BOWLING VISION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06031508 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-18
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£764.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 19.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £764,541
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£908k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£765k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£2.9m
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.17M | £1.12M |
| Current assets | £2.93M | £2.98M |
| Cash | £907.7k | £1.05M |
| Debtors | £1.27M | £1.15M |
| Net assets | £764.5k | £689.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-01-13🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2026-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-01➕CLARK, Sally Ann appointeddirector
- 2024-04-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-28➖TREND, David John resigneddirector
- 2024-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-28➖WALLER, Graham John resigneddirector
- 2023-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-04-01➕TREND, Jack David appointeddirector
- 2016-06-07🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2015-05-18🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2015-05-13🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2014-06-12🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Clydesdal Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2014-02-14➕COSGROVE, Michael John appointedsecretary
- 2014-02-07➖BURTON, Emma Jane resignedsecretary
- 2013-04-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-02-15🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2012-01-24🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Woodfield Estates Limited
- 2010-02-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2007-04-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Brunswick Bowling & Billiards (U.K.) Limited (the Secured Party)
- 2007-04-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Woodfield Estates Limited
- 2007-03-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2006-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BOWLING VISION LIMITED
- 2006-12-18➕BURTON, Emma Jane appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-18➕ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-18➖ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-18➕TREND, David John appointeddirector
- 2006-12-18➕WALLER, Graham John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Sally Ann Clark Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/03/2024 |
Mr Jack David Trend Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/04/2018 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David John Trendceased 12/03/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Graham John Wallerceased 28/11/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr David John Trendceased 01/04/2018· 25-50% shares
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Wholesale & distribution · NN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENIMA GROUP LIMITED→ 16716661 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIGJOHN GLOBAL TRADING LTD→ 16362751 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLUEAGLE LIMITED→ 16199454 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BOGAGOLF LTD→ 16184163 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BORDEAUX AND BEYOND LTD→ 06198882 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BOTZEN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LTD→ 14093998 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BOY LIMITED→ 05276927 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BRANDS IN DISTRIBUTION LTD→ 11169657 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BRIGHT CONNECTIONS LIMITED→ 04657864 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| BRIGSTOCK SAWMILL LTD→ 16201726 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BRITCAN SOURCING LTD→ 14556880 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BRIWAY DIRECT LTD→ 11520935 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Registered office
Unit 2 Bushacre Court Garrard Way
Telford Way Industrial Estate
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN16 8TD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
COSGROVE, Michael John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, Sally Ann→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TREND, Jack David→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURTON, Emma Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2014-02-07
ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2006-12-18
TREND, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2024-03-28
WALLER, Graham John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2023-11-28
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/01/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/06/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdal Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | — | 12/06/2014 | 13/05/2015 | |
| outstanding | Woodfield Estates Woodfield Estates Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 24/01/2012 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/02/2010 | 29/04/2016 | |
| satisfied | Brunswick Bowling & Billiards (U.K.) (the Secured Party) Brunswick Bowling & Billiards (U.K.) Limited (the Secured Party) | A security deed | 1 property | 17/04/2007 | 18/05/2015 | |
| satisfied | Woodfield Estates Woodfield Estates Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 12/04/2007 | 15/02/2012 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/03/2007 | 22/04/2013 |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (82 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09