UK Companies House feature
BRIGHT NETWORK (UK) LIMITED
Cash
£2M
-27.9% vs 2022
Net assets
£4M
-10.3% vs 2022
Employees
149
+86.3% vs 2022
Profit before tax
-£597K
-71.1% vs 2022
Profile
- Company number
- 06386360
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2007-10-01
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62012
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2023-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £6,546,781 | £11,610,513 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£349,198 | -£600,323 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£655,695 | — | -£596,733 | — | -£348,925 | -£596,863 | |
| Net profit | — | -£532,971 | — | -£320,792 | — | -£157,771 | -£550,853 | |
| Cash | — | £4,310,314 | — | £3,582,084 | £3,582,084 | £3,424,612 | £2,468,045 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,354,419 | — | £5,209,581 | — | £4,931,711 | £4,767,630 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,863,221 | — | £4,646,391 | — | £4,571,537 | £4,102,357 | |
| Equity | £2,103,683 | £4,863,221 | £4,863,221 | £4,646,391 | £4,646,391 | £4,571,537 | £4,102,357 | |
| Average employees | — | 38 | — | 47 | — | 80 | 149 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- 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, the level of cash resources available to the business, as well as the ability to manage the cost base, the Board has concluded that the Company has adequate resource to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Despite prolonged challenging macroeconomic conditions, Bright Network delivered another robust and strategically significant year. The UK labour market continued to show signs of strain throughout FY25, with job vacancies reaching a two-year low and graduate opportunities down 30% year-on-year.”
- “FY25 was marked by strategic progress across both UK and international markets, underpinned by platform innovation, product enhancements, and commercial excellence.”
- “Bright Apply (AI-enabled Screening Tool): FY25 saw the conceptualisation and prototype development of Bright Apply, an AI-driven solution designed to address the imbalance in employer-applicant dynamics due to AI-enabled job applications.”
- “Reduced the BNTA team from 12 to five while maintaining key client delivery. This proactive approach reflects Bright Network's ability to react swiftly to changing market dynamics while protecting financials.”
- “Ranked #2 in Goldman Sachs' GS10K 'Upskilling' category shortlist, Featured on the 2025 Top 100 Best Workplaces List (ranked 35th in our first year), Named market leader again in The Times High Fliers survey.”
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
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Kirsten Jane Clare | Director | 2025-08-12 | Feb 1979 | British |
| GOWARD, Melanie | Director | 2018-07-17 | Jan 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 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-04-26 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2023-03-31
2.60
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.282 × 6.56 = +1.85
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets -0.081 × 6.72 = -0.54
- Book equity / Total liabilities 1.231 × 1.05 = +1.29
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory