BOWKER IT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05362149 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 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.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees131200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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  2. 2025-02-28
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  3. 2025-01-06
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  4. 2024-11-19
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  5. 2024-11-12
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-10-29
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    SHIELD, Nicholas Michael resigned
    director
  7. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-24
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  9. 2022-02-25
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  10. 2021-04-06
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  11. 2020-02-25
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  12. 2019-02-21
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  13. 2018-03-05
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  14. 2017-03-01
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  15. 2016-03-04
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  16. 2016-02-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2008-03-20
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    LITTLE, Nicola Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-20
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    BOWKER, Richard resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BOWKER IT LIMITED
  20. 2005-02-11
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    BOWKER, Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2005-02-11
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    BOWKER, Simon Christopher appointed
    director
  22. 2005-02-11
    ➕
    ERRINGTON, Stuart James Redvers appointed
    director
  23. 2005-02-11
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    BOWKER, Richard appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-02-11
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-02-11
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-02-11
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    SHIELD, Nicholas Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Bowker
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr Stuart James Redvers Errington
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Whitegate
White Lund Industrial Estate
Morecambe
LA3 3BS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

LITTLE, Nicola Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWKER, Richard→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWKER, Simon Christopher→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ERRINGTON, Stuart James Redvers→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWKER, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-11 · resigned 2008-03-20
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-11 · resigned 2005-02-11
Resigned
SHIELD, Nicholas Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-02-11 · resigned 2024-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
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capital · SH03
2025-01-06
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02