BOWDEN BUILDINGS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC279331 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-02
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£492.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.8y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £492,695
Cash YoY
+247%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↑ 247% YoY
Net Worth
£493k
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£99k£197k£296k£394k£493kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.06M£1.02M
Current assets—£7.5k
Cash£26.0k£7.5k
Net assets£492.7k£469.5k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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  2. 2026-02-26
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  3. 2026-02-23
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  4. 2025-03-20
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  5. 2024-03-30
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  6. 2023-03-28
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  7. 2022-03-31
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  8. 2020-12-18
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  9. 2020-03-31
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  10. 2019-03-15
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  11. 2018-03-30
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  13. 2016-02-25
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  14. 2016-02-09
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  15. 2016-02-08
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  16. 2016-02-01
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    BOWDEN, Elaine appointed
    director
  17. 2016-02-01
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    BOWDEN, Shirley Ann Gerrard appointed
    director
  18. 2008-01-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Aberdeen City Heritage Trust
  19. 2006-07-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2005-02-19
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    BOWDEN, Shirley Ann Gerrard appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-02-19
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    BOWDEN, Frederick James appointed
    director
  22. 2005-02-19
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    BOWDEN, Martin appointed
    director
  23. 2005-02-19
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
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  24. 2005-02-19
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  25. 2005-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As BOWDEN BUILDINGS LTD
  26. 2005-02-02
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-02-02
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOWDEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shirley Ann Gerrard Bowden
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2005-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

17 Queens Den
Aberdeen
AB15 8BW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

BOWDEN, Shirley Ann Gerrard→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-19
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Active
BOWDEN, Elaine→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-02-01
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Active
BOWDEN, Frederick James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-02-19
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Active
BOWDEN, Martin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-02-19
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Active
BOWDEN, Shirley Ann Gerrard→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-02-01
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Active
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-02 · resigned 2005-02-19
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-02 · resigned 2005-02-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aberdeen City Heritage Trust
Standard security1 property09/01/2008—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property25/07/2006—
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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
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accounts · AA
2024-03-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
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accounts · AA
2023-03-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
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2022-03-31
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2022-03-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
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accounts · AA
2020-12-18
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accounts · AA
2020-03-31