BOWKER PERFORMANCE CARS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11021042 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45112SIC 45112
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 7.9y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-01➕GORNALL, Benjamin John appointeddirector
- 2021-12-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-12-16🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-11🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Volkswagen Bank Gmbh Trading as Volkswagen Bank United Kingdom Branch
- 2019-02-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-01➕GEE, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2018-11-30➕GEE, Andrew John appointedsecretary
- 2018-11-30➖THOMASON, Darren resignedsecretary
- 2018-11-30➖THOMASON, Darren resigneddirector
- 2018-11-30📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-11-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-10-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-09-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lancashire County Council (On Behalf of Lancashire Enterprise Partnership)
- 2018-09-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bmw Financial Services (GB) Limited Trading as Alphera Financial Services
- 2018-09-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2017-10-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BOWKER PERFORMANCE CARS LIMITED
- 2017-10-19➕BOWKER, Anthony Paul appointeddirector
- 2017-10-19➕FOX, Thomas Bernard appointeddirector
- 2017-10-19➕THOMASON, Darren appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-19➕THOMASON, Darren appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOWKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
W H Bowker Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
W H Bowker Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BOWKER PERFORMANCE CARS LIMITED
This company · 11021042
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W H Bowker Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 19/10/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A.F.L. (AUTOFACTORS) LIMITED→ 01202420 · est 1975 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 51y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
Bowker Channel Way
Ashton-On-Ribble
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 2YA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
Active
BOWKER, Anthony Paul→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-10-19
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FOX, Thomas Bernard→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-10-19
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GEE, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-02-01
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GORNALL, Benjamin John→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-01-01
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THOMASON, Darren→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-10-19 · resigned 2018-11-30
THOMASON, Darren→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-10-19 · resigned 2018-11-30
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Volkswagen Bank Gmbh Trading as Volkswagen Bank United Kingdom Branch | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/04/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Lancashire County Council (On Behalf of Lancashire Enterprise Partnership) | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/09/2018 | 16/12/2021 | |
| outstanding | Bmw Financial Services (GB) Trading as Alphera Financial Services Bmw Financial Services (GB) Limited Trading as Alphera Financial Services | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/09/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/09/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-10-06