BRIGHT SQUARE TRADING LTD
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-12-14➖THOMPSON, Peter Neill resignedsecretary
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-07-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIGHT SQUARE TRADING LTD
- 2007-01-02➕THOMPSON, Neill Andrew appointeddirector
- 2007-01-02➕ISLAM, Atiqual appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-02➖ISLAM, Atiqual resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-02➕THOMPSON, Peter Neill appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-02➕LOMBARD PROPERTY SERVICES LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-01-02➖LOMBARD PROPERTY SERVICES LTD resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neill Andrew Thompson Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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