BOWERHOUSE II SOLAR LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12128147 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-29
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
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 5.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-31
    JOHNSON, Matthew David resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-10-31
    YARHAM, Marcus Stanley resigned
    director
  6. 2024-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-30
    PLEACE, Simon Mark appointed
    director
  8. 2024-09-30
    WHITTLE, David George resigned
    director
  9. 2024-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-09-26
    BOYLES, Robert Frank appointed
    director
  15. 2023-09-26
    MONK, Nicola Clare appointed
    director
  16. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-09-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-09-01
    GODFREY, Vincent Paul resigned
    director
  19. 2022-08-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-05-17
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  22. 2022-04-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2022-04-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  24. 2022-04-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  25. 2022-04-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  26. 2022-04-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  27. 2022-04-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  28. 2022-04-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  29. 2022-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  30. 2022-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2022-03-31
    DEARING, Philip Ronald appointed
    director
  32. 2022-03-31
    HARTNUP, Nigel John appointed
    director
  33. 2022-03-31
    GODFREY, Vincent Paul appointed
    director
  34. 2022-03-31
    JOHNSON, Matthew David appointed
    director
  35. 2022-03-31
    KNEEN, Thomas Edward Rufus resigned
    director
  36. 2022-03-31
    WHITTLE, David George appointed
    director
  37. 2022-03-31
    YARHAM, Marcus Stanley appointed
    director
  38. 2021-12-22
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  39. 2021-12-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited
  40. 2021-11-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bowerhouse Ii Funding LLP (OC438819)
  41. 2021-05-06
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hive Energy Limited
  42. 2021-04-14
    COLEMAN, Guy resigned
    director
  43. 2021-04-14
    KNEEN, Thomas Edward Rufus appointed
    director
  44. 2021-04-14
    TUFTON, Matthew John resigned
    director
  45. 2021-04-14
    KWTN SOLAR LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  46. 2021-04-14
    RENEWABLE POWER CONSULTING LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  47. 2019-08-01
    WHEATON, Mark Bowden resigned
    director
  48. 2019-08-01
    KEELER REALISATIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  49. 2019-08-01
    KWTN SOLAR LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  50. 2019-07-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOWERHOUSE II SOLAR LIMITED
Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Commercial Services Kent Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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Kent County Council
Corporate parent · board control
BOWERHOUSE II SOLAR LIMITED
This company · 12128147

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Commercial Services Kent Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2022
Kent County Council
Corporate entity
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control31/03/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Hive Ethical Solar Portfolio 1 Limitedceased 31/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Ethical Power Ltdceased 15/12/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Kwtn Solar Ltdceased 14/04/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2019-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

1 Abbey Wood Road Corporate Director Of Finance And Procurement
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4YT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (5 active · 11 resigned)

BOYLES, Robert Frank
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-09-26
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Active
DEARING, Philip Ronald
director · ~76y · appointed 2022-03-31
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Active
HARTNUP, Nigel John
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-03-31
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Active
MONK, Nicola Clare
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-09-26
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Active
PLEACE, Simon Mark
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-09-30
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Active
COLEMAN, Guy
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-07-29 · resigned 2021-04-14
Resigned
GODFREY, Vincent Paul
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-03-31 · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned
JOHNSON, Matthew David
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-03-31 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
KNEEN, Thomas Edward Rufus
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-04-14 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
TUFTON, Matthew John
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-07-29 · resigned 2021-04-14
Resigned
WHEATON, Mark Bowden
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-07-29 · resigned 2019-08-01
Resigned
WHITTLE, David George
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-03-31 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned
YARHAM, Marcus Stanley
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-03-31 · resigned 2024-10-31
Resigned
KEELER REALISATIONS LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2019-07-29 · resigned 2019-08-01
Resigned
KWTN SOLAR LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2019-08-01 · resigned 2021-04-14
Resigned
RENEWABLE POWER CONSULTING LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2019-07-29 · resigned 2021-04-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Close Leasing
Close Leasing Limited
A registered charge1 property21/12/202105/04/2022
satisfied
Bowerhouse Ii Funding (OC438819)
Bowerhouse Ii Funding LLP (OC438819)
A registered charge05/11/202105/04/2022
satisfied
Hive Energy
Hive Energy Limited
A registered charge06/05/202122/12/2021

Recent filings (60 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25