BOWKER PRESTON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00805059 · ltd · incorporated 1964-05-13

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

45112SIC 45112
45200SIC 45200
45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

13 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 37.5y

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 37.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (9 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

173 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-07-13
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accounts · AA
2026-06-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-17
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ECCLES, Christopher James Kojak appointed
director
2025-12-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-01
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GORNALL, Benjamin John appointed
director
2022-01-01
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ROGAN, Jonathan appointed
director
2022-01-01
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FOX, Thomas Bernard resigned
director
2021-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-01
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GEE, Andrew John appointed
director
2019-02-01
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officers · AP01
2018-11-30
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GEE, Andrew John appointed
secretary
2018-11-30
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THOMASON, Darren resigned
secretary
2018-11-30
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THOMASON, Darren resigned
director
2018-11-30
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2018-11-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-11-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-09-17
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Charge satisfied #10
2018-09-17
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Charge satisfied #9
2018-09-17
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Charge satisfied #8
2018-09-17
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Charge satisfied #7
2018-09-17
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Charge satisfied #6
2018-09-17
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Charge satisfied #5
2018-09-17
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Charge satisfied #4
2018-09-17
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Charge satisfied #3
2018-09-17
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-09-11
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Bmw Financial Services (GB) Limited (Crn: 1288537)
2018-09-11
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Bmw Financial Services (GB) Limited
2018-09-11
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2017-09-18
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BOWKER, William Henry resigned
director
2016-03-10
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2015-08-01
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-12-31
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-12-31
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-02-14
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2007-10-02
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2006-04-20
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THOMASON, Darren appointed
director
2005-07-17
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HALSALL, Richard Charles Wright resigned
secretary
2005-07-17
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THOMASON, Darren appointed
secretary
2005-07-17
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HALSALL, Richard Charles Wright resigned
director
2005-02-08
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2004-04-22
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FOX, Thomas Bernard appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOWKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

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.

Group structure

W H Bowker Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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W H Bowker Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BOWKER PRESTON LIMITED

This company · 00805059

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
W H Bowker Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1964-05-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Channel Way

Ashton On Ribble

Preston

Lancashire

PR2 2YA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-29

Last: 2025-11-15