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Register entry · No. 03446540

EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 8 Oct 1997

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    Accounts on time

    Overdue since 30 Jun 2026 (128 days).

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    Last filed accounts

    Net liabilities of £624,986: it owed more than it owned.

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 22 Oct 2027.

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    Disqualified directors

    None of the 3 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    2 current directors; 1 left in the last 12 months.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Charges

    None registered.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 8 Oct 1997 (29 years ago).

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    Name changes

    3 earlier names, none in the last year.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 5 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    2-4 PACKHORSE ROAD, GERRARDS CROSS, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND, SL9 7QE

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 52242 Cargo handling for air transport activities

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    30 Jun 2026 · OVERDUE
    Last made up to
    30 Jun 2024
    Type
    SMALL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    22 Oct 2027
    Last made up to
    8 Oct 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    0
    All time
    0

  6. Names

    1. EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED current
    2. BRIDGES WORLDWIDE (UK) LIMITED earlier
    3. BRIDGES CBS LIMITED earlier
    4. CUSTOMS BROKERAGE SERVICES LIMITED earlier

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
30 Jun 2024 not published not published £342,306 £-624,986 20
30 Jun 2023 not published not published £694,073 £111,796 15
30 Jun 2022 not published not published £241,654 £56,748 6
30 Jun 2021 not published £55,432 £132,118 £20,720 5
30 Jun 2020 not published not published £53,466 £-34,712 7
30 Jun 2019 not published not published £90,868 £30 6

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

People

Officers All 13, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Guy Andrew Charles Innes Bridges Company Director / Business Executive Director 1 Mar 2024 — August 1960 Australian · Singapore
Thomas Aird Hamish Fraser Director 11 Feb 2026 — May 1991 British · United Kingdom
Thomas Aird Hamish Fraser Secretary 11 Feb 2026 — —

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Bridges Worldwide Plc company · 02430299 · England And Wales Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors 6 Apr 2016 — —

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Is EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED still trading?

The register shows EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED as active.

What does EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 52242 (Cargo handling for air transport activities).

When was EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 8 October 1997.

When are EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED's accounts due?

They were due on 30 June 2026 and are overdue. The last accounts were made up to 30 June 2024.

When is EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 22 October 2027.

Who runs EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED?

EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED has 2 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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  2. 03342806 FEMADE (UK) LIMITED Active Private Limited Company Inc. 1 Apr 1997 52241 · Cargo handling for water transport activities
  3. 03327321 FRACHT UK LIMITED Active Private Limited Company Inc. 4 Mar 1997 49410 · Freight transport by road
  4. 03311077 PETERSON (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED Active Private Limited Company Inc. 31 Jan 1997 52103 · Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities

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