BRIGHT IDEAS (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
06576617 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-07
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  3. 2024-06-17
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  4. 2023-08-04
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  5. 2022-08-25
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-23
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-10
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-25
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  13. 2015-09-18
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-05-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-04-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-05-02
    JUTLA, Chandeep Sunny Singh resigned
    director
  17. 2009-05-01
    BISRAM, Surjit Singh appointed
    director
  18. 2008-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGHT IDEAS (UK) LTD
  19. 2008-04-25
    JUTLA, Chandeep Sunny Singh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Surjit Singh Bisram
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
75100%
75-100% shares25/04/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Oak House
235 London Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 3NY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BISRAM, Surjit Singh
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-05-01
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Active
JUTLA, Chandeep Sunny Singh
director · ~38y · appointed 2008-04-25 · resigned 2009-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-29