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Company No. SC051566 · Incorporated 13 Oct 1972

Briggs Commercial Limited

Registered name: BRIGGS COMMERCIAL LIMITED

Briggs Commercial Limited made £75.5m revenue and a £878k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Briggs Commercial Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £75.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £878k and 728 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment” and is based in Burntisland; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Status
Active
Location
Burntisland, Scotland
Age
54 yrs · since 1972
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£75.5m
Growth ▼1.4%
Profit
−£878k
Growth —
Profit margin
−1.2%
Gross 20.6%
Employees
728
Change ▼2%
Profit / employee
−£1.2k
Revenue/employee £104k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£76.5m£75.5m
Cost of sales£61.8m£59.9m
Gross profit£14.7m£15.6m
Operating profit£4.7m£2.6m
Profit before tax£3.4m£1.1m
Profit after tax−£619k−£878k
Profit (best available)−£619k−£878k
Staff costs£34.7m£34.3m
Employees (average)743728
Ratios
Profit margin−0.8%−1.2%
Gross margin19.2%20.6%
Revenue per employee£103k£104k
Profit per employee−£833−£1.2k
Cash conversion−75.3%315.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼1.4%
Headcount growth—▼2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£4.6m£8m
Net assets£17.8m£16.9m
Fixed assets£38.8m£45.6m
Current assets£8.2m£10.5m
Debtors£3.6m£1.2k
Cash from operations−£3.6m£8.1m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−1.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
20.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£104k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£1.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
315.8%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
60.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▼5%
Now £16.9m
Cash at bank
▲75%
Now £8m
Headcount
▼2%
Now 728
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲18%
Now £45.6m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (5)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£878k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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