BRIGHT SPARK REWARDS LTD

🌱Startupactive
16553744 · ltd · incorporated 2025-07-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-09-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-06
    JACOBS, Charlotte Jenna resigned
    director
  5. 2025-08-28
    JACOBS, David Malcolm appointed
    director
  6. 2025-08-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-07-22
    JACOBS, Charlotte Jenna appointed
    director
  8. 2025-07-22
    JACOBS, David Malcolm resigned
    director
  9. 2025-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2025-07-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-07-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGHT SPARK REWARDS LTD
  14. 2025-07-01
    JACOBS, David Malcolm appointed
    director
  15. 2025-07-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-14

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: JACOBS, Charlotte Jenna resigned 2025-09-06; JACOBS, David Malcolm resigned 2025-07-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Malcolm Jacobs
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
75100%
75-100% shares08/09/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Charlotte Jenna Jacobsceased 06/09/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr David Malcolm Jacobsceased 22/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2025-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Kinetic Business Centre
Theobald Street
Borehamwood
WD6 4PJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JACOBS, David Malcolm
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-08-28
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Active
JACOBS, Charlotte Jenna
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-07-22 · resigned 2025-09-06
Resigned
JACOBS, David Malcolm
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-07-01 · resigned 2025-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-07-01