KEN BRIGGS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-12 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£441K
lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£979K
lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
10
Average over period
Profit before tax
£836K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £8,318,782 | £15,540,157 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £751,127 | £836,196 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £751,127 | £836,196 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £536,438 | £608,439 | |
| Cash | £1,196,576 | £1,525,258 | £1,791,700 | £716,760 | £440,605 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,487,587 | £4,209,943 | £4,854,249 | £5,751,718 | £994,895 | |
| Net assets | £3,453,089 | £4,154,277 | £4,799,598 | £5,730,315 | £978,921 | |
| Equity | £3,453,089 | £4,154,277 | £4,799,598 | £5,730,315 | £978,921 | |
| Average employees | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £161,812 | £387,700 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £3,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 9.0% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 6.4% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 13.1% | 84.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.19x | 1.47x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Larking Gowen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the Company's financial risk and the continuing impact of current pressures on the UK and wider global economy and how these impact the Company's operations. The directors are confident that the Company is well placed operationally and financially to manage those challenges. Based on this, the directors have concluded that the Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The directors therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Current events in Eastern Europe continue to impact the supply chain. The Company continues to monitor product availability, pricing and lead times closely and continues to work with suppliers to manage those risks.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, Stephen John | Director | 2023-10-09 | Jan 1982 | British |
| BUCHANAN, Geoffrey Maurice | Director | 2023-10-09 | Mar 1970 | British |
| BUCHANAN, William Edwin | Director | 2023-10-09 | Jul 1968 | British |
| HARLEY, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2023-10-09 | Mar 1963 | British |
| WHIFFIN, Edward George | Director | 2023-10-09 | Apr 1995 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORTON, Lesley Joanne | Secretary | 2003-06-01 | 2018-09-25 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-05-12 | 2003-05-15 |
| BRIGGS, Kenneth | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2023-10-09 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-05-12 | 2003-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasketon Smithfield Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-09 | Active |
| Mr Kenneth Briggs | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.