WESTERN BRIDGE (SHIPPING) LIMITED
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Cash
£7.7k
EUR 9,039
-27.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17m
EUR 19,420,142
-5.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£892k
EUR -1,041,919
+41.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,528,873 | £12,619,705 | £11,227,503 | -11% | |
| Operating profit | -£717,242 | -£1,180,487 | -£649,036 | +45% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,184,108 | -£1,516,190 | -£892,360 | +41.1% | |
| Net profit | -£1,080,885 | -£1,356,781 | -£890,670 | +34.4% | |
| Cash | £10,808 | £10,624 | £7,742 | -27.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,815,805 | £18,974,370 | £18,154,592 | -4.3% | |
| Net assets | £18,879,980 | £17,523,200 | £16,632,530 | -5.1% | |
| Equity | £18,879,980 | £17,523,200 | £16,632,530 | -5.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.856 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.8% | -9.4% | -5.8% | |
| Net margin | -10.3% | -10.8% | -7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.4% | -6.2% | -3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.1% | 33.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.20x | 0.21x | 0.07x | |
| Interest cover | -1.43x | -3.21x | -1.93x |
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
- WESTERN BRIDGE (SHIPPING) LIMITED 2002-08-13 → present
- QUAYSHELFCO 938 LIMITED 2002-05-31 → 2002-08-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONTRUP, Abraham Willem | Director | 2007-03-28 | Mar 1977 | Dutch |
| BONTRUP, Peter Franz Jozef | Director | 2014-07-14 | Aug 1974 | Dutch |
| KAULULE, Kaziwe Siame | Director | 2024-08-01 | Jan 1980 | Zambian |
| ZEIDAN, Ahmed Mohamed Said Abdelaziz Hassanin | Director | 2025-10-17 | Aug 1982 | Egyptian |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEDDOW, Barnabus Towne | Secretary | 2002-08-13 | 2007-02-12 |
| FORD, Mary | Secretary | 2007-02-12 | 2012-03-30 |
| NQH (CO SEC) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-05-31 | 2002-08-13 |
| ARMITAGE, John Hugh | Director | 2007-02-12 | 2007-12-31 |
| BEDDOW, Barnabus Towne | Director | 2002-08-13 | 2007-02-12 |
| BOLSOVER, George William | Director | 2009-07-31 | 2010-03-31 |
| BONTRUP, Franz Josef | Director | 2002-08-13 | 2012-07-25 |
| BOURGUIGNON, Alain Gerard Edmond | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| BOWATER, John Ferguson | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2022-12-31 |
| DRYDEN, Stephen George | Director | 2017-10-13 | 2023-12-18 |
| FRENAY, Philippe Nicolas | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2017-02-28 |
| JENKINS, Colin Richard | Director | 2007-12-31 | 2009-07-30 |
| LALANNE, Pierre-Edern Francois | Director | 2023-12-18 | 2025-09-30 |
| LANDER, Nicholas | Director | 2014-07-15 | 2015-10-02 |
| LYONS, Garrath Malcolm | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-18 |
| PARKIN, Geoffrey William | Director | 2007-02-12 | 2012-07-25 |
| PEARCE, Michael Paul | Director | 2017-06-30 | 2017-10-13 |
| SLEIGHT, Lee | Director | 2023-12-18 | 2024-07-31 |
| TURK, Simon Charles Henry | Director | 2002-08-13 | 2014-07-14 |
| VAN DER MEER, Hans Paul | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2014-07-14 |
| VOORWALD BONTRUP, Maartje Heleen Theodora | Director | 2002-08-13 | 2007-03-28 |
| WARD, Patrick Robert | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-10-02 |
| YEOMAN, John Foster | Director | 2002-08-13 | 2006-09-08 |
| NQH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-05-31 | 2002-08-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Industries Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-11-27 | Ceased 2017-11-27 |
| Ab Shipping Holding B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-11-27 | Ceased 2017-11-27 |
| Aggregate Industries Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2017-11-23 | Ceased 2017-11-27 |
| Foster Yeoman Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.