insurance & finance founded 2005 headquarters bristol uk key people mark cliff chief executive officer number of employees 1000 website http www.brightsidegroup.co.uk brightside group is an insurance broking and financial services business in the uk . the company was incorporated in 2006 1 is based in bristol 2 with offices in southampton torquay and cardiff . the company positions itself as one of the fastest growing insurance broking and financial services businesses in the uk 3 contents 1 company description 2 company results 3 anacap takeover 4 associated companies 5 key partners 6 problems with ex ceo 7 references 8 external links company description edit brightside is registered in the uk and is regulated by the financial services authority fsa . in june 2008 a reverse takeover took place between aust holdings limited and brightside group plc. 4 brightside group plc acquired group direct and its associated companies changing its principal business activity from financial rehabilitation solutions to insurance broking . 5 in the same deal brightside group acquired injury qed which provides solicitors with medical reports for personal injury claims . 5 the brightside acquisition included a strategic investment from aviva owned insurer norwich union and swedish based stena investments . for the six months ending june 2010 revenue grew 24 % from 21.4 million in 2009 to 26.6 m. 6 in december 2009 the group raised 20m in additional capital to expand online offerings and the development of its medical reporting business injury qed and in june 2010 the group acquired the ecar and ebike brands to substantially increase distribution and represented an additional 307 000 policies . 7 company results edit on 28 september 2010 brightside group released its preliminary results for the first six months of 2010 unaudited 8 profit from continuing operations increased by 33 % to 4m in the first six months of 2010 same period in 2009 3m revenue increased by 24 % to 26.6 m in the first six months of 2010 same period in 2009 21.4 m ebitda before exceptional items and share option charges increased by 11 % to 4.97 m in the first six months of 2010 same period in 2009 4.48 m earnings per share on profit from continuing operations increased by 3 % to 0.65 p in the first six months of 2010 same period in 2009 0.63 p in 2014 the company made a 43.7 million loss . 9 anacap takeover edit in 2014 the company was de listed from the aim stockexchange and purchased by anacap financial partners llc at 1.27 per share . 10 in 2015 the company underwent a rebrand becoming known simply as brightside . 11 associated companies edit brightside group incorporates 3 commercial vehicle direct one insurance solution formally one business insurance and motor & home direct einsurance group which include evan ecar etraveller ehome ebike panacea finance connect formally quota marketing injury qed quote exchange prosport insurance services the group s key insurance areas are van taxi business home car motorhome minibus caravan property tradesman and corporate . key partners edit iqed based in cardiff provides medical reporting solutions throughout the uk . 12 problems with ex ceo edit arron banks co founded brightside group in 2005 and was appointed ceo in june 2011 at which time the company was listed on the alternative investment market aim . the board accepted the resignation from arron banks effective 20 june 2012 . 13 following banks departure a bitter dispute followed including legal action from southern rock insurance company which is owned by banks . 14 references edit notice of general meeting and admission to trading on aim pdf . brightside group . retrieved 3 december 2015 . case study brightside group plc pdf . chartered institute of management accountants . retrieved 3 december 2015 . a b brightside group website brightside group insurance company and news . insurance proof . retrieved 3 december 2015 . a b nu supports group direct s reverse takeover of brightside . insurance daily . 2008 06 03 . retrieved 2009 06 25 . brightside 1h figures enable it to look on the bright side . insurance day . 2008 09 30 . retrieved 2009 06 25 . brightside group plc interim results 2010 pdf . brightside group . 2010 09 28 . retrieved 2010 09 28 . brightside looks to further growth as profit soars 182 % . insurance daily . 2009 04 01 . retrieved 2009 06 25 . brightside group posts 43.7 m loss for 2014 . insurance age . retrieved 3 december 2015 . proposed acquisition of brightside group plc. . anacap financial partners . retrieved 3 december 2015 . european financial services private equity firm anacap has completed the acquisition of brightside group a uk insurance broker . . private equity wire . retrieved 3 december 2015 . about us . iqed . retrieved 3 december 2015 . brightside s arron banks resigns . insurance times . retrieved 3 december 2015 . subscription required help . gallagher paul 24 september 2015 . ukip s 1m donor arron banks is accused of conspiracy by his old company . independent . retrieved 3 december 2015 . external links edit brightside group website financial times website business profile retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title brightside group & oldid 737028643 categories insurance companies of the united kingdomcompanies based in bristolhidden categories pages containing links to subscription only content navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 31 august 2016 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