BRIGGS & STONE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11328499 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 5.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 13 | 202300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-04-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-25➕KEYTE, Joshua Samuel appointeddirector
- 2025-09-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10➕LITTLE, Coral appointeddirector
- 2024-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-03📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-04-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-05📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-29➕TAYLOR, William David Vernon appointeddirector
- 2022-07-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-08-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-06-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2018-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIGGS & STONE LIMITED
- 2018-04-25➕BRIGGS, Edward Henry Stephen appointeddirector
- 2018-04-25➕STONE, Lucy Jane Deborah appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRIGGS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward Henry Stephen Briggs Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 25/04/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations
Registered office
84 High Street
Prestwood
Buckinghamshire
HP16 9ES
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
BRIGGS, Edward Henry Stephen→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEYTE, Joshua Samuel→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-09-25
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LITTLE, Coral→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2024-12-10
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STONE, Lucy Jane Deborah→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, William David Vernon→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2022-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 03/06/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (33 total)
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-01
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-05-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-25
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-02-05