bowles & wyer limited
bowles & wyer limited Company Information
Company Number
03555143
Next Accounts
Jan 2026
Shareholders
bowles & wyer holdings limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Specialised construction activities (other than scaffold erection) n.e.c.
Registered Address
unit 5 williams court, tunnel way, pitstone, leighton buzzard, buckinghamshire, LU7 9GJ
Website
www.bowleswyer.co.ukbowles & wyer limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BOWLES & WYER LIMITED at £2m based on a Turnover of £4.9m and 0.42x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
bowles & wyer limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BOWLES & WYER LIMITED at £685.8k based on an EBITDA of £164.8k and a 4.16x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
bowles & wyer limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BOWLES & WYER LIMITED at £1.6m based on Net Assets of £744.7k and 2.13x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Bowles & Wyer Limited Overview
Bowles & Wyer Limited is a live company located in leighton buzzard, LU7 9GJ with a Companies House number of 03555143. It operates in the other specialised construction activities n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 43999. Founded in April 1998, it's largest shareholder is bowles & wyer holdings limited with a 100% stake. Bowles & Wyer Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £4.9m with low growth in recent years.
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Bowles & Wyer Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Bowles & Wyer Limited a 2.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 1 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
1 Strong
6 Regular
4 Weak
Size
annual sales of £4.9m, make it smaller than the average company (£7.1m)
- Bowles & Wyer Limited
£7.1m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 1%, show it is growing at a slower rate (11.8%)
- Bowles & Wyer Limited
11.8% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 25%, this company has a comparable cost of product (25%)
- Bowles & Wyer Limited
25% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 2.5% make it less profitable than the average company (6.4%)
- Bowles & Wyer Limited
6.4% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 43 employees, this is above the industry average (29)
43 - Bowles & Wyer Limited
29 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £49.8k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£49.8k)
- Bowles & Wyer Limited
£49.8k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £114.5k, this is less efficient (£198k)
- Bowles & Wyer Limited
£198k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 50 days, this is near the average (52 days)
- Bowles & Wyer Limited
52 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 34 days, this is close to average (36 days)
- Bowles & Wyer Limited
36 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
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- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 19 weeks, this is average cash available to meet short term requirements (20 weeks)
19 weeks - Bowles & Wyer Limited
20 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 55.4%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (59.2%)
55.4% - Bowles & Wyer Limited
59.2% - Industry AVG
BOWLES & WYER LIMITED financials
Bowles & Wyer Limited's latest turnover from April 2024 is estimated at £4.9 million and the company has net assets of £744.7 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, Bowles & Wyer Limited has 43 employees and maintains cash reserves of £288.8 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
| Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 1,729,589 | 1,075,934 | 934,589 | 1,716,515 | 1,131,208 | 1,226,122 | 1,021,733 | ||||||||
| Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
| Cost Of Sales | 1,140,761 | 619,946 | 494,776 | 1,110,945 | 658,353 | 699,071 | 537,461 | ||||||||
| Gross Profit | 588,828 | 455,988 | 439,813 | 605,570 | 472,855 | 527,051 | 484,272 | ||||||||
| Admin Expenses | 349,253 | 302,857 | 296,818 | 328,044 | 283,839 | 301,221 | 291,228 | ||||||||
| Operating Profit | 239,575 | 153,131 | 142,995 | 277,526 | 189,016 | 225,830 | 193,044 | ||||||||
