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john bownes limited Company Information

Company Number

01440166

Next Accounts

Jul 2025

Directors

John Bownes

Shareholders

j.c. bownes

john daniel bownes

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Group Structure

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Industry

Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft

Registered Address

courthouse farm, swanlow lane, darnhall, winsford, cheshire, CW7 4BS

Website

www.johnbownes.co.uk

john bownes limited Estimated Valuation

£5.4m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of JOHN BOWNES LIMITED at £5.4m based on a Turnover of £18.9m and 0.29x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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John Bownes Limited is a live company located in winsford, CW7 4BS with a Companies House number of 01440166. It operates in the agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft sector, SIC Code 46140. Founded in July 1979, it's largest shareholder is j.c. bownes with a 50% stake. John Bownes Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £18.9m with low growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded John Bownes Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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4 Strong

1 Regular

6 Weak

Size

annual sales of £18.9m, make it larger than the average company (£14.1m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 3%, show it is growing at a slower rate (6%)

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John Bownes Limited's latest turnover from October 2023 is £18.9 million and the company has net assets of £2.6 million. According to their latest financial statements, John Bownes Limited has 31 employees and maintains cash reserves of 0 as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Oct 2023	Oct 2022	Oct 2021	Oct 2020	Oct 2019	Oct 2018	Oct 2017	Oct 2016	Oct 2015	Oct 2014	Oct 2013	Oct 2012	Oct 2011	Oct 2010	Oct 2009
Turnover	18,860,942	19,702,952	19,590,345	17,326,736	16,860,925	17,020,402	13,277,765	9,236,955	8,161,247	9,850,519	8,903,113	8,623,987	8,889,046	7,649,733	7,619,085
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	17,709,212	18,295,958	18,305,840	16,388,479	15,986,619	16,200,997	12,596,965	8,738,932	7,904,104	9,245,088	8,343,520	8,029,196	8,311,908	7,207,873	7,103,231
Gross Profit	1,151,730	1,406,994	1,284,505	938,257	874,306	819,405	680,800	498,023	257,143	605,431	559,593	594,791	577,138	441,860	515,854
Admin Expenses	732,106	669,306	633,062	576,245	630,456	630,405	438,029	331,174	385,889	377,143	362,384	361,749	296,768	280,016	281,463
Operating Profit	419,624	737,688	651,443	362,012	243,850	189,000	242,771	166,849	-128,746	228,288	197,209	233,042	280,370	161,844	234,391
Interest Payable	63,155	53,626	45,412	65,234	69,377	50,938	31,696	42,341	48,061	40,263	48,812	38,953	38,333	31,258	26,425
Interest Receivable	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pre-Tax Profit	356,469	684,062	606,031	296,778	174,473	138,062	211,075	124,508	-176,807	188,025	148,397	194,089	242,037	123,105	205,090
Tax	-77,439	-159,335	-110,841	-57,132	-23,035	-25,427	-38,683	17,844	32,269	-37,981	-30,080	-44,824	-39,657	-25,979	-43,138
Profit After Tax	279,030	524,727	495,190	239,646	151,438	112,635	172,392	142,352	-144,538	150,044	118,317	149,265	202,380	97,126	161,952
Dividends Paid	155,000	147,000	134,000	46,000	181,500	34,000	31,500	21,500	26,646	85,500	25,500	38,000	39,000	92,500	0
Retained Profit	124,030	377,727	361,190	193,646	-30,062	78,635	140,892	120,852	-171,184	64,544	92,817	111,265	163,380	4,626	161,952
Employee Costs	1,236,964	1,098,543	1,053,315	1,010,574	953,154	822,236	694,966	510,041	522,216	563,118	535,533	1,013,517	1,205,272	1,044,682	0
Number Of Employees	31	29	28	28	28	26	24	18	15	15	30	27	32	29	4
EBITDA*	586,918	898,165	809,096	674,410	537,546	412,634	326,376	298,349	86,433	407,736	371,186	397,173	420,433	259,738	345,104

