BRIGHTSOURCE ENERGY UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-13 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-29
Watchouts
Cash
£433K
-44.7% lowest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£456K
+2.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
2
-50% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£10K
-81.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company, with its affiliates (the Group), are engaged in a solar thermal project in South Africa and Dubai. The Group is dependent on securing contracts related to the on going support and license of these projects and the mitigation of claims and settlement of the Redstone project contract. This represents a material uncertainty that casts doubt upon the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,171,799 | — | £27,396,991 | — | £21,597,408 | — | £30,186,845 | — | £53,437,198 | £22,685,597 | |
| Operating profit | £85,737 | — | £45,515 | — | £26,912 | — | -£31,843 | — | -£249,690 | -£298,718 | |
| Profit before tax | £86,451 | — | £58,691 | — | £33,124 | — | £38,580 | — | £52,500 | £9,907 | |
| Net profit | £70,527 | — | £45,251 | — | £25,579 | — | £30,214 | — | £35,181 | £9,831 | |
| Cash | £1,645,301 | £1,639,458 | £2,700,711 | £2,700,711 | £7,698,755 | £7,698,755 | £3,001,083 | £3,001,083 | £783,032 | £432,688 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £311,176 | — | £355,384 | — | £380,963 | — | £411,177 | — | £446,358 | £456,189 | |
| Net assets | £310,133 | — | £355,384 | — | £380,963 | — | £411,177 | — | £446,358 | £456,189 | |
| Equity | £310,133 | — | £355,384 | — | £380,963 | — | £411,177 | — | £446,358 | £456,189 | |
| Average employees | 5 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | |
| Wages | £525,202 | — | £502,915 | — | £599,438 | — | £400,015 | — | £364,676 | £226,637 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £71,135 | £194,322 |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-57.5%
£53,437,198 £22,685,597
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Cash
-44.7%
£783,032 £432,688
lowest in 10 filed years
-
Net assets
+2.2%
£446,358 £456,189
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
-50%
4 2
lowest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
-19.6%
-£249,690 -£298,718
lowest in 6 filed years
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Profit before tax
-81.1%
£52,500 £9,907
lowest in 6 filed years
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Wages
-37.9%
£364,676 £226,637
lowest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.5% | — | 0.2% | — | 0.1% | — | -0.1% | — | -0.5% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | — | 0.2% | — | 0.1% | — | 0.1% | — | 0.1% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.6% | — | 12.8% | — | 7.1% | — | -7.7% | — | -55.9% | -65.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.36x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 96.81x | — | -237.63x | — | — | — |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company, with its affiliates (the Group), are engaged in a solar thermal project in South Africa and Dubai. The Group is dependent on securing contracts related to the on going support and license of these projects and the mitigation of claims and settlement of the Redstone project contract. This represents a material uncertainty that casts doubt upon the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “During July 2025, after substantial completion of the milestones related to the Redstone project, the Company's affiliate BrightSource Energy South Africa (Pty) Ltd (BSSA) has assigned all of its rights and obligations under the Redstone project contracts to the company. A portion of the commissioning is still ongoing and is being performed by BrightSource Industries (Israel) Ltd (BSII) under the intercompany agreements. The contract assigned by BSSA bears the same liquidated damages (LD) risk as the company's Redstone contract, however, both companies' contracts are liable jointly and severally for these LDs, and therefore there is no additional exposure to the company as a result of this assignment.”
- “During 2025 the company has signed service agreements related to the Redstone and Dubai projects for the support of performance, software and commissioning.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHVERN UK LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-03-03 | — | — |
| CHARPENEL, Hugo Timothee Philippe | Director | 2026-03-03 | Nov 1994 | French |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRETT, Mathew Anthony | Secretary | 2013-04-29 | 2017-06-29 |
| WRAY, Thomas Nigel | Secretary | 2017-09-08 | 2018-01-05 |
| BRETT, Mathew Anthony | Director | 2013-04-29 | 2017-06-29 |
| JENKINS-STARK, John F | Director | 2013-04-29 | 2013-11-30 |
| JUDGE, Daniel Tuttle | Director | 2013-04-29 | 2017-07-15 |
| RAMM, Henry David | Director | 2014-04-04 | 2023-06-29 |
| WRAY, Thomas Nigel | Director | 2023-06-29 | 2026-03-03 |
| WRAY, Thomas Nigel | Director | 2017-09-08 | 2018-01-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Development Llc | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2023-06-29 | Ceased 2024-04-28 |
| Izik Kirshenbaum | Individual | Appoints directors | 2023-06-29 | Active |
| Brightsource Development Llc | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2023-06-29 |
| Brightsource Energy, Inc | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-30 | Ceased 2016-09-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-31 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.