bowdon group limited

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bowdon group limited Company Information

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Company Number

06300318

Shareholders

brian geoffrey benson

grant michael stuffins

Group Structure

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Activities of head offices

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Registered Address

c/o quantuma advisory limited th, 196 deansgate, manchester, M3 3WF

bowdon group limited Estimated Valuation

£13.4m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BOWDON GROUP LIMITED at £13.4m based on a Turnover of £23.1m and 0.58x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

bowdon group limited Estimated Valuation

£2m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BOWDON GROUP LIMITED at £2m based on an EBITDA of £418.6k and a 4.79x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

bowdon group limited Estimated Valuation

£7.1m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BOWDON GROUP LIMITED at £7.1m based on Net Assets of £3m and 2.36x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Bowdon Group Limited Overview

Bowdon Group Limited is a dissolved company that was located in manchester, M3 3WF with a Companies House number of 06300318. It operated in the activities of head offices sector, SIC Code 70100. Founded in July 2007, it's largest shareholder was brian geoffrey benson with a 90.9% stake. The last turnover for Bowdon Group Limited was estimated at £23.1m.

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Bowdon Group Limited Health Check

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

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Health Rating4out of 5
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6 Strong

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2 Regular

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4 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £23.1m, make it larger than the average company (£9m)

£23.1m - Bowdon Group Limited

£9m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 16%, show it is growing at a faster rate (5.5%)

16% - Bowdon Group Limited

5.5% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 23.1%, this company has a higher cost of product (49.1%)

23.1% - Bowdon Group Limited

49.1% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of 0.1% make it less profitable than the average company (7.2%)

0.1% - Bowdon Group Limited

7.2% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 135 employees, this is above the industry average (62)

135 - Bowdon Group Limited

62 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £45.4k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£45.6k)

£45.4k - Bowdon Group Limited

£45.6k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £171.3k, this is more efficient (£143.9k)

£171.3k - Bowdon Group Limited

£143.9k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 52 days, this is near the average (59 days)

52 days - Bowdon Group Limited

59 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

its suppliers are paid after 67 days, this is slower than average (38 days)

67 days - Bowdon Group Limited

38 days - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

it holds stock equivalent to 10 days, this is less than average (30 days)

10 days - Bowdon Group Limited

30 days - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 12 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (21 weeks)

12 weeks - Bowdon Group Limited

21 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 73.4%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (58.3%)

73.4% - Bowdon Group Limited

58.3% - Industry AVG

BOWDON GROUP LIMITED financials

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Bowdon Group Limited's latest turnover from March 2019 is £23.1 million and the company has net assets of £3 million. According to their latest financial statements, Bowdon Group Limited has 135 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.6 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Mar 2019Mar 2018Mar 2017Mar 2016Mar 2015Mar 2014Mar 2013Mar 2012Mar 2011Mar 2010
Turnover23,121,42517,307,21521,340,56714,673,87118,205,80111,553,8988,861,3619,397,5837,099,1656,699,839
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales17,791,86712,977,51016,530,86710,638,27213,873,2148,411,3956,369,3996,633,8715,118,7864,756,817
Gross Profit5,329,5584,329,7054,809,7004,035,5994,332,5873,142,5032,491,9622,763,7121,980,3791,943,022
Admin Expenses5,298,5993,858,0834,026,8753,624,8943,588,0732,748,6642,185,0692,405,6012,092,5252,191,189
Operating Profit30,959471,622782,825410,705744,514393,839306,893358,111-112,146-248,167
Interest Payable79,85256,45598,440115,85686,12289,04889,27363,15553,15523,154
Interest Receivable10,66727425,24834,4003711394
Pre-Tax Profit329,132590,767709,633329,249449,283304,828217,733294,956-165,207-271,321
Tax-47,098-52,720-140,125543-232,824-33,256-14,118-51,01616,62139,035
Profit After Tax282,034538,047569,508329,792216,459271,572203,615243,940-148,586-232,286
Dividends Paid200,00036,00013,50097,300
Retained Profit106,380287,093569,508241,456133,646271,123190,115237,109-124,458-329,586
Employee Costs6,127,6253,828,5174,121,6253,744,9753,724,3512,619,7152,711,4662,282,3042,040,9431,825,483
Number Of Employees1351061141068263645963131
EBITDA*418,561792,4871,102,863747,481975,118601,418511,938538,18199,03217,617

