BOWLAND ESTATE LIMITED

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SC090622 · ltd · incorporated 1984-11-20
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.12M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,117,792
Cash YoY
+36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£50k
↑ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 6.0% YoY
Current Assets
£958k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£224k£447k£671k£894k£1.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.24M£1.17M
Current assets£958.0k£843.3k
Cash£50.0k£36.9k
Debtors£900.7k£793.0k
Net assets£1.12M£1.05M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-12
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-08
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    LITCHFIELD, Leon Andrew James resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-04-08
    ➖
    LITCHFIELD, Leon Andrew James resigned
    director
  7. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-11-30
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    LITCHFIELD, Gillian Frances resigned
    director
  9. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-07-06
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    LITCHFIELD, Leon George resigned
    director
  19. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 1993-12-22
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    LITCHFIELD, Edward Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 1988-03-31
    ➕
    LITCHFIELD, Leon George appointed
    director
  22. 1984-11-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOWLAND ESTATE LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-11-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

C/O Brodies Llp Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CONSTANTINE, Anna Frances→
director · ~60y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LITCHFIELD, Edward Thomas→
director · ~52y · appointed 1993-12-22
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Active
LITCHFIELD, William Giles→
director · ~64y
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Active
LITCHFIELD, Leon Andrew James→
secretary · resigned 2025-04-08
Resigned
LITCHFIELD, Gillian Frances→
director · ~88y · resigned 2024-11-30
Resigned
LITCHFIELD, Leon George→
director · ~93y · appointed 1988-03-31 · resigned 2017-07-06
Resigned
LITCHFIELD, Leon Andrew James→
director · ~65y · resigned 2025-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13