JAMES BRIGGS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.5M
-47.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+3.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
271
-1.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£650K
-72.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
It is planned that the Company's operations are to be transferred into the Tetrosyl Limited operations after year end. The Company will be hived up into Tetrosyl Limited which is the main trading business of Tetrosyl Group. This forms part of the Groups wider re-structuring programme to integrate subsidiary manufacturing business units into one central operation. James Briggs Ltd will subsequently be wound up as this process is concluded. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £78,777,000 | £70,665,000 | £74,188,000 | £72,544,000 | -2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,150,000 | £1,640,000 | £3,685,000 | £1,738,000 | -52.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,751,000 | £1,442,000 | £2,334,000 | £650,000 | -72.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,447,000 | £1,459,000 | £2,121,000 | £407,000 | -80.8% | |
| Cash | £530,000 | £3,558,000 | £4,660,000 | £2,450,000 | -47.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,253,000 | £13,724,000 | £15,870,000 | £17,031,000 | +7.3% | |
| Net assets | £7,806,000 | £9,265,000 | £11,386,000 | £11,793,000 | +3.6% | |
| Equity | £7,806,000 | £9,265,000 | £11,386,000 | £11,793,000 | +3.6% | |
| Average employees | 304 | 291 | 274 | 271 | -1.1% | |
| Wages | £7,359,000 | £7,254,000 | £7,617,000 | £7,872,000 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £108,000 | £145,000 | £135,000 | £143,000 | +5.9% |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.5% | 11.9% | 23.2% | 10.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 69.0% | 65.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.57x | 1.79x | |
| Interest cover | 5.39x | 8.28x | 9.21x | 6.23x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- JAMES BRIGGS LIMITED 2013-06-28 → present
- HAMSARD 3306 LIMITED 2013-03-07 → 2013-06-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“It is planned that the Company's operations are to be transferred into the Tetrosyl Limited operations after year end. The Company will be hived up into Tetrosyl Limited which is the main trading business of Tetrosyl Group. This forms part of the Groups wider re-structuring programme to integrate subsidiary manufacturing business units into one central operation. James Briggs Ltd will subsequently be wound up as this process is concluded. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Group structure
- JAMES BRIGGS LIMITED · parent
- James Briggs (Hygiene) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “significant restructuring costs relating to the reorganisation of the business consequent to the exit of the long standing WD40 manufacturing contract.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENT, Nicholas James | Director | 2018-11-23 | Sep 1973 | British |
| SCHOFIELD, Peter David | Director | 2019-09-12 | Oct 1961 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQUIRE SANDERS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-03-07 | 2013-03-15 |
| BASS, Max | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2015-12-16 |
| BLACKABY, Paul Richard | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2019-09-12 |
| CROSSLEY, Peter Mortimer | Director | 2013-03-07 | 2013-03-15 |
| DEERING, Mathew William | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2013-06-25 |
| GREEN, Michael | Director | 2019-09-12 | 2026-03-27 |
| HOWSON, William James | Director | 2018-11-23 | 2019-12-23 |
| LYTH, Mark Anthony | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2014-01-14 |
| PLUMB, Ian Philip | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2013-06-25 |
| PUGH, Richard Timothy | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2018-11-30 |
| ROGERS, David James | Director | 2019-09-12 | 2022-01-25 |
| STOCKS, Geoffrey Ian | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2015-04-30 |
| SUMNER, Jim | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2016-09-30 |
| TULEY, Simon | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2016-03-22 |
| SQUIRE SANDERS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2013-03-07 | 2013-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Briggs (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.