BRISCOE'S DAIRY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04622685 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46330
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees151500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-18
    ➕
    BRISCOE, Graham William appointed
    director
  4. 2025-12-18
    ➖
    BRISCOE, Graham William resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-23
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-12-01
    ➕
    BRISCOE, Edward Graham appointed
    director
  19. 2002-12-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRISCOE'S DAIRY LIMITED
  20. 2002-12-20
    ➕
    BRISCOE, Karen Louise appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-12-20
    ➕
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-12-20
    ➖
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-12-20
    ➕
    BRISCOE, Graham William appointed
    director
  24. 2002-12-20
    ➕
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-12-20
    ➖
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRISCOE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Briscoe
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/12/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Wholesale & distribution · CW postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
BLIND TASTE LTD→
12529227 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————6y——
BRADFIELD SMS LIMITED→
14571935 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
BROXTON GATES LIMITED→
04611365 · est 2002 · no financials extracted
————23y——
CAMSPHERES UK LTD→
15208800 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
CANNON HOUSE LTD→
17100088 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
CARYSIL UK LTD→
09236888 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
CASTABLE PRODUCTS LIMITED→
09172082 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
CC ELECTRONICS LIMITED→
04641877 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————23y——
CHAMP AND ZARA LTD→
14665173 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
CHAOS AGENCY LTD→
15499577 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
CHEERS GLOBAL DRINKS LTD→
15532726 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
CHEF TRADING LTD→
08514121 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————12y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46330 — SIC 46330

Registered office

68 High Street
Tarporley
Cheshire
CW6 0AT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BRISCOE, Karen Louise→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRISCOE, Edward Graham→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRISCOE, Graham William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-20 · resigned 2002-12-20
Resigned
BRISCOE, Graham William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-12-20 · resigned 2025-12-18
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-20 · resigned 2002-12-20
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-17