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Brightstrand International

Brightstrand International is an IT consultancy based in Dundee, incorporated in Scotland in 1999 (SC192925).

What they do

“BrightStrand International is the first choice for companies who need top quality, highly skilled people to provide IT services.”

In its own words, on brightstrand.com

In plain speak

They supply skilled IT workers to companies that need them.

Ayeoh Overview

Brightstrand International is an IT consultancy based in Dundee. (Companies House, ayeoh's record) It was incorporated in Scotland on 27 Jan 1999 as company SC192925. (Companies House) Its website says: “BrightStrand International is the first choice for companies who need top quality, highly skilled people to provide IT services.” (brightstrand.com)

Companies House lists 4 active officers, among them Alan Frederick Mushett (director, since Feb 1999), Richard Nicholas Launder (director, since Aug 2001) and Joyce Sowersby (director, since Mar 2003). (Companies House, profile card) Its own website's latest post is “Hello world!”, from 14 Jun 2016. (Latest from Brightstrand International, the post) Its latest filed accounts, for the year to 31 Dec 2025, show 11 employees on average. (Companies House, Financials)

Latest from Brightstrand International

Hello world!

14 Jun 2016, from brightstrand.com, posted by the company

Financials

Net assets
£671k (31 Dec 2025), down 2% on £682k a year earlier
Cash at bank and in hand
£1.4m (31 Dec 2025), up 12% on £1.2m a year earlier
Employees
11 on average (31 Dec 2025), down 21% on 14 a year earlier
Profit for the year
£149k (31 Dec 2025)

Net assets at year ends 2024 to 2025

Next accounts due 30 Sep 2027.

2 charges registered at Companies House as outstanding: security over the company's assets for borrowing or another obligation, per the 1 Oct 2026 register snapshot. See the charges

From the accounts made up to 31 Dec 2025, full accounts, as tagged in the filing. The filings at Companies House

Accounts, year by year

Year endNet assetsCashProfitStaff
31 Dec 2025£671k£1.4m£149k11
31 Dec 2024£682k£1.2m£187k14

Only the figures each year's filed accounts tag; a blank is a figure the company did not file. The filings at Companies House

Timeline

  1. 31 Dec 2025accountsAccounts year end
  2. 31 Dec 2024accountsAccounts year end
  3. 14 Jun 2016from the companyHello world!
  4. 5 Mar 2003directorJoyce Sowersby appointed Director
  5. 1 Aug 2001directorRichard Nicholas Launder appointed Director
  6. 2 Jul 2001directorJoyce Sowersby appointed Secretary
  7. 8 Feb 1999directorAlan Frederick Mushett appointed Director
  8. 27 Jan 1999incorporatedBrightstrand International incorporated as SC192925

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How it compares

  • Net assets £671k: 130th of 4,474 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Cash £1.4m: 37th of 1,751 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Employees 11 on average: joint 220th of 4,766 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Incorporated 27 Jan 1999: joint 294th of 8,944 software firms, oldest first.
  • Net assets £671k: 3rd of 121 dundee software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Cash £1.4m: 1st of 51 dundee software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Employees 11 on average: 9th of 129 dundee software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Incorporated 27 Jan 1999: 8th of 239 dundee software firms, oldest first.

Ranked by ayeoh from the accounts of every Scottish software firm whose filings it holds, as of 2026-11-02. Only figures the accounts tag; a rank, not a judgement.

Clients named by Brightstrand International

BT_Logo · GMP · LBG · NP · TATASteel · SunGard As · Euroclear_logo · Fujitsu

Listed under “Some of Our Clients” on brightstrand.com/our-approach/our-clients, read by ayeoh. Named by the company itself. Not a client any more? Ask us to remove it.

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