BOWSTAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06258510 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-24

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 May 2025

Net worth

£11.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38110

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £11,930

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£12k

↑ 139% YoY

Current Assets

£16k

↓ 23% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£11.9k	£5.0k
Current assets	£16.2k	£21.1k
Net assets	£11.9k	£5.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-01-12
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2025-02-24
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2024-02-15
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2023-02-15
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accounts · AA
2022-02-07
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accounts · AA
2021-01-11
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accounts · AA
2019-12-04
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accounts · AA
2019-07-02
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address · AD01
2018-12-18
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accounts · AA
2018-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-26
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-06
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accounts · AA
2015-05-26
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annual-return · AR01
2014-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-03-31
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BOWLER, Geoff Dennis resigned
director
2007-05-24
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Company incorporated
As BOWSTAN LIMITED
2007-05-24
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STANNEY, Keith Andrew appointed
secretary
2007-05-24
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STANNEY, Keith Andrew appointed
director
2007-05-24
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-05-24
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-05-24
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BOWLER, Geoff Dennis appointed
director
2007-05-24
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-05-24
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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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 19 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Keith Andrew Stanney Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	18/08/2016

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

Incorporated2007-05-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

C/O James & Co Accountants Limited Venture House

Enterprise Way

Boston

Lincolnshire

PE21 7TW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-07

Last: 2026-05-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

STANNEY, Keith Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2007-05-24

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Active

STANNEY, Keith Andrew→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-05-24

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-24 · resigned 2007-05-24

Resigned

BOWLER, Geoff Dennis→

director · ~71y · appointed 2007-05-24 · resigned 2014-03-31

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-24 · resigned 2007-05-24

Resigned

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