BRIGGS BOOKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05414618 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-45.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £45,565

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£46k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£179
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£46k-£36k-£27k-£18k-£9k£263Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-45.6k£-45.0k
Current assets£179£263
Net assets£-45.6k£-45.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-10
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-22
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    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2020-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-29
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  10. 2018-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-03-11
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-03-11
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-12-17
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  17. 2007-12-17
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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  18. 2006-05-01
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    BRIGGS, Belinda appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-05-01
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    BRIGGS, Simon appointed
    director
  20. 2006-05-01
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    BRIGGS, Simon appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-05-01
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    BRIGGS, Simon resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGGS BOOKS LIMITED
  23. 2005-04-05
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-04-05
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRIGGS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Simon Briggs
Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Ashleigh
Spinfield Lane
Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 2LB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BRIGGS, Belinda→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGGS, Simon→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGGS, Simon→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-01 · resigned 2006-05-01
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-05 · resigned 2007-12-17
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-05 · resigned 2007-12-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-26