BILL BOWDEN EVENT LOGISTICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09175354 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-14
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-31
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    MUNRO, Ian Stewart resigned
    director
  6. 2024-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-09
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  14. 2017-07-06
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    second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
    capital · RP04SH01
  15. 2017-04-11
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-26
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2014-10-09
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    MUNRO, Ian Stewart appointed
    director
  18. 2014-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BILL BOWDEN EVENT LOGISTICS LIMITED
  19. 2014-08-14
    ➕
    BOWDEN, Sandra Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2014-08-14
    ➕
    BOWDEN, William John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOWDEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 William John Bowden
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/08/2016
Mrs Sandra Louise Bowden
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

22 Kewhurst Avenue
Bexhill-On-Sea
TN39 3BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BOWDEN, Sandra Louise→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-08-14
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Active
BOWDEN, William John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-08-14
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Active
MUNRO, Ian Stewart→
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-10-09 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-22