BOWERS METROLOGY LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3M
-29.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£6.8M
-5.2% vs 2023
Employees
121
+11% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£186K
-34.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-06-30.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,290,000 | £10,550,000 | +2.5% | |
| Operating profit | £148,000 | £92,000 | -37.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £284,000 | £186,000 | -34.5% | |
| Net profit | £185,000 | £128,000 | -30.8% | |
| Cash | £3,212,000 | £2,276,000 | -29.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,544,000 | £7,242,000 | -4% | |
| Net assets | £7,217,000 | £6,845,000 | -5.2% | |
| Equity | £7,217,000 | £6,845,000 | -5.2% | |
| Average employees | 109 | 121 | +11% | |
| Wages | £3,912,000 | £4,403,000 | +12.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £371,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.0% | 1.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.99x | 1.78x | |
| Interest cover | 2.55x | 1.23x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BOWERS METROLOGY LIMITED 1997-11-03 → present
- BOWERS INTERNAL GAUGE COMPANY LIMITED 1997-10-28 → 1997-11-03
- BOWERS INTERNAL GAUGE COMPANY LIMITED 1990-01-09 → 1997-10-28
- BOWERS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1989-10-30 → 1990-01-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group continues to manage its cash resources in the current trading environment. It has a solid relationship with its facility provider and continues to work within its banking facilities. In light of the availability within its current banking facility and confidence in the renewal of those facilities at the forthcoming annual renewal, the Directors have concluded that the Group and therefore the Company have adequate resources for the foreseeable future and will be able to meet their liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from signing these financial statements and that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “On 30 September 2024, Bowers Metrology Limited purchased the assets and trade of Baty International Limited, a fellow subsidiary undertaking, for approximately £659,000, representing the net book value of the assets transferred.”
- “On 30 September 2024, Bowers Metrology Limited purchased the assets and trade of C.V. Instruments Limited, a fellow subsidiary undertaking, for approximately £98,000, representing the net book value of the assets transferred.”
- “On 30 September 2024, Bowers Metrology Limited purchased the assets and trade of Moore & Wright Limited, a fellow subsidiary undertaking, for approximately £137,000, representing the net book value of the assets transferred.”
- “A dividend of £500,000 (£0.50 per ordinary share) (2023 - £600,000, £0.60 per ordinary share) was paid in September 2024 to the immediate parent undertaking, Bowers Group Limited.”
- “Fiscal 2024 has continued to be challenging for Spear & Jackson Group ("the Group"), the Company's ultimate UK parent undertaking, as global economic conditions have added uncertainty and volatility.”
- “The Tools Group has been adversely impacted by continuing disappointing performance from its Australian division. This has resulted in a decision to appoint a third party distributor, on an exclusive basis, to satisfy customer demand, allowing it to restructure its operations, reduce costs and increase efficiencies.”
- “Likewise, the purchase of PRCI, S.A.S. a French tool distributor, will allow the Tools division to expand its reach and product base across France.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE, David Matthew | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | — | — |
| BERRY, Rachael Charlotte | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
| HSU, Simon Nai Cheng | Director | 2015-11-30 | Aug 1960 | Hong Konger |
| JACKSON, Geoffrey David | Director | 2015-04-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
| KINGSWELL, Ryan | Director | 2024-08-01 | May 1976 | British |
| MCALLORUM, Steven Boyde | Director | 2025-05-01 | Mar 1974 | British |
| SHONE, Alaina | Director | 2015-03-31 | Oct 1962 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWERS, Lynda | Secretary | — | 1999-01-29 |
| DALLMAN, John Maurice | Secretary | 2009-05-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| FLETCHER, William | Secretary | 2002-04-30 | 2009-04-30 |
| WOLSTENHOLME, David John | Secretary | 1999-01-29 | 2002-04-30 |
| BEAZER, Brian Cyril | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2010-10-01 |
| BOWERS, Lynda | Director | — | 1999-01-29 |
| BOWERS, Roger Gordon | Director | — | 1999-01-29 |
| BROWN, Alan Sanderson | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1999-10-31 |
| CAHILL, David John | Director | 1999-01-29 | 2000-06-30 |
| CROWLEY, Dennis | Director | 2003-02-10 | 2004-04-20 |
| DENTON, Michael Paul | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2022-03-31 |
| DYSON, Patrick John | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2015-03-31 |
| FLETCHER, William | Director | 1999-01-29 | 2009-04-30 |
| FRANCKEL, Mark Bernard, Mr. | Director | 2012-01-09 | 2014-01-31 |
| GROCOTT, Richard Douglas | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2024-06-13 |
| HAWKINS, Martin John | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2025-11-07 |
| KEEFE, Graham John | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| LIM, Henry Woon-Hoe | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2015-11-30 |
| LIM, Henry Woon-Hoe | Director | 2010-06-30 | 2012-12-20 |
| LISANTI, Antonio | Director | 1999-01-29 | 2002-04-26 |
| MARTIN, Kevin | Director | 2020-07-24 | 2023-07-25 |
| MILLINGTON, Stuart David | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2019-08-16 |
| PARRY, Thomas Maxwell | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2025-10-10 |
| SHARP, Richard John | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1999-07-30 |
| WHITE, Stephen Philip | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2021-05-12 |
| WOLSTENHOLME, David John | Director | 1999-01-29 | 2002-11-11 |
| S AND J ACQUISITION CORP | Corporate Director | 2003-02-10 | 2004-04-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.