LIGHTBUG LTD

Active
Company number 10745356Private limited companyIncorporated 2017

Key figures

−£74,318-254.3%
Net assets 2024/25
-100 k-50 k050 k100 k150 k2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, LIGHTBUG LTD does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 26120

Where the company stands among the 436 active companies whose first SIC code is 26120 (Manufacture of loaded electronic boards).

Net assets−£74,318
Lower than 95% · median £68,970
Total assets£307,836
Higher than 58% · median £179,885
Employees10
Higher than 75% · median 2
Company age9.5 years
Younger than 60% · median 14.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
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  2. NVIDIA DEVELOPMENT UK LIMITED£75m
  3. CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES PLC£38.9m
  4. DATAPATH LIMITED£35m
  5. TECHTEST LIMITED£28.9m
  6. ALPHA DATA PARALLEL SYSTEMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£16.7m
  7. HOSIDEN BESSON LIMITED£10.2m
  8. PP CONTROL & AUTOMATION LIMITED£10.1m
  9. CUSTOM INTERCONNECT LIMITED£10m
  10. NOTE WINDSOR LIMITED£10m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 436. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: LIGHTBUG LTD

What kind of company is it?

LIGHTBUG LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 10745356. It was incorporated on 28 Apr 2017. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bristol (BS5). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of loaded electronic boards (26120), manufacture of consumer electronics (26400), other information technology service activities (62090).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Apr 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were −£74,318, down 254.3% on the previous year. Total assets were £307,836 and total liabilities £256,453. The company had an average of 10 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 436 active companies whose first SIC code is 26120: By net assets it ranks lower than 95% of them (median £68,970). By total assets it ranks higher than 58% of them (median £179,885). By number of employees it ranks higher than 75% of them (median 2). It is younger than 60% of them (median age 14.0 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors. 3 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jan 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 4 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Turnover—————
Profit for the year—————
Total assets105,555128,472371,016222,482307,836
Total liabilities——193,054191,599256,453
Net assets / total equity3,65322,065114,63148,159-74,318
Average number of employees355910
Average pay (per year)—————

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 10 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

19 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets −£74.3k, 10 employees
  2. David GUEST appointedDirector
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £48.2k, 9 employees
  4. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £114.6k, 5 employees
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £22.1k, 5 employees
  6. Mr Christopher Charlie Guest registered as a person with significant control
  7. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £3,653, 3 employees
  8. Mr Christopher Charlie Guest ceased to be a person with significant control
Earlier events (11)
  1. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: turnover £275.6k, net assets £26k, 2 employees
  2. Wael Alahmar registered as a person with significant control
  3. Mr David Guest registered as a person with significant control
  4. Wael ALAHMAR appointedDirector
  5. Wael ALAHMAR resignedDirector
  6. David John GUEST resignedDirector
  7. Christopher GUEST appointedDirector
  8. Wael ALAHMAR appointedDirector
  9. David John GUEST appointedDirector
  10. Mr Christopher Charlie Guest registered as a person with significant control
  11. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.