BOWHEAD LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC873155 · ltd · incorporated 2025-12-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14➕NAYLOR, Martin Anderson appointeddirector
- 2026-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-18➕BAIRSTOW, Ashley Stuart appointeddirector
- 2025-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BOWHEAD LIMITED
- 2025-12-18➕KEANE, James Mark appointeddirector
- 2025-12-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 0.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
James Mark Keane Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/12/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-12-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
5 South Gyle Crescent Lane
Edinburgh
EH12 9EG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-18
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BAIRSTOW, Ashley Stuart→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2026-02-18
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KEANE, James Mark→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-12-18
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NAYLOR, Martin Anderson→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2026-04-14
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Recent filings (7 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-12-18