74 NEW BRIGGATE LTD
🌳Matureactive
09289473 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-31
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21➖WILLIS, Gordon Bruce resignedsecretary
- 2021-05-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs 74 NEW BRIGGATE LTD
- 2014-10-31➕RICHER, Julian appointeddirector
- 2014-10-31➕ROBINSON, David Barrie appointeddirector
- 2014-10-31➕WILLIS, Gordon Bruce appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Julian Richer Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Richer House
Hankey Place
London
SE1 4BB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
RICHER, Julian→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-10-31
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ROBINSON, David Barrie→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-10-31
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WILLIS, Gordon Bruce→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-10-31 · resigned 2021-05-21
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-22