BOW TRUST (DURHAM) LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

01716823 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1983-04-20

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Museum activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

51 officers (4 active, 51 linked, 46 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

182 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (104 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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2026-02-27
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officers · TM01
2026-01-15
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BOTHWELL, Anne Lund appointed
director
2026-01-15
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BROWN, John William, Dr resigned
director
2025-10-30
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officers · TM01
2025-10-30
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officers · TM02
2025-10-16
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CUMMINGS, Kevin Teed resigned
secretary
2025-10-16
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CUMMINGS, Dorothy resigned
director
2025-10-16
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CUMMINGS, Kevin Teed resigned
director
2025-10-16
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EVERITT, Michael John, The Revd Canon resigned
director
2025-09-30
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2024-06-26
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2024-06-10
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2024-04-30
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JONES, Dennis Hankey resigned
director
2024-04-30
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JONES, Josephine Mary resigned
director
2023-10-23
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officers · TM01
2023-10-23
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2023-10-03
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2023-02-01
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BANHAM, John David, Dr resigned
director
2023-02-01
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HINGLEY, Sheila, Dr resigned
director
2023-02-01
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HOLLAND, Grenville resigned
director
2023-02-01
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MCOLLUM, Margaret Stella resigned
director
2023-01-05
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2022-11-02
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2021-10-03
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2021-09-30
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2021-09-21
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2021-05-04
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CUMMINGS, Kevin Teed appointed
secretary
2021-05-04
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GREEN, Adrian Gareth resigned
secretary
2021-05-04
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CUMMINGS, Dorothy appointed
director
2020-10-27
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HELEN, Barker resigned
director
2020-10-27
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LAWSON, Fenwick resigned
director
2019-11-20
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MILLARD, Andrew Roy, Dr. appointed
director
2019-11-20
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BARCLAY, Craig resigned
director
2019-11-20
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BROWN, Rosalind, The Reverend Canon resigned
director
2019-11-20
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EVERITT, Michael John, The Revd Canon appointed
director
2019-11-20
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LUDMAN, Clifford John, Dr resigned
director
2018-05-03
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CUMMINGS, Kevin Teed appointed
director
2018-02-11
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DOYLE, Anthony Ian, Dr resigned
director
2017-05-22
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GILL, Janet Anne resigned
director
2017-05-22
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HINGLEY, Sheila, Dr appointed
director
2017-05-22
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HOLLAND, Grenville appointed
director
2016-06-19
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ROTHWELL, Susan Jane resigned
director
2015-06-17
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HELEN, Barker appointed
director
2013-07-04
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GILLILAND, Lindy resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 104 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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 ·

5 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CUMMINGS, Kevin Teed resigned 2025-10-16; BROWN, John William, Dr resigned 2026-01-15; CUMMINGS, Dorothy resigned 2025-10-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Adrian Gareth Green Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/11/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Dennis Hankey Jonesceased 31/10/2022· significant influence · trust interest

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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AZFITNESSORG LTD→ 16532952 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BEAMISH MUSEUM TRADING LIMITED→ 06525165 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
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BMG SPORTS LIMITED→ 11300389 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
BOSS FITNESS LIMITED→ 11225179 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
BOWBURN MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS C.I.C.→ 12706626 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
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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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1983-04-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

St Mary-Le-Bow

North Bailey

Durham

DH1 3ET

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-07

Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (4 active · 47 resigned)

BOTHWELL, Anne Lund→

director · ~86y · appointed 2026-01-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FREEMAN, David Robert, Councillor→

director · ~56y · appointed 2005-05-04

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Active

GREEN, Adrian Gareth, Dr→

director · ~53y · appointed 2003-05-01

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Active

MILLARD, Andrew Roy, Dr.→

director · ~59y · appointed 2019-11-20

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Active

CUMMINGS, Kevin Teed→

secretary · appointed 2021-05-04 · resigned 2025-10-16

Resigned

DAVISON, Andrew John→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-24 · resigned 2006-07-27

Resigned

DOYLE, Anthony Ian, Dr→

secretary · resigned 2004-03-24

Resigned

GREEN, Adrian Gareth→

secretary · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2021-05-04

Resigned

RUFFLE, John→

secretary · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2009-09-18

Resigned

BANHAM, John David, Dr→

director · ~80y · appointed 2006-06-10 · resigned 2023-02-01

Resigned

BARCLAY, Craig→

director · ~65y · appointed 2009-10-02 · resigned 2019-11-20

Resigned

BROWN, John William, Dr→

director · ~74y · appointed 2012-05-17 · resigned 2026-01-15

Resigned

BROWN, Rosalind, The Reverend Canon→

director · ~73y · appointed 2006-03-28 · resigned 2019-11-20

Resigned

BUTLER, David John→

director · ~80y · resigned 1992-05-08

Resigned

COUSINS, Stephen Martin, Doctor→

director · ~66y · appointed 2001-05-01 · resigned 2010-07-22

Resigned

COWPER, John George→

director · ~92y · resigned 1993-05-31

Resigned

CUMMINGS, Dorothy→

director · ~70y · appointed 2021-05-04 · resigned 2025-10-16

Resigned

CUMMINGS, Kevin Teed→

director · ~68y · appointed 2018-05-03 · resigned 2025-10-16

Resigned

DOYLE, Anthony Ian, Dr→

director · ~101y · resigned 2018-02-11

Resigned

DUNN, John Stuart→

director · ~60y · appointed 1993-06-29 · resigned 1999-05-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (182 total)

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2026-02-27

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2025-10-30

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2025-10-30

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2025-10-30

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officers · TM02

2025-10-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-30

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-06-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-06-10

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-30

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officers · TM01

2023-10-23

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officers · TM01

2023-10-23