08-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-08-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.