BOWLSBRIDGE
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2018-06-30 | 2017-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-17➖WRIGHT, Mark Verna resignedsecretary
- 2026-04-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-21➕JACKSON, Janet appointeddirector
- 2021-01-21➖JACKSON, Janet resigneddirector
- 2018-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2018-07-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-07-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-07-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-07-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-07-20➕ROSENVINGE, Caroline Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2018-07-20➕WRIGHT, Mark Verna appointedsecretary
- 2018-07-20➖LENTINSMITH BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-07📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · AP04
- 2017-03-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-02-28➕LENTINSMITH BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-02-27➖IRWIN, Victoria resignedsecretary
- 2016-05-17➕TOMLINSON, David Antony appointeddirector
- 2016-05-17➕IRWIN, Victoria appointedsecretary
- 2016-04-01➖COCKCROFT, Cedric resignedsecretary
- 2015-08-25➖FISHER, Trevor Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2009-07-01➖CLARK, Marjorie resigneddirector
- 2009-07-01➕FISHER, Trevor Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2006-03-24➖FORSTER, Joseph Wilfred resigneddirector
- 2004-08-31➕CLARK, Marjorie appointeddirector
- 1998-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BOWLSBRIDGE
- 1998-06-30➕COCKCROFT, Cedric appointedsecretary
- 1998-06-30➕FORSTER, Joseph Wilfred appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
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