BOWKER CONSULTING LIMITED

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03479013 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£15.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,846

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
Net Worth
£16k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£13k£17k£21kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£15.8k—
Current assets£20.9k—
Cash£13.1k—
Debtors£7.8k—
Net assets£15.8k—
Average employees—300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    BOWKER, Deborah Jean appointed
    secretary
  17. 2014-10-01
    ➖
    BOWKER, Raymond Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  18. 2014-10-01
    ➖
    BOWKER, Gillian Margaret resigned
    director
  19. 2014-10-01
    ➖
    BOWKER, Raymond Kenneth resigned
    director
  20. 2010-09-30
    ➖
    HENDERSON, Kathryn Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    BOWKER, Deborah Jean appointed
    director
  22. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Kathryn Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 1997-12-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOWKER CONSULTING LIMITED
  24. 1997-12-10
    ➕
    BOWKER, Raymond Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  25. 1997-12-10
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-12-10
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1997-12-10
    ➕
    BOWKER, Gillian Margaret appointed
    director
  28. 1997-12-10
    ➕
    BOWKER, Raymond Kenneth appointed
    director
  29. 1997-12-10
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1997-12-10
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Deborah Jean Bowker
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
—75–100%75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

Yew Tree House
Lewes Road
Forest Row
East Sussex
RH18 5AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BOWKER, Deborah Jean→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWKER, Deborah Jean→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWKER, Raymond Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-10 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-10 · resigned 1997-12-10
Resigned
BOWKER, Gillian Margaret→
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-12-10 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
BOWKER, Raymond Kenneth→
director · ~82y · appointed 1997-12-10 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
HENDERSON, Kathryn Elizabeth→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-10 · resigned 1997-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-06-12