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Oct 2023	Oct 2022	Oct 2021	Oct 2020	Oct 2019	Oct 2018	Oct 2017	Oct 2016	Oct 2015	Oct 2014	Oct 2013	Oct 2012	Oct 2011	Oct 2010	Oct 2009
Tangible Assets	870,735	865,680	780,420	1,078,343	1,202,576	1,614,503	807,816	385,301	641,472	737,166	913,027	651,585	552,820	480,543	489,461
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,917	7,917	12,917	17,917	22,917	27,917	32,917	37,917
Investments & Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	870,735	865,680	780,420	1,078,343	1,202,576	1,614,503	807,816	388,218	649,389	750,083	930,944	674,502	580,737	513,460	527,378
Stock & work in progress	7,617,872	7,889,774	6,299,012	4,427,871	5,586,049	4,989,849	4,671,286	2,409,034	2,297,996	2,247,250	1,756,339	1,847,927	1,626,918	1,616,706	1,518,941
Trade Debtors	1,116,684	743,967	1,017,847	921,200	664,314	639,651	1,081,756	619,893	392,898	445,268	632,238	521,250	585,906	460,631	373,042
Group Debtors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misc Debtors	412,084	277,272	151,114	220,131	83,663	237,263	80,342	123,465	116,750	105,492	95,325	89,156	35,527	27,628	74,491
Cash	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,049	436	134
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	9,146,640	8,911,013	7,467,973	5,569,202	6,334,026	5,866,763	5,833,384	3,152,392	2,807,644	2,798,010	2,483,902	2,458,333	2,255,400	2,105,401	1,966,608
total assets	10,017,375	9,776,693	8,248,393	6,647,545	7,536,602	7,481,266	6,641,200	3,540,610	3,457,033	3,548,093	3,414,846	3,132,835	2,836,137	2,618,861	2,493,986
Bank overdraft	342,661	837,461	752,733	699,288	662,324	710,505	621,893	571,124	431,989	674,366	527,556	729,791	400,063	729,714	553,521
Bank loan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	896,086	1,535,948	1,027,056	985,699	1,285,754	1,709,815	1,281,414	502,823	338,276	485,269	360,964	308,246	500,521	288,148	348,692
Group/Directors Accounts	52,005	42,193	1,099	62,435	51,033	233,974	124,837	94,834	66,216	115,907	40,392	171,467	201,823	340,305	286,304
other short term finances	4,311,321	2,871,356	2,141,028	1,288,509	1,976,392	100,000	396,900	252,051	200,151	200,151	200,151	100,000	100,000	0	0
hp & lease commitments	120,223	232,940	380,767	452,321	498,809	676,945	157,236	121,741	209,075	329,227	418,099	150,637	187,752	103,188	185,616
other current liabilities	425,854	584,110	1,193,169	1,036,437	966,573	2,008,178	2,107,751	584,398	702,871	54,332	236,849	172,024	233,900	49,843	89,866
total current liabilities	6,148,150	6,104,008	5,495,852	4,524,689	5,440,885	5,439,417	4,690,031	2,126,971	1,948,578	1,859,252	1,784,011	1,632,165	1,624,059	1,511,198	1,463,999
loans	1,014,790	983,784	484,005	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	67,306	16,032	41,327	200,468	408,024	347,129	360,511	2,556	168,258	158,741	189,710	193,013	24,428	83,443	27,121
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
provisions	206,407	216,177	148,244	204,613	163,564	140,529	115,102	76,419	126,385	145,104	120,673	80,022	71,280	71,230	54,502
total long term liabilities	1,288,503	1,215,993	673,576	405,081	571,588	487,658	475,613	78,975	294,643	303,845	310,383	273,035	95,708	154,673	81,623
total liabilities	7,436,653	7,320,001	6,169,428	4,929,770	6,012,473	5,927,075	5,165,644	2,205,946	2,243,221	2,163,097	2,094,394	1,905,200	1,719,767	1,665,871	1,545,622
net assets	2,580,722	2,456,692	2,078,965	1,717,775	1,524,129	1,554,191	1,475,556	1,334,664	1,213,812	1,384,996	1,320,452	1,227,635	1,116,370	952,990	948,364
total shareholders funds	2,580,722	2,456,692	2,078,965	1,717,775	1,524,129	1,554,191	1,475,556	1,334,664	1,213,812	1,384,996	1,320,452	1,227,635	1,116,370	952,990	948,364

