BOWNESS FARMING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07144808 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-28
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    BOWNESS, Linda Mavis resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-12
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  8. 2023-04-12
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BOWNESS FARMING LIMITED
  19. 2010-02-03
    ➕
    BOWNESS, Andrew Michael William appointed
    director
  20. 2010-02-03
    ➕
    BOWNESS, Eric David appointed
    director
  21. 2010-02-03
    ➕
    BOWNESS, Michael David appointed
    director
  22. 2010-02-03
    ➕
    BOWNESS, Linda Mavis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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 "BOWNESS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-17

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew Michael William Bowness
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Eric David Bowness
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Linda Mavis Bowness
Individual · British · DOB 08/1949 · age 77
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Michael David Bowness
Individual · British · DOB 12/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Gamston Grange
Gamston
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 0QA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-03

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BOWNESS, Andrew Michael William→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-02-03
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Active
BOWNESS, Eric David→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-02-03
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Active
BOWNESS, Michael David→
director · ~79y · appointed 2010-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWNESS, Linda Mavis→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-02-03 · resigned 2026-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-04-12
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-28