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Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd

Accountant in Manchester M34

Verified & RegulatedTrust Score93/100Excellent

Companies House: 1105035180 Ashton Road, Denton, Manchester, M34 3JFData updated 07 Jul 2026

In the local market

Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd is one of 608 accountancy practices we verify in Manchester. It advertises a wider range of services than most firms we list in Manchester.

Verified Accountants assessment

Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd is a UK limited company based in Manchester, incorporated in 2017 and trading for 9 years.

Public records confirm it is anti-money-laundering supervised by AAT, a member firm of AAT, up to date with its accounts (last filed 28 Feb 2025), and running a confirmed website. Its most recent filed accounts, for the year to 28 Feb 2025, report net assets of £61,777, up from £42,500 the year before. Its website shows it handles Small business, Self Assessment, VAT, and Payroll and works with FreeAgent.

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Verification record and Trust Score

93/100

Trust Score

Excellent
Public record
AML supervised · AAT
Active company
Filing compliant
Trading 8 years
Professional qualification
  • AAT
  • ICAEW
  • ACCA
Contact
Website
Phone
Emailpending

The Trust Score is the share of the applicable public signals we have verified, scored out of 100 - fully deterministic, never subjective. How it is scored, and every signal's points →

Companies HouseActiveno. 11050351 (opens in new tab)incorporated 2017Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Registered activity
  • SIC 69201 - Accounting and auditing
The business activity the firm registered with Companies House (its Standard Industrial Classification).Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Filing complianceAccounts and confirmation statement filed on timelast accounts 28 Feb 2025 (opens in new tab)Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Professional bodyMember firm of AATMAAT · licence 1006263Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) is a UK professional accountancy body. Member firms must meet its qualification and conduct standards and can be disciplined by it.AAT · checked 17 Jul
Anti-money-launderingSupervised by AATAAT is one of the professional bodies approved to supervise accountants for anti-money-laundering. Every UK accountant must be supervised, by HMRC or an approved professional body, so this confirms the firm is monitored and operating legitimately.AAT · checked 17 Jul
Sources: Companies House (opens in new tab), AAT
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Good fit for

  • Works in FreeAgent
  • Handles Small business, Self Assessment, VAT and Payroll

Specialisms and services

Services
AccountantSmall businessSelf AssessmentVATPayrollBookkeepingLimited company accountsContractor
Software
FreeAgent

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People at Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd

Directors and officers (1)

  • NAPIER, Samantha JaneDirector · since 2023

Persons with significant control (1)

  • Mr Thomas NapierOwns 75-100% of shares, 75-100% of voting rights

Source: Companies House register (opens in new tab).

Related companies

Companies sharing an active director with Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd on the Companies House register.

Shared directorships from the Companies House register. A shared director can mean a family or group structure; it does not by itself indicate anything adverse.

Financials (as filed)

Companies House filing history (opens in new tab) | 2022 to 2025
Net assets
£62k
as at 28 Feb 2025+£19k vs 2024
Current assets
£110k
as at 28 Feb 2025+£35k vs 2024
Average employees
3
as at 28 Feb 2025
Current assets (cash, debtors, other) and net assets by year, in £. Latest year first.
2025202420232022
CashDebtorsOtherNet assets
Full figures
As filed28 Feb 202528 Feb 202428 Feb 202328 Feb 2022
Average employees3311
Net assets£61,777£42,500£26,981£24,516
Current assets£109,572£74,182£58,470£56,317
Fixed assets£3,810£5,391£2,591£2,002
Shareholders equity£61,777£42,500£26,981£24,516

Figures as reported in this firm's accounts filed at Companies House. Net assets is total assets less what the company owes; a figure below zero means recorded liabilities exceed assets. Small companies may file abbreviated accounts that omit turnover and profit. Public record, reproduced as facts.

Timeline

  1. 2017Company incorporated
  2. 2025Latest accounts filed
  3. 2026Verified on this directory

Frequently asked questions

Is Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd a regulated accountant?

Yes. Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd is a member firm of AAT, and is supervised for anti-money-laundering by AAT. Every UK accountant must be supervised for anti-money-laundering, by HMRC or an approved professional body, so this confirms the firm is authorised to practise and monitored for compliance.

Is Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd a chartered accountant?

Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd is a member firm of AAT, a UK professional accountancy body, but it is not a chartered firm. Chartered status is conferred only by bodies such as ICAEW, ICAS or ACCA.

What services does Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd offer?

Based on its own website, Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd offers Small business, Self Assessment, VAT, Payroll, Bookkeeping, and Limited company accounts. Confirm current services and availability with the firm before engaging. Message this firm →

How long has Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd been established?

Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd was incorporated at Companies House in 2017, so it has been on the register for about 9 years. A longer trading history is one sign of an established, accountable firm, though a newer firm is not necessarily less capable.

Does Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd file its accounts on time?

Yes. According to Companies House, Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd's most recent statutory accounts were filed by their due date. On-time filing is a basic sign that a company is being administered properly.

How do you verify Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd?

We build this record only from public, authoritative sources - for this firm, Companies House and AAT, and stamp every claim with its source and the date we last checked it. We show only what we can verify and say so plainly when we cannot. How we verify →

How is the Trust Score calculated?

The Trust Score is fully deterministic: fixed points for public, verified signals - an active company, anti-money-laundering supervision, filing compliance, a confirmed website and trading history. Bright Ideas Accounting Ltd scores 93/100. Nothing in the score is subjective, and every rule is listed on this page. How we verify →

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