BRIGGS MARINE CONTRACTORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC114978 · ltd · incorporated 1988-12-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£65.95M
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 33200SIC 33200
- 42910SIC 42910
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).
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Refinance opportunity
33 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 33.6y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
33 charges (33/33 with lender, 33/33 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)
87
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
154 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £667,136
Key financials
1 year 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 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £65.95M |
| Gross profit | £8.33M |
| Profit before tax | £667.1k |
| Average employees | 62900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-25🔒Charge registered #33Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-09🔒Charge registered #32Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2024-09-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-09-08🔒Charge registered #31Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #30Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #29Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #28Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #27Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #26Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #25Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-03-31🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004)
- 2022-10-26🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004)
- 2022-10-26🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004)
- 2022-10-26🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004)
- 2022-10-26🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004)
- 2021-01-29🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004)
- 2020-08-31➖GRAY, Graham Scott resigneddirector
- 2020-05-13🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004)
- 2019-09-01➖CROOKSTON, George David resigneddirector
- 2017-11-10🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2017-09-28🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2017-06-05🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2016-06-10🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 81 events
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 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
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
29 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Briggs Commercial Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Briggs Commercial Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BRIGGS MARINE CONTRACTORS LIMITED
This company · SC114978
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Briggs Commercial Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 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
Incorporated1988-12-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
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: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (5 active · 10 resigned)
BRIGGS, Robert Collieson→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2001-04-01
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Active
DIAMOND, Patrick Thomas→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-08-15
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ENGLISH, Craig→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-08-15
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ROSS, Iain Orr Smith→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-05-01
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CLARKSON, Graeme Andrew Telford→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-07-21 · resigned 2009-04-01
GRANT, David Edwin→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2005-07-21
BURKE, Brian Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2001-09-07 · resigned 2004-06-30
CROOKSTON, George David→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2006-08-31 · resigned 2019-09-01
GRANT, David Edwin→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2004-06-30
GRAY, Graham Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2020-08-31
LAWRIE, Douglas George→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-06-01 · resigned 2006-06-30
MIDDLETON, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2004-06-30
SYMONS, David Perry→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2002-10-28 · resigned 2009-09-24
THOMSON, William Allan→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1991-05-01 · resigned 2004-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
33
Total charges
29
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:33 of 33 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 09/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/09/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central (Company Number 00337004) Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004) | A registered charge | — | 26/10/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central (Company Number 00337004) Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004) | A registered charge | — | 26/10/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central (Company Number 00337004) Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004) | A registered charge | — | 26/10/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central (Company Number 00337004) Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004) | A registered charge | — | 26/10/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central (Company Number 00337004) Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004) | A registered charge | — | 26/10/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central (Company Number 00337004) Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004) | A registered charge | — | 29/01/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central (Company Number 00337004) Lombard North Central PLC (Company Number 00337004) | A registered charge | — | 13/05/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/11/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/09/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/06/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/06/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/06/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/05/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Deed of undertakings (incorporating assignation) | 1 property | 08/06/2005 | 31/05/2016 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Ship mortgage | 1 property | 18/05/2005 | 31/05/2016 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Ship mortgage | 1 property | 18/05/2005 | 31/05/2016 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 01/10/1992 | 31/05/2016 |
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Recent filings (154 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-04-13
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2023-04-13
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mortgage · MR01
2023-04-13
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mortgage · MR01
2023-04-13
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