| Interest Payable | 786 | 242 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Interest Receivable | 159 | 503 | 1,910 | 239 | 2,148 | 2,755 | 2,312 | ||||||||
| Pre-Tax Profit | 271,050 | 160,430 | 151,502 | 284,055 | 198,648 | 233,628 | 200,048 | ||||||||
| Tax | -45,862 | -26,668 | -33,091 | -57,166 | -45,844 | -48,001 | -44,349 | ||||||||
| Profit After Tax | 225,188 | 133,762 | 118,411 | 226,889 | 152,804 | 185,627 | 155,699 | ||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 160,772 | 61,309 | 258,646 | 84,381 | 155,258 | 285,829 | 94,529 | ||||||||
| Retained Profit | 64,416 | 72,453 | -140,235 | 142,508 | -2,454 | -100,202 | 61,170 | ||||||||
| Employee Costs | |||||||||||||||
| Number Of Employees | 43 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 14 | |||||||
| EBITDA* | 260,834 | 171,112 | 160,276 | 293,916 | 203,185 | 240,526 | 209,227 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
| Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | 164,667 | 209,381 | 284,525 | 239,743 | 279,284 | 172,536 | 78,286 | 80,563 | 73,874 | 67,806 | 51,943 | 67,842 | 43,056 | 55,972 | 56,114 |
| Intangible Assets | 3,057 | 12,222 | 21,388 | ||||||||||||
| Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
| Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
| Total Fixed Assets | 164,667 | 209,381 | 287,582 | 251,965 | 300,672 | 172,536 | 78,286 | 80,563 | 73,874 | 67,806 | 51,943 | 67,842 | 43,056 | 55,972 | 56,114 |
| Stock & work in progress | |||||||||||||||
| Trade Debtors | 678,297 | 589,061 | 894,889 | 729,522 | 440,929 | 554,464 | 299,837 | 112,099 | 168,040 | 138,120 | 141,361 | 87,972 | 89,788 | 170,222 | 120,158 |
| Group Debtors | 416,945 | 446,757 | 539,221 | 469,672 | 293,098 | 214,337 | |||||||||
| Misc Debtors | 120,503 | 82,241 | 292,538 | 85,295 | 65,757 | 187,616 | 68,587 | 83,172 | 206,792 | 119,898 | 81,095 | 112,198 | 49,400 | 75,992 | 46,549 |
| Cash | 288,770 | 540,498 | 146,453 | 230,664 | 307,692 | 509,743 | 178,242 | 856,939 | 414,768 | 323,565 | 254,548 | 378,287 | 357,144 | 301,618 | 333,651 |
| misc current assets | 198,427 | 267,111 | 260,832 | 254,775 | 249,517 | 243,215 | 239,181 | ||||||||
| total current assets | 1,504,515 | 1,658,557 | 1,873,101 | 1,515,153 | 1,107,476 | 1,466,160 | 546,666 | 1,052,210 | 988,027 | 848,694 | 737,836 | 833,232 | 745,849 | 791,047 | 739,539 |
| total assets | 1,669,182 | 1,867,938 | 2,160,683 | 1,767,118 | 1,408,148 | 1,638,696 | 624,952 | 1,132,773 | 1,061,901 | 916,500 | 789,779 | 901,074 | 788,905 | 847,019 | 795,653 |
| Bank overdraft | 39,075 | 68,048 | 116,016 | 69,112 | 110,307 | 46,824 | 4,720 | 4,720 | |||||||
| Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
| Trade Creditors | 347,152 | 586,166 | 1,096,918 | 456,113 | 401,300 | 526,090 | 167,841 | 77,788 | 160,626 | 65,037 | 57,829 | 45,572 | 42,275 | 109,954 | 78,049 |
| Group/Directors Accounts | 92,707 | ||||||||||||||
| other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
| hp & lease commitments | 1,212 | 2,162 | 5,164 | 12,497 | 13,206 | 9,170 | |||||||||
| other current liabilities | 392,969 | 367,852 | 359,067 | 576,903 | 450,910 | 335,884 | 166,205 | 347,626 | 204,388 | 227,852 | 192,914 | 172,013 | 216,180 | 204,161 | 84,498 |
| total current liabilities | 779,196 | 1,022,066 | 1,572,001 | 1,102,128 | 963,729 | 910,960 | 431,917 | 437,911 | 378,220 | 302,059 | 255,463 | 222,305 | 258,455 | 314,115 | 162,547 |
| loans | 104,167 | 154,167 | 199,456 | 250,000 | 1,595 | 5,811 | |||||||||
| hp & lease commitments | 12,513 | 14,089 | 9,267 | ||||||||||||
| Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
| other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
| provisions | 41,167 | 39,782 | 54,060 | 44,860 | 31,222 | 31,222 | |||||||||
| total long term liabilities | 145,334 | 193,949 | 253,516 | 294,860 | 31,222 | 31,222 | 12,513 | 14,089 | 9,267 | 1,595 | 5,811 | ||||
| total liabilities | 924,530 | 1,216,015 | 1,825,517 | 1,396,988 | 994,951 | 942,182 | 431,917 | 450,424 | 392,309 | 311,326 | 257,058 | 228,116 | 258,455 | 314,115 | 162,547 |
| net assets | 744,652 | 651,923 | 335,166 | 370,130 | 413,197 | 696,514 | 193,035 | 682,349 | 669,592 | 605,174 | 532,721 | 672,958 | 530,450 | 532,904 | 633,106 |
| total shareholders funds | 744,652 | 651,923 | 335,166 | 370,130 | 413,197 | 696,514 | 193,035 | 682,349 | 669,592 | 605,174 | 532,721 | 672,958 | 530,450 | 532,904 | 633,106 |
| Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit | 239,575 | 153,131 | 142,995 | 277,526 | 189,016 | 225,830 | 193,044 | ||||||||
| Depreciation | 42,385 | 57,220 | 35,758 | 44,883 | 52,288 | 131,940 | 20,028 | 20,944 | 21,259 | 17,981 | 17,281 | 16,390 | 14,169 | 14,696 | 16,183 |
| Amortisation | 3,057 | 9,165 | 9,166 | 6,110 | |||||||||||
| Tax | -45,862 | -26,668 | -33,091 | -57,166 | -45,844 | -48,001 | -44,349 | ||||||||
| Stock | |||||||||||||||
| Debtors | 97,686 | -608,589 | 442,159 | 484,705 | -156,633 | 587,993 | 173,153 | -179,561 | 116,814 | 35,562 | 22,286 | 60,982 | -107,026 | 79,507 | 166,707 |
| Creditors | -239,014 | -510,752 | 640,805 | 54,813 | -124,790 | 358,249 | 90,053 | -82,838 | 95,589 | 7,208 | 12,257 | 3,297 | -67,679 | 31,905 | 78,049 |
| Accruals and Deferred Income | 25,117 | 8,785 | -217,836 | 125,993 | 115,026 | 169,679 | -181,421 | 143,238 | -23,464 | 34,938 | 20,901 | -44,167 | 12,019 | 119,663 | 84,498 |
| Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 1,385 | -14,278 | 9,200 | 13,638 | 31,222 | ||||||||||
| Cash flow from operations | 170,283 | 151,028 | 138,057 | 134,898 | 208,707 | 264,586 | 160,718 | ||||||||
| Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
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| Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
| cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
| Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
| Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
| Group/Directors Accounts | -92,707 | 92,707 | |||||||||||||
| Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
| Long term loans | -50,000 | -45,289 | -50,544 | 250,000 | -1,595 | -4,216 | 5,811 | ||||||||
| Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -1,212 | -950 | -3,002 | -19,846 | -2,285 | 8,858 | 18,437 | ||||||||
| other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
| share issue | |||||||||||||||
| interest | 159 | -283 | 1,668 | 236 | 2,148 | 2,755 | 2,312 | ||||||||
| cash flow from financing | 9,019 | 16,559 | -2,550 | 6,047 | 2,148 | 2,755 | 574,248 | ||||||||
| cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
| cash | -251,728 | 394,045 | -84,211 | -77,028 | -202,051 | 331,501 | -678,697 | 442,171 | 91,203 | 69,017 | -123,739 | 21,143 | 55,526 | -32,033 | 333,651 |
| overdraft | -28,973 | -47,968 | 46,904 | -41,195 | 63,483 | 46,824 | -4,720 | 4,720 | |||||||
| change in cash | -222,755 | 442,013 | -131,115 | -35,833 | -265,534 | 284,677 | -678,697 | 442,171 | 91,203 | 73,737 | -123,739 | 16,423 | 55,526 | -32,033 | 333,651 |
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Bowles & Wyer Limited Competitor Analysis
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bowles & wyer limited Ownership
BOWLES & WYER LIMITED group structure
Bowles & Wyer Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
1 parent
BOWLES & WYER LIMITED
03555143
1 subsidiary
bowles & wyer limited directors
Bowles & Wyer Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr John Wyer (Apr 1998) and Mr Matthew Maynard (Jul 2017).
| officer | country | age | start | end | role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Wyer | United Kingdom | 66 years | Apr 1998 | - | Director |
| Mr Matthew Maynard | England | 56 years | Jul 2017 | - | Director |
| Mr Stuart Wallace | England | 55 years | Jul 2017 | - | Director |
| Mr Daniel Riddleston | 60 years | Jul 2017 | - | Director |
P&L
April 2024turnover
4.9m
-1%
operating profit
122.4k
0%
gross margin
25.1%
+0.1%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
April 2024net assets
744.7k
+0.14%
total assets
1.7m
-0.11%
cash
288.8k
-0.47%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
bowles & wyer limited company details
company number
03555143
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
43999 - Specialised construction activities (other than scaffold erection) n.e.c.
incorporation date
April 1998
age
27
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Total Exemption Full
last accounts submitted
April 2024
previous names
N/A
accountant
STEWARTS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
auditor
-
address
unit 5 williams court, tunnel way, pitstone, leighton buzzard, buckinghamshire, LU7 9GJ
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
-
bowles & wyer limited Charges & Mortgages
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