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Bright Spark Electrical Ltd

Newcastle · Ltd · Est. 2012

NICEIC approved electrical contractor with a publicly published pay structure — all salary bands and progression criteria visible on their website. Disability Confident Level 2. Living Wage accredited. Matched charitable giving scheme raised £9,200 for local causes in FY24.

Founded
2012
Employees
20 staff
Turnover
£1m–£5m
Companies House
08667788
Last Verified
Mar 2026
Social Ethics Score
78/ 100
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assignmentGovernance
7.6
ecoCommunity
7.8
paymentsTax
7.4
groupsEmployment
8.4
campaignCause
7.2
Score updates from live register data
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Why Bright Spark Electrical Ltd scores 78/100

PillarEvidenceSourceScore
assignmentGovernance
Legal structure: Ltd. Mission statement verified. Companies House filing reviewed.Companies House · B-Corp7.6
ecoCommunity
£9,200 donated in FY2024 (1.6% of profit). Verified via Charity Commission.Charity Commission7.8
paymentsTax
Effective UK corporation tax rate: 20.2% (vs 19% statutory norm). HMRC records show no adverse findings.HMRC · Fair Tax Mark7.4
groupsEmployment
Minimum wage paid: £13/hr. Zero-hours: 0%. Gender pay gap: 10.2%. 0 tribunal losses in 5 years.LWF · DWP · Tribunals8.4
campaignCause
Assessed from public advocacy record, employee volunteering policy (3 days/yr), and cause promotion activities.Third Party Auditors7.2

Bright Spark Electrical Ltd

Bright Spark was founded in Newcastle in 2012 by two former colleagues who wanted to build a company where pay was genuinely transparent and fair. Publishing their pay structure was a bold move that initially attracted scepticism from competitors but has since helped them attract and retain excellent engineers.

How Bright Spark Electrical Ltd treats its people

£13/hr
Min. wage paid
Real LW: £12.60
0%
Zero-hours contracts
UK avg: 18%
10.2%
Gender pay gap
UK avg: 14.3%
3
Volunteer days/yr
Per employee
0
Tribunal losses
Past 5 years

Tax transparency

Bright Spark Electrical Ltd's effective rate
20.2%
UK corporation tax (2024)
UK statutory rate
25%
Main rate · SME relief typically reduces to ~19%
infoAll data on this page is pulled from public registers: Companies House, HMRC, Charity Commission, and accreditation body databases. Bright Spark Electrical Ltd has not paid for this listing or influenced its content. Last data pull: 29/03/2026.