CHRIS BOWKER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-01 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-29.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+8.1% vs 2024
Employees
110
-12% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£795K
+79.5% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £42,317,272 | £30,354,431 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £362,320 | £729,736 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £442,598 | £794,549 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £330,086 | £591,944 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £3,599,408 | £2,544,975 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £2,876,450 | £3,237,151 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £2,832,311 | £3,062,519 | |
| Equity | £1,415,865 | £1,436,268 | — | — | — | £2,832,311 | £3,062,519 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 110 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,717,406 | £4,050,929 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 12.6% | 22.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 73.9% | 64.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.33x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 921.93x | 251.63x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company has a strong secured order book, with over £30 million of work scheduled across 2026 and 2027.”
- “The forward workload is concentrated within healthcare, education and local authority sectors, providing a stable platform for continued trading.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE, Nicola Margaret | Secretary | 2007-08-07 | — | British |
| BOWKER, Irene Edith | Director | — | Dec 1944 | British |
| BOWKER, Richard | Director | 2000-10-03 | Mar 1970 | British |
| BOWKER, Simon Christopher | Director | 2000-10-03 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWKER, Irene Edith | Secretary | — | 2007-08-02 |
| BLACKBURN, David John | Director | 2005-01-06 | 2012-02-08 |
| BOWKER, Christopher Joseph | Director | — | 2000-09-15 |
| RILEY, Edward | Director | — | 2003-04-17 |
| SHIELD, Nicholas Michael | Director | — | 2024-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Christopher Bowker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Richard Bowker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Irene Edith Bowker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-11-19 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-08-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2019-08-14 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2019-08-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
-28.3%
£42,317,272 £30,354,431
-
Cash
-29.3%
£3,599,408 £2,544,975
-
Net assets
+8.1%
£2,832,311 £3,062,519
-
Employees
-12%
125 110
-
Operating profit
+101.4%
£362,320 £729,736
-
Profit before tax
+79.5%
£442,598 £794,549
-
Wages
-14.1%
£4,717,406 £4,050,929
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers