Thebigword Group Limited

Active05551907 Private limited company
Incorporated
1 September 2005 (21 years)
Previously known as
Thebigword Group Limited (until 23 December 2011)
Thebigword Holdings Limited (until 23 December 2011)
This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
Industry
Translation and interpretation activities (74300)
Owned by
Thebigword Group Bidco Limited
Accounts type
Full
Region
Yorkshire
Address
Suite U2
Ground Floor Arlington Business Centre
White Rose Park
Leeds
LS11 0PA

Website & contact details

Group website
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
15 September 2027
Last conf. stmt
1 September 2026

Charges

Total
7
Outstanding
2
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
5

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 19 December 2023
British
Born January 1979 (47)
Director · Appointed 17 September 2009
British
Born January 1984 (42)
Officer history (37 former)
1 March 2024
Resigned Lightowler, Andrew Graham as Director
28 December 2023
Resigned Daley, Mark as Secretary
28 December 2023
Resigned Daley, Mark Andrew as Director
19 December 2023
Appointed Rice, Mark Oliver as Director
4 August 2021
Resigned Rice, Mark Oliver as Director
4 August 2021
Resigned Riches, Clare Anne as Director
4 August 2021
Resigned Sangiovanni, Luis Alberto as Director
4 August 2021
Resigned Gould, Michele as Director
4 August 2021
Resigned Gould, Laurence Jeremy as Director
4 August 2021
Resigned Gregg, Leanne as Director
28 April 2020
Appointed Sangiovanni, Luis Alberto as Director
28 April 2020
Appointed Riches, Clare Anne as Director
28 April 2020
Appointed Rice, Mark Oliver as Director
10 March 2020
Appointed Lightowler, Andrew Graham as Director
13 February 2020
Appointed Daley, Mark as Secretary
13 February 2020
Resigned Griffiths, Hazel Jayne as Secretary
13 February 2020
Resigned Griffiths, Hazel Jayne as Director
30 October 2019
Appointed Gregg, Leanne as Director
10 October 2019
Resigned Arkan, Ali Nihat as Director
12 August 2019
Appointed Griffiths, Hazel Jayne as Director
12 August 2019
Appointed Griffiths, Hazel Jayne as Secretary
12 August 2019
Resigned Arkan, Ali Nihat as Secretary
22 July 2019
Appointed Daley, Mark Andrew as Director
26 April 2019
Appointed Arkan, Ali Nihat as Secretary
26 April 2019
Resigned Mills, Marcus Lee as Director
26 April 2019
Resigned Mills, Marcus Lee as Secretary
18 February 2019
Resigned Mills, Marcus Lee as Director
18 February 2019
Appointed Mills, Marcus Lee as Director
18 February 2019
Appointed Arkan, Ali Nihat as Director
7 January 2019
Resigned Daley, Mark Andrew as Director
9 May 2018
Resigned Clayton, Mark as Director
22 January 2018
Appointed Mills, Marcus Lee as Secretary
22 January 2018
Appointed Daley, Mark Andrew as Director
22 January 2018
Resigned Cheesebrough, Diane as Secretary
22 January 2018
Resigned Cheesebrough, Diane as Director
21 August 2017
Resigned Byrne, Bernadette Judith as Director
3 March 2016
Appointed Mills, Marcus Lee as Director
10 February 2016
Appointed Clayton, Mark as Director
10 February 2016
Resigned Clayton, Mark as Director
10 February 2016
Appointed Clayton, Mark as Director
19 January 2016
Resigned Milner, Karen Jayne as Director
23 November 2015
Resigned Toynton, Matthew Leigh as Director
31 August 2015
Resigned Toynton, Matthew Leigh as Secretary
31 August 2015
Appointed Cheesebrough, Diane as Secretary
31 August 2015
Resigned Sendel, Kenneth as Director
1 June 2015
Resigned Cheesebrough, Diane as Secretary
1 June 2015
Appointed Toynton, Matthew Leigh as Secretary
2 October 2014
Appointed Milner, Karen Jayne as Director
17 July 2013
Appointed Byrne, Bernadette Judith as Director
17 July 2013
Appointed Sendel, Kenneth as Director
3 September 2012
Appointed Toynton, Matthew Leigh as Director
24 May 2012
Resigned Earnshaw, Jeremy Waring as Director
14 December 2011
Appointed Earnshaw, Jeremy Waring as Director
25 August 2011
Appointed Cheesebrough, Diane as Director
25 August 2011
Appointed Cheesebrough, Diane as Secretary
25 August 2011
Resigned Myers, Daniel Richard as Secretary
25 August 2011
Resigned Myers, Daniel Richard as Director
17 September 2009
Appointed Gould, Joshua as Director
17 July 2009
Resigned Gould, Joshua as Secretary
17 July 2009
Appointed Myers, Daniel Richard as Secretary
16 July 2009
Appointed Myers, Daniel Richard as Director
23 June 2009
Appointed Gould, Joshua as Secretary
23 June 2009
Resigned Oliver, Jon William as Secretary
1 December 2008
Appointed Oliver, Jon William as Secretary
1 December 2008
Resigned Tyson, Melanie Jacqueline as Secretary
9 September 2008
Appointed Gould, Michele as Director
5 September 2008
Resigned Ball, Christopher as Director
20 December 2007
Appointed Tyson, Melanie Jacqueline as Secretary
20 December 2007
Resigned Ball, Christopher as Secretary
1 December 2005
Appointed Ball, Christopher as Director
1 December 2005
Appointed Gould, Laurence Jeremy as Director
1 December 2005
Appointed Ball, Christopher as Secretary
1 December 2005
Resigned A G Secretarial Limited as Corporate Secretary
1 December 2005
Resigned Inhoco Formations Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
1 September 2005
Appointed A G Secretarial Limited as Corporate Secretary
1 September 2005
Appointed Inhoco Formations Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Thebigword Group Bidco Limited
Corporate entity · Notified 4 August 2021
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Former controllers (4)
4 August 2021
Ceased Laurence Jeremy Gould — Owns 50–75% of shares
22 June 2021
Ceased Maurice Peter Miller — Owns 25–50% of shares (as a trust)
22 June 2021
Ceased John Robert Manning — Owns 25–50% of shares (as a trust)
22 June 2021
Ceased Michele Gould — Owns 50–75% of shares

Group structure 18 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Thebigword Group Limited This company
Link Up Mitaka Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Carmona UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Mitaka Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Multilingual Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Thebigword Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
TBW Global Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Thebigword BSL UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Clarion Interpreting Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Thebigword Europe Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Thebigword International Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Thebigword Asia Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Thebigword International Management Services Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Thebigword Transcription Services Ltd. Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Word Pie Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Wordsynk Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Cash
£39,000
Profit Before Tax
£0
Current Ratio
0.2x
Return on Equity
0%
Balance sheet detail
2024
Current Assets£265,000
Debtors£226,000
Cash£39,000
Creditors (< 1 year)£1,544,000
Net Current Assets(£1,279,000)
Shareholder Funds£427,000

Filings 189

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
24 September 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
9 September 2026Registration of a charge
2 September 2026Confirmation statement with no updates1 September 2026
12 August 2026Registered office address changed
14 September 2025Full accounts31 December 2024
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