	Oct 2023	Oct 2022	Oct 2021	Oct 2020	Oct 2019	Oct 2018	Oct 2017	Oct 2016	Oct 2015	Oct 2014	Oct 2013	Oct 2012	Oct 2011	Oct 2010	Oct 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	419,624	737,688	651,443	362,012	243,850	189,000	242,771	166,849	-128,746	228,288	197,209	233,042	280,370	161,844	234,391
Depreciation	167,294	160,477	157,653	312,398	293,696	223,634	80,688	126,500	210,179	174,448	168,977	159,131	135,063	92,894	105,713
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,917	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000
Tax	-77,439	-159,335	-110,841	-57,132	-23,035	-25,427	-38,683	17,844	32,269	-37,981	-30,080	-44,824	-39,657	-25,979	-43,138
Stock	-271,902	1,590,762	1,871,141	-1,158,178	596,200	318,563	2,262,252	111,038	50,746	490,911	-91,588	221,009	10,212	97,765	1,518,941
Debtors	507,529	-147,722	27,630	393,354	-128,937	-285,184	418,740	233,710	-41,112	-176,803	117,157	-11,027	133,174	40,726	447,533
Creditors	-639,862	508,892	41,357	-300,055	-424,061	428,401	778,591	164,547	-146,993	124,305	52,718	-192,275	212,373	-60,544	348,692
Accruals and Deferred Income	-158,256	-609,059	156,732	69,864	-1,041,605	-99,573	1,523,353	-118,473	648,539	-182,517	64,825	-61,876	184,057	-40,023	89,866
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	-9,770	67,933	-56,369	41,049	23,035	25,427	38,683	-49,966	-18,719	24,431	40,651	8,742	50	16,728	54,502
Cash flow from operations	-534,036	-736,444	-1,058,796	1,192,960	-1,395,383	708,083	-52,672	-32,447	591,895	21,866	473,731	-103,042	633,870	11,429	-1,171,448
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	0	0	0	0	0	-979,769	-445,690	0	0	377,316	260,774	-257,896	-207,340	-83,976	-638,091
Change in Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
cash flow from investments	0	0	0	0	0	-979,769	-445,690	0	0	377,316	260,774	-257,896	-207,340	-83,976	-638,091
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	9,812	41,094	-61,336	11,402	-182,941	109,137	30,003	28,618	-49,691	75,515	-131,075	-30,356	-138,482	54,001	286,304
Other Short Term Loans	1,439,965	730,328	852,519	-687,883	1,876,392	-296,900	144,849	51,900	0	0	100,151	0	100,000	0	0
Long term loans	31,006	499,779	484,005	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	-61,443	-173,122	-230,695	-254,044	-117,241	506,327	393,450	-253,036	-110,635	-119,841	264,159	131,470	25,549	-26,106	212,737
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
share issue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	786,412
interest	-63,155	-53,626	-45,412	-65,234	-69,377	-50,938	-31,696	-42,341	-48,061	-40,263	-48,812	-38,953	-38,333	-31,258	-26,425
cash flow from financing	1,356,185	1,044,453	999,081	-995,759	1,506,833	267,626	536,606	-214,859	-208,387	-84,589	184,423	62,161	-51,266	-3,363	1,259,028
cash and cash equivalents
cash	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7,049	6,613	302	134
overdraft	-494,800	84,728	53,445	36,964	-48,181	88,612	50,769	139,135	-242,377	146,810	-202,235	329,728	-329,651	176,193	553,521
change in cash	494,800	-84,728	-53,445	-36,964	48,181	-88,612	-50,769	-139,135	242,377	-146,810	202,235	-336,777	336,264	-175,891	-553,387

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JOHN BOWNES LIMITED group structure

John Bownes Limited has 1 subsidiary company.

Ultimate parent company

JOHN BOWNES LIMITED

01440166

1 subsidiary

ROADLESS TRACTORS LIMITED

06268368

JOHN BOWNES LIMITED Shareholders

j.c. bownes	50%
john daniel bownes	10%
j.d. bownes	10%
susan langley	10%
jd bownes holdings limited	10%
john christopher bownes	4.29%
john robert langley	2.86%
laura heath	2.86%

John Bownes Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr John Bownes (Dec 1990) and Mr John Bownes (Sep 2011).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr John Bownes		64 years	Dec 1990	-	Director
Mr John Bownes		42 years	Sep 2011	-	Director

P&L

October 2023

turnover

18.9m

-4%

operating profit

419.6k

-43%

gross margin

6.2%

-14.49%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

October 2023

net assets

2.6m

+0.05%

total assets

10m

+0.02%

cash

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

01440166

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

46140 - Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft

incorporation date

July 1979

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

N/A

address

courthouse farm, swanlow lane, darnhall, winsford, cheshire, CW7 4BS

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