BOWERS & JONES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00546897 · ltd · incorporated 1955-03-30

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£1.39M

book net assets

Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25730

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 46.1y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 46.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)

Directors & officers

28 officers (3 active, 28 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

217 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,387,198

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£109k

Net Worth

£1.4m

Current Assets

£2.3m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£1.87M
Current assets	£2.26M
Cash	£109.3k
Debtors	£1.90M
Net assets	£1.39M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (87 events)Click to expand

2026-07-08
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mortgage · MR01
2026-06-30
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2025-12-04
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2023-11-29
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2022-09-09
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2022-07-25
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2022-07-25
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2021-12-02
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OWEN, James Peter appointed
director
2020-07-27
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2020-07-15
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OWEN, Nicola appointed
director
2020-07-15
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SCHOT, Jan Cornelis resigned
director
2020-07-15
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SCHOT, Matthijs resigned
director
2020-05-11
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Socite Generale Equipment Finance LTD.
2019-11-18
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Charge satisfied #8
2019-11-11
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SCHOT, Jan Cornelis appointed
director
2019-11-11
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SCHOT, Matthijs appointed
director
2018-05-18
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HAYNES, Gareth Leslie resigned
director
2016-07-28
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
2016-07-11
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Charge satisfied #7
2016-07-11
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Charge satisfied #6
2016-07-01
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KLAUSMEIER, Ralf resigned
director
2016-07-01
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Cable Property Mgmt LTD
2016-02-29
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HAYNES, Gareth Leslie appointed
director
2016-02-29
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OTTE, Dominic resigned
director
2013-09-10
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KLAUSMEIER, Ralf appointed
director
2013-09-09
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RAPP, Michael resigned
director
2013-08-31
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THOMPSON, Martyn resigned
secretary
2013-08-31
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THOMPSON, Martyn resigned
director
2013-02-04
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OTTE, Dominic appointed
director
2013-01-28
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SCHWETJE, Werner resigned
director
2012-11-30
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WILLMOTT, James Robert resigned
director
2012-11-12
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SOMMERVILLE, Jane appointed
director
2011-06-01
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KREISEL, Henning, Dr resigned
director
2011-06-01
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RAPP, Michael appointed
director
2011-06-01
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SCHWETJE, Werner appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 87 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 71 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

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Nicola Owen Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest	15/07/2020
Ms Jane Sommerville Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	15/07/2020
Mr James Peter Owen Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	02/12/2021

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

John Scott Worksceased 15/07/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Ms Jane Sommervilleceased 11/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Specialist Engineering Group Ltdceased 11/11/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
Cable Captial Partners Ltdceased 01/12/2017· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1955-03-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25730 — SIC 25730

Registered office

B6-B8 Oxford Industrial Estate

Vulcan Road

Bilston

WV14 7LF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-25

Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (3 active · 25 resigned)

OWEN, James Peter→

director · ~41y · appointed 2021-12-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OWEN, Nicola→

director · ~52y · appointed 2020-07-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SOMMERVILLE, Jane→

director · ~54y · appointed 2012-11-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROXTON, Beryl→

secretary · resigned 1995-06-30

Resigned

BURTON, Dennis Harry→

secretary · appointed 1995-07-01 · resigned 1996-04-01

Resigned

THOMPSON, Martyn→

secretary · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2013-08-31

Resigned

WILLMOTT, James Robert→

secretary · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1996-12-31

Resigned

BURTON, Dennis Harry→

director · ~100y · resigned 1996-04-01

Resigned

GUTTERIDGE, Raymond→

director · ~92y · resigned 1996-12-31

Resigned

HAWLEY, Melvyn→

director · ~81y · resigned 1993-02-01

Resigned

HAYNES, Gareth Leslie→

director · ~56y · appointed 2016-02-29 · resigned 2018-05-18

Resigned

HENNECKE, Klaus→

director · ~81y · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2004-06-30

Resigned

HOHENSTEIN, Klaus→

director · ~74y · appointed 2005-11-07 · resigned 2007-01-22

Resigned

KASSNER, Uwe→

director · ~60y · appointed 2006-01-01 · resigned 2008-03-31

Resigned

KLAUSMEIER, Ralf→

director · ~55y · appointed 2013-09-10 · resigned 2016-07-01

Resigned

KRAUSS, Hans Joachim→

director · ~86y · appointed 1997-10-17 · resigned 2001-12-31

Resigned

KREISEL, Henning, Dr→

director · ~63y · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2011-06-01

Resigned

KREISEL, Henning, Dr→

director · ~63y · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2005-11-07

Resigned

MAYHEAD, Clive Douglas→

director · ~90y · resigned 1996-03-31

Resigned

OTTE, Dominic→

director · ~50y · appointed 2013-02-04 · resigned 2016-02-29

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/06/2026	—
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	27/07/2020	—
outstanding	Socite Generale Equipment Finance . Socite Generale Equipment Finance LTD.	A registered charge	—	11/05/2020	—
outstanding	Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)	A registered charge	4 properties	28/07/2016	—
satisfied	Cable Property Mgmt Cable Property Mgmt LTD	A registered charge	—	01/07/2016	18/11/2019
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	27/01/2010	11/07/2016
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	08/11/2000	11/07/2016
satisfied	Ikb Deutsche Industriebank Aktiengesellschaft	Debenture and guarantee	2 properties	14/01/1998	28/01/2009
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.	Debenture	1 property	12/01/1989	15/03/1996
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.	Debenture	1 property	28/10/1987	15/03/1996
outstanding	Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company.	Debenture	1 property	28/11/1986	—
outstanding	Pearl Assurance Company . Pearl Assurance Company Limited.	Trust deed	1 property	09/06/1980	—

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Recent filings (217 total)

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mortgage · MR01

2026-07-08

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-23

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-12-04

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2025-12-03

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officers · CH01

2025-11-26

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2025-11-26

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2025-11-26

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accounts · AAMD

2025-10-09

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accounts · AA

2025-08-18

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-13

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accounts · AA

2024-05-20

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-28

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officers · CH01

2023-11-29

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-11-29

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accounts · AA

2023-07-06