BRIGGS & FORRESTER LIVING LIMITED
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Cash
£6.9M
+25.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18M
+4.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
353
+13.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.8M
+119% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £70,524,307 | £84,057,147 | £103,364,772 | +23% | |
| Operating profit | £344,091 | £817,787 | £1,795,847 | +119.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £296,439 | £820,011 | £1,796,214 | +119% | |
| Net profit | £281,178 | £590,741 | £1,321,830 | +123.8% | |
| Cash | £4,657,745 | £5,504,652 | £6,925,966 | +25.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,275,408 | £16,866,149 | £17,687,979 | +4.9% | |
| Net assets | £16,275,408 | £16,866,149 | £17,687,979 | +4.9% | |
| Equity | £16,275,408 | £16,866,149 | £17,687,979 | +4.9% | |
| Average employees | 313 | 312 | 353 | +13.1% | |
| Wages | £16,037,178 | £16,985,699 | £19,729,186 | +16.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £670,880 | £605,973 | £761,032 | +25.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.1% | 4.8% | 10.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.45x | 1.36x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | 7.22x | — | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BRIGGS & FORRESTER LIVING LIMITED 2017-02-01 → present
- BRIGGS & FORRESTER (MEP) LIMITED 2007-04-10 → 2017-02-01
- BRIGGS AND FORRESTER (PLUMBING SERVICES) LIMITED 1984-12-03 → 2007-04-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The Company delivered a strong financial performance this year, achieving solid growth in both turnover and profit, supported by healthy cash generation that further strengthened our balance sheet. Operational momentum remained robust throughout the period, and this is reflected in the significant 67% increase in our order book. This expanded pipeline provides excellent visibility and is expected to secure a sustained workload for the next two to three years, positioning the business well for continued progress.”
- “Our key climate ambition continues to be to achieve net zero in our own scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 and be net zero across our business and supply chain by 2040. We are also committed to delivering meaningful social value across the communities in which we operate. Our Group target was to achieve £3.5m in social value impact (based on proxy values from the Impact Evaluation Standard). During 24/25, the Group delivered £6.7m in social monetary value through its activities.”
- “The Company continues its commitment to training and development fully recognising the importance of our people retention and is proud of its record in this respect. The business creates opportunities for all, including apprenticeship programmes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASKEW, Jeremy Graham | Secretary | 2021-06-30 | — | — |
| ASKEW, Jeremy Graham | Director | 2021-06-30 | Nov 1969 | British |
| BENEDETTI, Duncan Nicholas | Director | 2014-02-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
| BURTON, Paul | Director | 2017-09-27 | Dec 1963 | British |
| LEONARD, Neil | Director | 2024-05-31 | May 1976 | British |
| ORME, Matthew William | Director | 2026-04-21 | Oct 1985 | British |
| VAN WALWYK, Justin | Director | 2014-02-01 | May 1971 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Graham Richard | Secretary | — | 1996-08-30 |
| NOON, Alan John | Secretary | 1996-08-30 | 2010-03-26 |
| SIMSON, John Charles | Secretary | 2010-03-26 | 2021-06-30 |
| BARNES, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2009-01-05 |
| CHAMPION, Eric Stanley | Director | — | 1996-04-26 |
| COOPER, Andrew | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2024-05-31 |
| EDWARDS, Neil Charles | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| HANDLEY, Martin John | Director | 1992-01-01 | 2005-07-22 |
| HARDY, Ian | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2023-09-29 |
| O'REILLY, John Raymond | Director | 1992-01-01 | 2014-06-27 |
| STANTON, Michael Philip | Director | 1996-04-26 | 2020-12-31 |
| WILCOX, John | Director | — | 2014-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs & Forrester Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.