SOMERSET BRIDGE GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£126m
-13.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£19m
-15.1% vs 2024
Employees
676
+28.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£463k
-101.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £103,394,000 | £166,904,000 | £130,753,000 | -21.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£12,588,000 | £21,687,000 | -£3,656,000 | -116.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£12,797,000 | £24,163,000 | -£463,000 | -101.9% | |
| Net profit | -£13,027,000 | £14,355,000 | -£3,464,000 | -124.1% | |
| Cash | £97,001,000 | £145,706,000 | £125,993,000 | -13.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,640,000 | £23,600,000 | £19,958,000 | -15.4% | |
| Net assets | £8,592,000 | £22,947,000 | £19,483,000 | -15.1% | |
| Equity | £8,592,000 | £22,947,000 | £19,483,000 | -15.1% | |
| Average employees | — | 526 | 676 | +28.5% | |
| Wages | £23,465,000 | £28,902,000 | £31,279,000 | +8.2% | |
| 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. 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 | -12.2% | 13.0% | -2.8% | |
| Net margin | -12.6% | 8.6% | -2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -53.2% | 91.9% | -18.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.6% | 91.0% | 92.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.79x | 1.26x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | -9.62x | 18.89x | -15.69x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“It was concluded that the Group is expected to continue as a going concern, and that no material uncertainty exists around the going concern basis of preparation.”
Group structure
- SOMERSET BRIDGE GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Somerset Bridge Limited 100%
- Somerset Bridge Insurance Services Limited 100%
- Somerset Bridge Shared Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following a review of the Group operating structure in 2024, the MGA activities of the Group transitioned from SBL to SBISL on 1 January 2025.”
- “In September 2025 refreshed values were launched which were developed collaboratively involving more than 70% of employees.”
- “The Group is teaming up with Dynamo North East to support their new Digital Inclusion Fund. As part of this, the Group is donating the laptops previously used by colleagues across the organisation which are passed on to people in our local communities who need them most.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, Damian Barry | Director | 2021-12-02 | Aug 1980 | British |
| DUFFY, Damien Peter | Director | 2022-11-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| HOLMAN, Martyn John | Director | 2023-03-10 | Mar 1960 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRITES, Shiam | Secretary | 2018-12-21 | 2023-01-12 |
| BANKS, Jonathan Ian | Director | 2018-12-21 | 2021-08-05 |
| BILNEY, Elizabeth | Director | 2018-12-21 | 2021-08-05 |
| GILLIGHAN, Christopher John | Director | 2018-12-21 | 2023-01-23 |
| MANSFIELD, Julia Jane | Director | 2021-08-20 | 2024-11-28 |
| MARSHALL, Alison | Director | 2018-12-21 | 2022-11-01 |
| MEACOCK, Alexander George Austell | Director | 2019-03-25 | 2021-05-10 |
| OLDRIDGE, Christine Paula | Director | 2023-03-10 | 2024-11-28 |
| ROBINSON, Martin Fredrick | Director | 2021-08-05 | 2023-03-10 |
| SOARES, William | Director | 2021-08-05 | 2024-11-28 |
| STEWART, Alistair | Director | 2023-03-10 | 2024-11-28 |
| TAYLOR, David Colin | Director | 2021-08-20 | 2023-03-10 |
| VAN DELM, Rudi Annie Maurice | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2024-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Capital Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-12-13 | Active |
| Arch Reinsurance Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-08-05 | Ceased 2023-12-13 |
| Mr Arron Fraser Andrew Banks | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2018-12-31 | Ceased 2021-08-05 |
| Ms Alison Marshall | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 74 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.