BRIGHT NETWORK (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3m
-43.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.9m
-43.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
79
-18.6% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£2.5m
-75.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £6,546,781 | £11,610,513 | £10,290,700 | £9,317,944 | £8,191,983 | -12.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£349,198 | -£600,323 | -£1,380,613 | -£1,522,414 | -£2,550,162 | -67.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£596,733 | -£348,925 | -£596,863 | -£1,289,536 | -£1,408,962 | -£2,475,595 | -75.7% | |
| Net profit | -£320,792 | -£157,771 | -£550,853 | -£1,213,697 | -£1,236,794 | -£2,507,551 | -102.7% | |
| Cash | £3,582,084 | £3,424,612 | £2,468,045 | £5,341,346 | £4,048,551 | £2,300,330 | -43.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,209,581 | £4,931,711 | £4,767,630 | £8,684,139 | £5,857,321 | £3,661,508 | -37.5% | |
| Net assets | £4,646,391 | £4,571,537 | £4,102,357 | £7,870,967 | £5,048,556 | £2,871,539 | -43.1% | |
| Equity | £4,646,391 | £4,571,537 | £4,102,357 | £7,870,967 | £5,048,556 | £2,871,539 | -43.1% | |
| Average employees | 47 | 80 | 149 | 136 | 97 | 79 | -18.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £7,174,421 | £6,162,969 | £5,462,320 | -11.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £119,458 | £167,418 | £207,300 | £191,910 | £378,358 | +97.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £8,580 | £2,750 | £18,518 | +573.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | £176,748 | £176,748 | 0% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -5.3% | -5.2% | -13.4% | -16.3% | -31.1% | |
| Net margin | — | -2.4% | -4.7% | -11.8% | -13.3% | -30.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -7.1% | -12.6% | -15.9% | -26.0% | -69.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.6% | 5.2% | 14.5% | 23.9% | 43.3% | 53.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.27x | 1.79x | 1.30x |
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
- BRIGHT NETWORK (UK) LIMITED 2014-10-20 → present
- BRIGHT LONDON (UK) LIMITED 2007-10-01 → 2014-10-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered the company's forecasts and the level of cash resources available, as well as the ability to manage the cost base, the board has concluded that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Following a strategic review, the business closed the Platform Germany business unit.”
- “The business also relocated its London team to a new office in King's Cross, placing the Company in a key technology hub.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Kirsten Jane Clare | Director | 2025-08-12 | Feb 1979 | British |
| GOWARD, Melanie Elizabeth Anne, Dr | Director | 2018-07-17 | Feb 1977 | British |
| UFFINDELL, James Stewart | Director | 2007-10-01 | Feb 1979 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COHEN, David Paul | Secretary | 2011-01-19 | 2013-04-01 |
| PALFREMAN, Chloe | Secretary | 2008-03-20 | 2009-11-10 |
| SPEDDING, Rachel | Secretary | 2014-01-08 | 2018-05-22 |
| SPEDDING, Rachel | Secretary | 2013-01-08 | 2014-12-03 |
| SPEDDING, Rachel | Secretary | 2009-11-10 | 2011-01-19 |
| UFFINDELL, James Stewart | Secretary | 2007-10-01 | 2008-03-20 |
| BRIGHTWELL, Thomas Edmund | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2018-05-08 |
| COHEN, David Paul | Director | 2011-01-19 | 2011-11-09 |
| JACKSON, Michael Edward Wilson | Director | 2011-03-15 | 2014-12-03 |
| MILES, Charles Kenneth Zachary | Director | 2011-03-15 | 2025-08-12 |
| SPEDDING, Rachel | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2018-05-08 |
| TIPPER, Jeremy Russell | Director | 2025-08-12 | 2026-02-25 |
| ZAO SANDERS, Marc | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2008-03-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven Capital Partners Uk Llp | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2018-07-17 | Active |
| James Stewart Uffindell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-08-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-15 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.