BARD BIDCO LIMITED
Bard Bidco Limited is a private equity-backed acquisition vehicle and holding company that forms part of the corporate structure for the Bourne Leisure group.
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Cash
£24M
+53.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£616M
-18.8% vs 2023
Employees
13,338
+4.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£170M
-2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,051,656,000 | £1,145,396,000 | +8.9% | |
| Operating profit | £25,404,000 | £35,410,000 | +39.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£166,566,000 | -£169,979,000 | -2% | |
| Net profit | -£139,683,000 | -£148,378,000 | -6.2% | |
| Cash | £15,965,000 | £24,491,000 | +53.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,255,121,000 | £3,058,657,000 | -6% | |
| Net assets | £758,111,000 | £615,633,000 | -18.8% | |
| Equity | £758,111,000 | £615,633,000 | -18.8% | |
| Average employees | 12,765 | 13,338 | +4.5% | |
| Wages | £267,120,000 | £282,594,000 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,456,000 | £2,290,000 | -6.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | -13.3% | -13.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.8% | 1.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | 0.14x | 0.17x |
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
- BARD BIDCO LIMITED 2021-01-20 → present
- NATURALBRIGHT LIMITED 2020-11-09 → 2021-01-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared a detailed cash flow forecast for the period to 30 June 2026, being the assessment period. A severe but plausible downside scenario has modelled a profit (EBITDA) decline of 12% vs. the year ended 31 December 2024 across the assessment period. This aims to capture any potential slowdown in consumer spending influenced by the volatility in market conditions that co”
Group structure
- BARD BIDCO LIMITED · parent
- Bourne Leisure Holdings Limited 100%
- Foray 989 Limited 100%
- Bourne Leisure Limited 100%
- Colaingrove Limited 100%
- Evergreen Finance Limited 100%
- Guardian Shield Insurance Limited 100%
- Bridge Street (Nominees) Limited 100%
- Melesey Limited 100%
- Bourne Holidays Transport Services Limited 100%
- Leisure Employment Services Limited 100%
- Haven Leisure Limited 100%
- Palmhall Limited 100%
- Astril Limited 100%
- Holivans Limited 100%
- Celtic Haven Limited 100%
- Bourne Holidays Limited 100%
- Heythrop Park Limited 100%
- BL Park Lane Limited 100%
- Amtree Farm Development Limited 100%
- B. L. (British Holidays) Limited 100%
- Berwick Holiday Centre Limited 100%
- Bourne Leisure (Hopton) Limited 100%
- Bourne Leisure Group Limited 100%
- Far Grange Park and Golf Club Limited 100%
- Flamborough Holidays Limited 100%
- Greenacres Holiday Park Limited 100%
- Haggerston Castle Limited 100%
- JPB Leisure Limited 100%
- Kiln Park Estates Limited 100%
- Lakeland Holiday Park Limited 100%
- Leisure Services Agency Limited 100%
- Rockley Sands (Estates) Limited 100%
- SLC (Bourne) Limited 100%
- Seton Sands Holiday Centre Limited 100%
- Walter John Cook and Sons Limited 100%
- Warner Holidays Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the year end, the Group received additional loans of £86.6 million from Bard Midco Limited (see Note 17).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-12-16 | — | — |
| ASSANT, Lionel Yves | Director | 2021-03-09 | May 1972 | French |
| FLAUM, Paul Charles | Director | 2022-02-07 | Nov 1970 | British |
| KATAKY, Gemma Nandita | Director | 2025-10-24 | Sep 1983 | British |
| PALETHORPE, Simon | Director | 2022-10-19 | Sep 1968 | British |
| SYTHES, Jamila Clare Dabbagh | Director | 2025-07-04 | Aug 1975 | British |
| VRANA, Michael David | Director | 2025-12-17 | Dec 1980 | American |
| WALSH, Alexander Noel, Mr. | Director | 2022-05-16 | Aug 1981 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-11-09 | 2020-12-15 |
| AGARWAL, Abhishek | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2021-01-29 |
| CARUSO, Luigi | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2025-10-24 |
| HONG, Haide | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2022-05-16 |
| LEVY, Adrian Joseph Morris | Director | 2020-11-09 | 2020-12-15 |
| MACMILLAN, Iain Stuart | Director | 2022-02-07 | 2025-10-28 |
| PUDGE, David John | Director | 2020-11-09 | 2020-12-15 |
| SHAH, Adam Khisro Mir | Director | 2021-03-09 | 2025-12-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard Midco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-15 | Active |
| Clifford Chance Nominees No.2 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-11-09 | Ceased 2020-12-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-21 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-19 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-18 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-03 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.