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Mar 2019Mar 2018Mar 2017Mar 2016Mar 2015Mar 2014Mar 2013Mar 2012Mar 2011Mar 2010
Tangible Assets1,630,5322,042,7131,844,8241,531,3311,757,4431,399,547881,2001,406,298997,1941,301,381
Intangible Assets1,455,522729,876809,308910,4711,013,0331,221,648995,359927,091766,086956,029
Investments & Other22017,29724,128
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets3,086,0542,772,8092,654,1322,441,8022,770,4762,621,1951,876,5592,350,6861,787,4082,257,410
Stock & work in progress499,582361,552369,834350,361359,691465,117447,800452,283398,371420,672
Trade Debtors3,330,5193,415,1496,332,2153,364,3883,618,1142,333,8971,196,1621,777,0011,526,3671,824,635
Group Debtors
Misc Debtors2,758,453658,240458,700645,219404,419156,43497,100185,762180,197149,672
Cash1,591,2921,313,496968,695226,945332,416448,80492,40641,61667,52254,684
misc current assets
total current assets8,179,8465,748,4378,129,4444,586,9134,714,6403,404,2521,833,4682,456,6622,172,4572,449,663
total assets11,265,9008,521,24610,783,5767,028,7157,485,1166,025,4473,710,0274,807,3483,959,8654,707,073
Bank overdraft202,754250,427397,57920,21660,78828,568231,994
Bank loan454,70770,045221,669
Trade Creditors 3,301,2801,974,0124,045,0912,076,0313,082,8202,081,8481,006,0191,562,1321,120,8561,444,808
Group/Directors Accounts29,70050,000150,00085,283170,083
other short term finances145,926401,451183,50580,945
hp & lease commitments334,396442,590334,923137,998119,604363,34349,04692,33792,33739,408
other current liabilities2,370,8512,315,1362,110,6691,345,2461,091,039848,945688,150675,6051,029,9331,282,284
total current liabilities6,461,2344,801,7836,712,3523,762,0294,543,8903,721,4151,959,3572,942,3132,540,4823,249,522
loans1,196,84211,40576,75393,714306,41963,318
hp & lease commitments347,205593,127804,130641,627363,09849,046142,02077,503
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities657,714
provisions266,212266,944334,047292,704311,724172,435160,029202,758207,660246,664
total long term liabilities1,810,259871,4761,214,930950,418953,351535,533253,743558,223349,680387,485
total liabilities8,271,4935,673,2597,927,2824,712,4475,497,2414,256,9482,213,1003,500,5362,890,1623,637,007
net assets2,994,4072,847,9872,560,8942,143,1521,901,6961,768,0501,496,9271,306,8121,069,7031,070,066
total shareholders funds2,994,4072,847,9872,560,8942,143,1521,901,6961,768,0501,496,9271,306,8121,069,7031,070,066
Mar 2019Mar 2018Mar 2017Mar 2016Mar 2015Mar 2014Mar 2013Mar 2012Mar 2011Mar 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit30,959471,622782,825410,705744,514393,839306,893358,111-112,146-248,167
Depreciation191,122242,922218,875235,613230,604207,579205,045180,070211,178265,784
Amortisation196,48077,943101,163101,163
Tax-47,098-52,720-140,125543-232,824-33,256-14,118-51,01616,62139,035
Stock138,030-8,28219,473-9,330-105,42617,317-4,48353,912-22,301420,672
Debtors2,015,583-2,717,5262,781,308-12,9261,532,2021,197,069-669,501256,199-267,7431,974,307
Creditors1,327,268-2,071,0791,969,060-1,006,7891,000,9721,075,829-556,113441,276-323,9521,444,808
Accruals and Deferred Income55,715204,467765,423254,207242,094160,79512,545-354,328-252,3511,282,284
Deferred Taxes & Provisions-732-67,10341,343-19,020139,28912,406-42,729-4,902-39,004246,664
Cash flow from operations-399,8991,531,860937,783-1,322697,873602,806585,507259,100-209,610635,429
Investing Activities
capital expenditure308,071203,238-532,368-7,252-371,895-812,346269,694-750,179282,952-2,523,194
Change in Investments-220220-17,297-6,83124,128
cash flow from investments308,291203,018-532,368-7,252-371,895-812,346286,991-743,348258,824-2,523,194
Financing Activities
Bank loans384,662-151,624221,669
Group/Directors Accounts-29,700-20,300-100,00064,717-84,800170,083
Other Short Term Loans -145,926-255,525217,946102,56080,945
Long term loans1,185,437-65,34876,753-93,714-212,705306,419-63,31863,318
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments-354,116-103,3361,001,055-623,23334,790677,395-92,337-92,974117,446116,911
other long term liabilities-657,714657,714
share issue40,040-151,766124,0951,399,652
interest-69,185-56,181-73,192-81,456-86,122-89,011-89,160-63,155-53,061-23,154
cash flow from financing1,186,838-376,489416,805-46,975-81,032328,444-749,727432,953142,9221,807,755
cash and cash equivalents
cash277,796344,801741,750-105,471-116,388356,39850,790-25,90612,83854,684
overdraft-202,754-47,673-147,152377,363-40,57232,220-203,426231,994
change in cash277,796344,801944,504-57,79830,764-20,96591,362-58,126216,264-177,310

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bowdon group limited Ownership

BOWDON GROUP LIMITED group structure

Bowdon Group Limited has 3 subsidiary companies.

BOWDON GROUP LIMITED Shareholders

brian geoffrey benson 90.91%
grant michael stuffins 9.09%

bowdon group limited directors

Bowdon Group Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Brian Benson (Jul 2007) and Mr Brian Benson (Jul 2007).

officercountryagestartendrole
Mr Brian Benson62 years Jul 2007- Director
Mr Brian BensonUnited Kingdom62 years Jul 2007- Director

P&L

March 2019

turnover

23.1m

+34%

operating profit

31k

-93%

gross margin

23.1%

-7.86%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

March 2019

net assets

3m

+0.05%

total assets

11.3m

+0.32%

cash

1.6m

+0.21%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

bowdon group limited company details

company number

06300318

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

70100 - Activities of head offices

70229 - Management consultancy activities (other than financial management)

incorporation date

July 2007

age

18

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

None

accounts

Group

last accounts submitted

March 2020

previous names

N/A

accountant

-

auditor

HURST ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED

address

c/o quantuma advisory limited th, 196 deansgate, manchester, M3 3WF

Bank

HSBC BANK PLC

Legal Advisor

-

bowdon group limited Charges & Mortgages

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