BRIGGS (OVERSEAS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC217945 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-09
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.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
    ➕
    BRIGGS, Robert appointed
    director
  2. 2026-04-23
    ➖
    BRIGGS, Robert resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2016-05-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2016-05-25
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  19. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    CLARKSON, Graeme Andrew Telford resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-06-08
    ➖
    LAWRIE, Douglas George resigned
    director
  21. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    BRIGGS, Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    LAWRIE, Douglas George appointed
    director
  23. 2005-07-21
    ➕
    CLARKSON, Graeme Andrew Telford appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-07-21
    ➖
    GRANT, David Edwin resigned
    secretary
  25. 2005-07-21
    ➖
    GRANT, David Edwin resigned
    director
  26. 2004-04-09
    ➕
    BRIGGS, Robert Collieson appointed
    director
  27. 2004-04-09
    ➕
    GRANT, David Edwin appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-04-09
    ➖
    BAIRD AND COMPANY resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2001-05-17
    ➕
    BAIRD AND COMPANY appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2001-05-17
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-05-17
    ➕
    GRANT, David Edwin appointed
    director
  32. 2001-05-17
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2001-04-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRIGGS (OVERSEAS) LIMITED
  34. 2001-04-09
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2001-04-09
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) 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
  • +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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Briggs Environmental Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Briggs Environmental Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BRIGGS (OVERSEAS) LIMITED
This company · SC217945

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Briggs Environmental Services Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-04-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99000 — Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

Registered office

Seaforth House
Seaforth Place
Burntisland
Fife
KY3 9AX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

BRIGGS, Robert→
director · ~87y · appointed 2026-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGGS, Robert Collieson→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKSON, Graeme Andrew Telford→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-21 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
GRANT, David Edwin→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-09 · resigned 2005-07-21
Resigned
BAIRD AND COMPANY→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-05-17 · resigned 2004-04-09
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-09 · resigned 2001-05-17
Resigned
BRIGGS, Robert→
director · ~88y · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2026-04-23
Resigned
GRANT, David Edwin→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-05-17 · resigned 2005-07-21
Resigned
LAWRIE, Douglas George→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2006-06-08
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-09 · resigned 2001-05-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—26/05/2016—
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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-19