Just for fun
Bright Sparks
Everything on Spark Intel is built on Companies House filings, lending data, and structured finance intelligence. Bright Sparks is the one corner where we let curiosity lead.
We apply the same rigour - real accounts, real numbers, real comparisons - but the subject matter is sport clubs, boxing promoters, celebrity chefs, and podcast empires. No mortgage products. No lender rankings. Just numbers we found interesting.
Choose a format
67 match-upsVS SeriesTwo rivals head to head on the accounts. Or pick your own pair.
52 battlesBattlesThree or more rivals ranked on turnover, profit, growth and pay.
10 deep divesDeep divesInside the accounts: how Greggs, Tottenham or Wimbledon make their money.
5 leaguesFootball financeMoney tables from the Premier League to League Two, and the Scottish Premiership.
24 rivalriesFootball rivalriesWho is richer, who wins more often, and when they meet next.
2 leaguesOther sportsRugby union and rugby league, ranked by money, not points.
Or start from a sector
Celebrities and creators2 companies · 3 VS
Days out and culture81 companies · 11 battles · 5 VS
Food and drink67 companies · 13 battles · 16 VS
Gyms and fitness12 companies · 3 battles · 1 VS
Homes, pets and care32 companies · 3 battles · 6 VS
Money and tech21 companies · 2 battles · 4 VS
Shops40 companies · 3 battles · 12 VS
Sport51 companies · 6 battles · 9 VS
Travel and stays48 companies · 7 battles · 6 VS
Your bills23 companies · 4 battles · 5 VS
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Pick your own VSChoose any two of 377 companies and see their accounts side by side.Latest pages
- Thames WaterThames Water's bills brought in £1bn more in 2025/26, and it still borrowed £1.57bn from its creditors
- B&M v PoundlandTwo discount variety chains selling the same kind of bargains. Which one turns them into profit?
- BT v TalkTalkThe UK's biggest broadband provider and one of its oldest challengers, compared on their accounts.
- South West Water v Thames WaterTwo regulated water companies, one in the South West and one in London and the Thames Valley. How do their accounts compare?
- Eddie Stobart£543m turnover, £25m pre-tax loss · accounts to Dec 2025
- Gamma Communications£646m turnover, £88m pre-tax profit · accounts to Dec 2025
- Poundland£1,549m turnover, £85m pre-tax loss · accounts to Sep 2025
- Avanti West CoastAvanti West Coast paid the Government a net £141m in 2024/25, almost 15 times its own £9.5m profit
- bet365bet365 kept £4bn from punters, then paid out Stoke City as a dividend