ASPEN BRIDGING LIMITED
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Cash
-£3.5M
-237.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17M
+32.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
31
+19.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.8M
+22.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-05
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-02-05 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,260,296 | £23,788,080 | £24,381,891 | +2.5% | |
| Operating profit | £11,750,593 | £16,416,345 | £17,710,925 | +7.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,802,901 | £7,207,511 | £8,826,323 | +22.5% | |
| Net profit | £3,648,288 | £5,392,928 | £6,597,090 | +22.3% | |
| Cash | £1,288,112 | £2,537,345 | -£3,497,531 | -237.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £9,377,402 | £12,870,329 | £17,067,420 | +32.6% | |
| Equity | £9,377,402 | £12,870,329 | £17,067,420 | +32.6% | |
| Average employees | 26 | 26 | 31 | +19.2% | |
| Wages | £1,372,130 | £1,405,858 | £2,332,550 | +65.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £455,808 | £540,600 | £802,372 | +48.4% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-02-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 68.1% | 69.0% | 72.6% | |
| Net margin | 21.1% | 22.7% | 27.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.9% | 91.7% | 90.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 91.44x | 33.00x | |
| Interest cover | 1.69x | 1.78x | 1.99x |
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
- ASPEN BRIDGING LIMITED 2016-10-11 → present
- S & U BRIDGING FINANCE LIMITED 2016-07-08 → 2016-10-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Annual Report and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHOGAL, Manjeet Kaur | Secretary | 2024-10-15 | — | — |
| AHRENS, Edward Henry | Director | 2016-07-08 | Jun 1970 | British |
| COOMBS, Anthony Michael Vincent | Director | 2016-10-10 | Nov 1952 | British |
| COOMBS, Graham Derek Clifford | Director | 2016-10-10 | Nov 1952 | British |
| COOMBS, Jack | Director | 2016-07-08 | Sep 1987 | British |
| COOMBS, Richard James Anthony | Director | 2025-05-30 | Sep 1997 | British |
| FRECKELTON, Chris Keith | Director | 2025-05-30 | Jan 1989 | British |
| HICKLIN, Wayne Phillip | Director | 2024-10-09 | Oct 1979 | British |
| KHALIQUE, Saif | Director | 2026-03-12 | Oct 1996 | British |
| MILLER-HAWES, Ian Terry | Director | 2025-05-30 | Dec 1984 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| REDFORD, Christopher Hugh | Secretary | 2016-10-10 | 2024-10-15 |
| BHOGAL, Manjeet Kaur | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| REDFORD, Christopher Hugh | Director | 2016-10-10 | 2025-05-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S & U Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-08 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 41 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-03 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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