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BRIGHTSIDE INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 04137311
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2001-01-08
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 66220
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following work undertaken and enquiries made, the Directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage the risks facing it and are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources for at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements (see Note 2).”
Significant events
- “The Markerstudy Group incorporated a new legal entity in 2023 that will act as the central services company for the Group. The transition of employment and other operational contracts from the Company to this new entity commenced 1 April 2024.”
- “Following the Markerstudy Group acquisition of the UK personal lines broking businesses of the Ardonagh Group (completed in June 2024), the business was integrated into a new broader operating division within the Markerstudy Group, known as Markerstudy Distribution.”
- “The net assets of the Company have increased due to a share issue during the year.”
- “Revenue fell by 13% compared to 2023 due to a lower volume of transactions in 2024.”
- “On 21 November 2024, 1 ordinary share of £1 nominal value was issued for a total consideration of £5,000k.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
6 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYNE, Christopher James | Secretary | 2021-06-25 | — | — |
| MACKLE, Feilim | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jul 1967 | Irish |
| PATEL, Tushar Surendra | Director | 2025-08-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| RAWLINSON, Emma Jane | Director | 2025-03-07 | Sep 1980 | British |
| THOMSON, Kartina Tahir | Director | 2025-09-18 | May 1976 | British |
| WINLOW, Mark | Director | 2026-01-02 | Apr 1962 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GANNON, John William | Secretary | 2001-01-08 | 2002-07-12 |
| HERRMANN, David | Secretary | 2009-06-01 | 2014-06-16 |
| JOHNSTON, Graham Hamilton | Secretary | 2014-07-21 | 2016-01-22 |
| TIPPETTS, Susan | Secretary | 2019-10-01 | 2021-06-25 |
| JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-07-12 | 2009-06-01 |
| BALL, Craig David | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-03-07 |
| BANKS, Arron Fraser Andrew | Director | 2001-01-08 | 2005-09-28 |
| BANKS, Kate Harriet | Director | 2014-02-05 | 2015-04-02 |
| BARBER, Keith John | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2024-03-13 |
| BARLOW, Ellie | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| BARRINGTON, Ross Leslie | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2024-06-26 |
| BEAVEN, Richard Labassee | Director | 2019-05-10 | 2021-04-23 |
| BENCE, Russell James | Director | 2016-05-10 | 2019-08-16 |
| CASTAGNO, Giovanni (John) | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2024-02-15 |
| CHASE GARDENER, Paul Simon | Director | 2005-09-28 | 2014-11-05 |
| CLIFF, Mark | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2018-08-20 |
| COLLINGS, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2021-07-14 | 2026-02-28 |
| COLLINGS, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2021-04-12 |
| DONALDSON, Ian James | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-03-07 |
| DONALDSON, Matthew Oliver | Director | 2021-09-06 | 2023-03-29 |
| FAIRHURST, James Richard | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| GANNON, John William | Director | 2001-01-08 | 2013-05-01 |
| HENRY, John Derek | Director | 2019-12-23 | 2021-04-26 |
| HOLMAN, Martyn John | Director | 2013-03-25 | 2013-12-31 |
| JACKSON, Andrew | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| JACKSON, John David | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2021-07-14 |
| JONES, Simon | Director | 2013-03-25 | 2015-01-19 |
| LEWIS, Catherine Ellen | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-06-20 |
| MCCAFFERTY, Brendan Eamon | Director | 2018-08-20 | 2021-04-26 |
| O'CONNOR, Desmond Joseph | Director | 2015-02-24 | 2016-01-27 |
| ROWE, Gavin John | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2022-08-31 |
| SCARR, Craig Anthony | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-02-15 |
| SHEPHERD, Rebecca Jane, Ms | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-08-01 |
| SLADE, William James | Director | 2019-12-05 | 2021-05-14 |
| SPENCER, Kevin Ronald | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2024-03-13 |
| SUTHERLAND, Ian Ronald | Director | 2014-07-21 | 2019-04-29 |
| SWEENEY, David Keith | Director | 2016-02-16 | 2018-12-31 |
| WALLIN, Andrew David | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2015-09-11 |
| WATSON, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-05-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Paul Michael, Mr. | Director | 2014-02-24 | 2014-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markerstudy Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-07-15 | Active |
| Markerstudy Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2021-04-12 | Ceased 2021-07-15 |
| Brightside Group Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-07-15 |
| Anacap Financial Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-11 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-11-29 | RP04SH01 | capital | second filing capital allotment shares |
| 2024-11-27 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
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