BRIGGS AVIATION LTD

🌳Matureactive
07474099 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-20
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
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33160
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-01
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-01
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    address · AD01
  5. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-09-08
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-07-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-31
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  11. 2020-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-22
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  13. 2019-05-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-03-24
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  15. 2018-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-10
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-05-01
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    BRIGGS, Kirsty appointed
    director
  18. 2015-02-26
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    BRIGGS, Kirsty resigned
    director
  19. 2013-05-21
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    BRIGGS, Kirsty appointed
    director
  20. 2010-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGGS AVIATION LTD
  21. 2010-12-20
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    BRIGGS, Kevin appointed
    director

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 16 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kevin Briggs
Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Kirsty Briggs
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/05/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kirsty Briggsceased 01/01/2017· board control

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
Incorporated2010-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33160 — SIC 33160

Registered office

Hans Lingl Building C/O Briggs Accountancy Services Ltd
Radnor Park Industrial Estate, Third Avenue
Congleton
CW12 4UW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BRIGGS, Kevin→
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-12-20
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Active
BRIGGS, Kirsty→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGGS, Kirsty→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-05-21 · resigned 2015-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31