Brightsolid Online Innovation Limited
Registered name: BRIGHTSOLID ONLINE INNOVATION LIMITED
Part of D.C. Thomson & Company Holdings Limited groupBrightsolid Online Innovation Limited made a £589 loss in the year to 31 Mar 2023 (revenue not disclosed).
Brightsolid Online Innovation Limited reported a loss of £589 in the year to 31 Mar 2023; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 0 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Dundee; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dundee, Scotland
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — |
| Profit before tax | −£311 | −£727 |
| Profit after tax | −£252 | −£589 |
| Profit (best available) | −£252 | −£589 |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £372k | £0 |
| Net assets | £81m | £81m |
| Current assets | £5.8m | £5.4m |
| Debtors | £5.4m | £5.4m |
| Deferred income | £3.4k | £3.4k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- 0%
- Now £81m
- Cash at bank
- ▼100%
- Now £0
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- 0%
- Now £3.4k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- D.C. Thomson & Company Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- D.C. Thomson & Company Limited75–100%
- Brightsolid Online Innovation Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Findmypast LimitedRev. £18.2m · Profit −£169k
- Brightsolid Online Technology LimitedRev. £11.4m · Profit −£1.1m
- Friends Reunited LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (23)
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- D.C. Thomson Enterprise Finance LimitedFigures not disclosed
- D.C. Thomson Investco LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Dandy Entertainment LimitedFigures not disclosed
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From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2023 (profit −£589), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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