BRIGHTLOCAL LTD
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Cash
£2.9m
-17% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.2m
-19.6% vs 2024
Employees
74
+7.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£591k
+28.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,477,543 | £12,815,446 | £15,061,732 | +17.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,189,495 | £435,528 | £582,426 | +33.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,214,415 | £458,979 | £591,327 | +28.8% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £861,176 | £323,687 | £401,429 | +24% | |
| Cash | £2,652,725 | £2,921,336 | £3,441,541 | £3,449,116 | £3,523,572 | £2,924,096 | -17% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £790,958 | £1,502,730 | £2,172,345 | £2,033,849 | £1,546,276 | £1,254,585 | -18.9% | |
| Net assets | £790,958 | £1,502,730 | £2,172,345 | £2,033,849 | £1,510,378 | £1,214,007 | -19.6% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £2,033,849 | £1,510,378 | £1,214,007 | -19.6% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 69 | 74 | +7.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,414,349 | £4,053,767 | £4,768,964 | +17.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £18,764 | £18,764 | £226,555 | +1,107.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £131 | £2,311 | +1,664.1% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 10.4% | 3.4% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 7.5% | 2.5% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 58.5% | 28.2% | 46.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.5% | 56.8% | 45.2% | — | 69.4% | 72.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.76x | 2.21x | 2.60x | 1.38x | 1.31x |
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
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BRIGHTLOCAL LTD · parent
- Brightlocal Marketing Services Philippines Inc.
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2026 our subsidiary in the Philippines, Brightlocal Marketing Services Philippines Inc., began operations. As part of this, 218 people became employees on 1 April 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Myles | Director | 2016-09-20 | Apr 1977 | British |
| ELIOT, Edward John | Director | 2016-09-20 | Jan 1978 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightlocal Services Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-09-21 | Active |
| Mr Myles Anderson | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-20 | Ceased 2016-09-20 |
| Mr Edward John Eliot | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-20 | Ceased 2016-09-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-21 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-03-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-05-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.