GIBBON BRIDGE LIMITED

Company number 01645079 ·

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Executive summary

Gibbon Bridge Limited presents a paradox: its balance sheet has never been stronger at £1.58M in net assets with virtually no debt, yet the company has ceased trading after selling its hotel premises in December 2025. The financial transformation from negative working capital to substantial cash reserves is dramatic, but the absence of any trading activity or fixed assets means this is effectively a cash-holding shell. The controlling shareholder must now decide whether to wind up the company and distribute funds, or repurpose it – inaction will see value slowly eroded by costs and inflation.

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Shareholders' funds

£1,579,800

Balance sheet as at 2026-04-30

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1982-06-21
Employees
22 (2026 accounts · was 34 in 2025)
Registered office
Gibbon Bridge Farm, Chipping, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 2TQ
Postcode
PR3 2TQ
Capital
103 GBP
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full
Charges
3 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2026-04-30
Next due by
2028-01-31
Financial year end
30 April

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-01-16
Next due by
2027-01-30
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 55100 Hotels and similar accommodation
  • 56101 Licenced restaurants

Officers 9 current

Appointed 2023-06-14
Appointed 2023-06-14
Appointed 2023-06-14
Robert LOWE Director
Appointed 2023-06-14
Appointed 2023-06-14

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB470524 (Tier 2), registered since 2022.

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Contact details

Website
gibbon-bridge.co.uk

Gibbon Bridge offers staycations, a restaurant and outside dining areas, and Private Spaces for Weddings and Events.

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 65 similar companies in PR

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (22 staff).

3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1982.

No.5 of the largest hotels and similar accommodation companies in Preston →

Competitors Preston

This company ranks 5 among hotels and similar accommodation in Preston.

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The class of 1982

53%

of the 12,655 companies incorporated in 1982 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 1 title

Freehold
1
Most recent registration
2025-07-24
Where
Lancashire
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
LAN301145 Lancashire Freehold 2025-07-24

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