BRIGGS MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED

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SC236300 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£92.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46750
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
72 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £92,518

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£93k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£93k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£19k£37k£56k£74k£93kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£92.5k£92.5k
Current assets£92.5k£92.5k
Net assets£92.5k£92.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-12-23
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  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2022-12-22
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  5. 2021-12-21
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  6. 2021-01-11
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  7. 2020-01-13
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  8. 2018-12-21
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  9. 2017-12-22
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  10. 2017-10-27
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  11. 2017-01-10
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  12. 2016-01-06
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  13. 2015-10-21
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  14. 2014-12-31
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  15. 2014-10-14
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  16. 2011-03-31
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    HUMPHRIES, Glyn Andrew resigned
    director
  17. 2009-06-24
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    COONAN, Daniel resigned
    director
  18. 2009-06-24
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    HETZEL JR, Andrew resigned
    director
  19. 2009-06-24
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    HOLMES, John Richard resigned
    director
  20. 2009-04-01
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    CLARKSON, Graeme Andrew Telford resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-06-30
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    LAWRIE, Douglas George resigned
    director
  22. 2005-07-21
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    CLARKSON, Graeme Andrew Telford appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-07-21
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    GRANT, David Edwin resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-01-01
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    HUMPHRIES, Glyn Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2004-07-01
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    HOLMES, John Richard appointed
    director
  26. 2004-06-30
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    GRANT, David Edwin resigned
    director
  27. 2004-06-30
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    MIDDLETON, Alan resigned
    director
  28. 2004-06-01
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    BRIGGS, Robert Collieson appointed
    director
  29. 2004-06-01
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    LAWRIE, Douglas George appointed
    director
  30. 2003-05-31
    ➖
    BATE, Gordon resigned
    director
  31. 2003-01-22
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    BRIGGS, Robert Collieson resigned
    director
  32. 2002-12-13
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    MIDDLETON, Alan appointed
    director
  33. 2002-12-12
    ➕
    BATE, Gordon appointed
    director
  34. 2002-12-12
    ➕
    COONAN, Daniel appointed
    director
  35. 2002-12-12
    ➕
    HETZEL JR, Andrew appointed
    director
  36. 2002-09-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGGS MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
  37. 2002-09-03
    ➕
    GRANT, David Edwin appointed
    secretary
  38. 2002-09-03
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2002-09-03
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2002-09-03
    ➕
    BRIGGS, Robert Collieson appointed
    director
  41. 2002-09-03
    ➕
    GRANT, David Edwin appointed
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Group structure

Briggs Commercial Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Briggs Commercial Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BRIGGS MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC236300

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 Commercial Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest03/09/2016

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
Incorporated2002-09-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46750 — SIC 46750

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: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

BRIGGS, Robert Collieson→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-06-01
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 2002-09-03 · resigned 2005-07-21
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-03 · resigned 2002-09-03
Resigned
BATE, Gordon→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-12-12 · resigned 2003-05-31
Resigned
BRIGGS, Robert Collieson→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-09-03 · resigned 2003-01-22
Resigned
COONAN, Daniel→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-12-12 · resigned 2009-06-24
Resigned
GRANT, David Edwin→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-09-03 · resigned 2004-06-30
Resigned
HETZEL JR, Andrew→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-12-12 · resigned 2009-06-24
Resigned
HOLMES, John Richard→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2009-06-24
Resigned
HUMPHRIES, Glyn Andrew→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
LAWRIE, Douglas George→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-06-01 · resigned 2006-06-30
Resigned
MIDDLETON, Alan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-12-13 · resigned 2004-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

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2025-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
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accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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2024-10-04
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accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
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2022-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
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accounts · AA
2021-12-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
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2021-01-11
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2020-11-09
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accounts · AA
2020-01-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-06
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accounts · AA
2018-12-21