BRIGHTRIDGE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC194140 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.8y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-05
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    JOHN, Martin George appointed
    director
  6. 2023-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2022-07-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  10. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-12-18
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    MCGUIRE, Steven resigned
    director
  15. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-03-15
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    CRAIG, David resigned
    director
  18. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-11-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2017-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-03-29
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    CRAIG, David appointed
    director
  22. 2017-03-29
    ➕
    MCGUIRE, Steven appointed
    director
  23. 2012-12-12
    ➖
    DAVIE, Kenneth resigned
    director
  24. 2012-12-12
    ➖
    WHITTLE, Kenneth resigned
    director
  25. 2010-06-30
    ➖
    BETT, Fiona Sonia resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-06-29
    ➕
    DAVIE, Kenneth appointed
    director
  27. 2009-06-29
    ➕
    WHITTLE, Kenneth appointed
    director
  28. 2007-11-01
    ➕
    BETT, Fiona Sonia appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-03-31
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Gillian Victoria resigned
    secretary
  30. 2006-09-21
    ➖
    PICKEN, Kennedy resigned
    director
  31. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Gillian Victoria appointed
    secretary
  32. 2003-03-20
    ➖
    BETT, Fiona resigned
    secretary
  33. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    PICKEN, Kennedy appointed
    director
  34. 2002-01-22
    ➕
    BETT, Iain Alexander Durrand appointed
    director
  35. 2002-01-22
    ➖
    BURT, Robert Innes resigned
    director
  36. 1999-11-22
    ➖
    GRANT, Leonard Murray resigned
    director
  37. 1999-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGHTRIDGE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
  38. 1999-03-09
    ➕
    BETT, Fiona appointed
    secretary
  39. 1999-03-09
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1999-03-09
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 1999-03-09
    ➕
    BURT, Robert Innes appointed
    director
  42. 1999-03-09
    ➕
    GRANT, Leonard Murray appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Technology Telecom Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Technology Telecom Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BRIGHTRIDGE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
This company · SC194140

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Technology Telecom Group Limited
Corporate entity
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
Incorporated1999-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

5 Houston Interchange
Houston Industrial Estate
Livingston
EH54 5DW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

BETT, Iain Alexander Durrand→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHN, Martin George→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Gillian Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2007-03-31
Resigned
BETT, Fiona Sonia→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-01 · resigned 2010-06-30
Resigned
BETT, Fiona→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-09 · resigned 2003-03-20
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-09 · resigned 1999-03-09
Resigned
BURT, Robert Innes→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-03-09 · resigned 2002-01-22
Resigned
CRAIG, David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-03-29 · resigned 2019-03-15
Resigned
DAVIE, Kenneth→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-06-29 · resigned 2012-12-12
Resigned
GRANT, Leonard Murray→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-03-09 · resigned 1999-11-22
Resigned
MCGUIRE, Steven→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-03-29 · resigned 2019-12-18
Resigned
PICKEN, Kennedy→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2006-09-21
Resigned
WHITTLE, Kenneth→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-06-29 · resigned 2012-12-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—08/07/2022—
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Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-13