JOHN BOWES & COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC447229 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-04-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-04-19
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  16. 2016-02-28
    ➕
    BOWES-LYON, Simon Patrick, Lord appointed
    director
  17. 2016-02-27
    ➖
    STRATHMORE, Michael Fergus, Lord resigned
    director
  18. 2013-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As JOHN BOWES & COMPANY LIMITED
  19. 2013-04-10
    ➕
    RYSAFFE SECRETARIES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2013-04-10
    ➕
    STRATHMORE, Michael Fergus, Lord appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Lord Simon Patrick Bowes Lyon
Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40
——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
Incorporated2013-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Level 4,9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

RYSAFFE SECRETARIES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWES-LYON, Simon Patrick, Lord→
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRATHMORE, Michael Fergus, Lord→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-04-10 · resigned 2016-02-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-21