BOWMANS LEISURE LIMITED
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Cash
£858k
-34.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£11m
+1% vs 2024
Employees
165
+12.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£224k
+332.2% first positive since 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,636,236 | £4,592,241 | £5,759,545 | £6,186,902 | £5,999,805 | £6,555,080 | +9.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£29,526 | £85,651 | £100,205 | £301,065 | -£55,012 | £198,504 | +460.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£18,163 | £159,651 | £138,239 | £351,987 | -£96,655 | £224,476 | +332.2% | |
| Net profit | -£49,869 | £65,554 | £111,168 | £238,309 | -£147,686 | £101,939 | +169% | |
| Cash | £297,653 | £2,587,944 | £2,513,607 | £1,992,374 | £1,315,595 | £857,663 | -34.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,815,782 | £13,659,244 | £15,073,833 | £14,828,604 | £14,458,143 | £14,380,830 | -0.5% | |
| Net assets | £9,796,398 | £9,261,952 | £10,498,120 | £10,736,429 | £10,588,743 | £10,690,682 | +1% | |
| Equity | £9,796,398 | £9,261,952 | £10,498,120 | £10,736,429 | £10,588,743 | £10,690,682 | +1% | |
| Average employees | 112 | 84 | 114 | 143 | 147 | 165 | +12.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,625,409 | £1,770,432 | £1,955,328 | +10.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £35,660 | £36,050 | £38,400 | £38,400 | £38,400 | £74,400 | +93.8% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.1% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 4.9% | -0.9% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | -1.9% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 3.9% | -2.5% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2.0% | -0.4% | 1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.6% | 41.1% | 39.5% | 37.1% | 35.7% | 33.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.15x | 0.93x | 0.89x | |
| Interest cover | -0.76x | 1.86x | 1.16x | 3.41x | -0.89x | 5.44x |
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
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- BOWMANS LEISURE LIMITED · parent
- Willows Farm Day Nursery Limited 50%
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 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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