BRAIN LABS BIDCO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-18 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Brain Labs Bidco Limited is a subsidiary which forms part of the wider Brain Labs Group ("Brainlabs") and its results are consolidated under Brainstormer, Inc. a company incorporated in Delaware, United States of America. The going concern review has been performed by the Board on a group basis and the Group is providing support to all subsidiaries to ensure they will be able to meet liabilities as and when they fall due. The Company has received a letter of support from Brainstormer Inc. that the Group has the ability and willingness to support the Company for at least 12 months from the date these financial statements were signed. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and the Directors believe this is appropriate for the following reasons: The Group has experienced significant growth during the year ended 31 March 2025.”
Group structure
- BRAIN LABS BIDCO LIMITED · parent
- Brain Labs UK Holdco Ltd 100%
- Brain Labs Digital Ltd 100%
- Distilled Holdings Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Brainlabs is on a mission to be the best and biggest digital-first media agency: powered by experimentation, supercharged by technology and delivered by outstanding talent.”
- “Brainlabs has acquired certification to ISO 27001 standard which is a globally recognised standard for Information Security Management Systems. This year, Brainlabs has secured ISO 27701 certification which is a global standard for Privacy Information Management System.”
- “In 2024, the company completed one acquisition - Bryant and Brothers Pty Ltd.”
- “Post-year end, the Group completed the acquisition of Exverus, a Los Angeles-based media planning and buying agency which saw the addition of the new, Acquisition Facility 4.”
- “After the period end, the company registered a charge in favour of GLAS Trust Corporation Limited as security agent for itself and the other secured parties. The charge comprises fixed and floating charges (the floating charge covering all the property and undertaking of the company) and contains a negative pledge.”
- “The charge registered by Brainlabs BIDCO Limited was made in connection with the acquisition of Exverus Media LLC.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVERY, Paul John | Director | 2024-09-20 | Aug 1980 | British |
| BENNETT, Henry James | Director | 2024-09-20 | Feb 1989 | British |
| GILBERT, Daniel Leon | Director | 2019-03-12 | Sep 1985 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Matthew Edward | Director | 2020-08-27 | 2021-06-28 |
| BRIGDEN, James Robert | Director | 2019-03-12 | 2021-06-28 |
| DE CANSON, Olivier Jacques Marie | Director | 2021-06-28 | 2024-09-20 |
| KIRBY, David John | Director | 2019-03-12 | 2020-09-17 |
| MCCANN, Alistair Edward John | Director | 2020-03-02 | 2021-06-28 |
| NEWTON, Sophie Clara Francesca | Director | 2019-03-12 | 2019-12-06 |
| RIGBY, David | Director | 2019-05-24 | 2021-06-28 |
| UPTON, Matthew David Grosvenor | Director | 2019-03-05 | 2019-10-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranium Uk Intermediate Bidco, Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-28 | Active |
| Bl Midholdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-18 | Ceased 2024-03-28 |
| Brain Labs Midco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-05 | Ceased 2020-08-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-19 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-07-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-01-23 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-11-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-27 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-03-27 | SH20 | capital | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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