BRIGHTSAIL LTD

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10052293 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2017-07-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-06-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2017-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-01-28
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    THAKUR, Apoorva resigned
    director
  16. 2016-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGHTSAIL LTD
  17. 2016-03-09
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    DENNIS, Dulcie Rae appointed
    director
  18. 2016-03-09
    ➕
    THAKUR, Apoorva appointed
    director
  19. 2016-03-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Miss Dulcie Rae Dennis
Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Calegarth
Ivy Lane
Hedon
East Yorkshire
HU12 8BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DENNIS, Dulcie Rae→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-03-09
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Active
THAKUR, Apoorva→
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-03-09 · resigned 2017-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-14