BOWMANS LEISURE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-05 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-34% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
-1.4% vs 2023
Employees
147
+2.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£97K
-127.5% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £6,186,902 | £5,999,805 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £301,065 | -£55,012 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £351,987 | -£96,655 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £238,309 | -£147,686 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,992,374 | £1,315,595 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £14,828,604 | £14,458,143 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £10,736,429 | £10,588,743 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £1,761,752 | — | £10,736,429 | £10,588,743 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 147 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,625,409 | £1,770,432 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £38,400 | £38,400 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-3%
£6,186,902 £5,999,805
-
Cash
-34%
£1,992,374 £1,315,595
-
Net assets
-1.4%
£10,736,429 £10,588,743
-
Employees
+2.8%
143 147
-
Operating profit
-118.3%
£301,065 -£55,012
-
Profit before tax
-127.5%
£351,987 -£96,655
-
Wages
+8.9%
£1,625,409 £1,770,432
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9% | -2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0% | -0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 37.1% | 35.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.15x | 0.93x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 3.41x | -0.89x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BOWMANS LEISURE LIMITED 2007-06-08 → present
- TYTTENHANGER GATEWAY LIMITED 2002-05-28 → 2007-06-08
- CROSSCO (644) LIMITED 2001-09-14 → 2002-05-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BOWMANS LEISURE LIMITED · parent
- Willows Farm Day Nursery Limited 50%
Significant events
- “The company entered into a joint venture agreement with Tulleys, the leading tulip attraction in the country, to plant 500,000 tulips as a separate gate attraction in spring 2025.”
- “Conversion of the Farmhouse into an Air B&B facility was completed - though margins have been squeezed owing to the increase in costs of cleaning the property and providing fresh bedding and towels.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARKWRIGHT, Andrew John | Director | 2007-05-31 | Feb 1953 | British |
| BUTTERWORTH, Camilla Jane | Director | 2016-11-24 | Jun 1970 | British |
| LOUND, Sally Patricia | Director | 2016-11-24 | Jul 1968 | British |
| MURRAY-PHILIPSON, Hylton Robert | Director | 2002-04-25 | Apr 1959 | British |
| POWELL, Richard Ian | Director | 2025-07-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
| WOLFE, Andrew Ronald | Director | 2017-09-26 | May 1963 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SALE, Henry John Walker | Secretary | 2002-04-25 | 2013-04-09 |
| DICKINSON DEES | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-09-14 | 2002-04-25 |
| ALEXANDER, Nicholas James, The Earl Of Caledon | Director | 2013-05-24 | 2025-07-01 |
| ANDERSON, David Stirk | Director | 2007-05-31 | 2014-05-22 |
| CARE, Timothy James | Nominee Director | 2001-09-14 | 2002-04-25 |
| REYNOLDS, Sally Ann | Director | 2014-05-22 | 2025-07-01 |
| SALE, Henry John Walker | Director | 2002-04-25 | 2013-04-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyttenhanger Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2019-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.