BRIGGS & CO (DESIGN & MARKETING) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05895983 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-03

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

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£55

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Packaging activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £55

Net assets shrinking

Down £24 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£55

↓ 30% YoY

Current Assets

£23k

↓ 61% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£2.7k	£34.5k
Current assets	£23.4k	£59.8k
Net assets	£55	£79

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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2022-11-14
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2022-02-14
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2021-06-30
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2020-01-30
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2019-11-28
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address · AD01
2018-11-16
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accounts · AA
2018-03-16
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2017-02-13
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accounts · AA
2016-03-07
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accounts · AA
2015-08-03
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2006-08-03
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Company incorporated
As BRIGGS & CO (DESIGN & MARKETING) LIMITED
2006-08-03
➕
BRIGGS, Claire appointed
secretary
2006-08-03
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BRIGGS, Claire appointed
director
2006-08-03
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BRIGGS, Ian Scott appointed
director
2006-08-03
➕
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-08-03
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-08-03
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-08-03
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

91/100

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 "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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Claire Briggs Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Ian Briggs Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-08-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82920 — Packaging activities

Registered office

12 Victoria Street

Burnham-On-Sea

TA8 1AL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-17

Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BRIGGS, Claire→

secretary · appointed 2006-08-03

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Active

BRIGGS, Claire→

director · ~52y · appointed 2006-08-03

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Active

BRIGGS, Ian Scott→

director · ~55y · appointed 2006-08-03

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2006-08-03

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2006-08-03

Resigned

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