JULIAN BOWEN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-27 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8K
-80.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£16M
+7.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
105
-9.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
-18.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- JULIAN BOWEN LIMITED 1994-11-08 → present
- JULIAN BOWEN MARKETING LIMITED 1991-04-02 → 1994-11-08
- FOCUS MOBILI (U.K.) LIMITED 1987-06-24 → 1991-04-02
- FACTORFIX LIMITED 1987-03-11 → 1987-06-24
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £32,603,675 | £30,268,508 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £4,851,229 | £3,948,022 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £8,643,438 | — | £4,980,258 | £4,059,922 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £8,530,291 | — | £3,875,652 | £2,943,114 | |
| Cash | — | — | £3,877,551 | £3,877,551 | £41,166 | £8,157 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £14,460,457 | — | £14,586,109 | £15,654,223 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £14,376,304 | — | £14,501,956 | £15,570,070 | |
| Equity | £7,568,215 | £11,206,013 | £14,376,304 | £14,376,304 | £14,501,956 | £15,570,070 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 105 | — | 116 | 105 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,108,137 | — | £3,677,122 | £3,660,882 |
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 14.9% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 11.9% | 9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | 25.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 6.99x | 6.04x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Emmett Lenaghan, our MD, is retiring and is being replaced by Mr Stefan Warhaftig, who joined the business on 20th August 2025, and as such there will be a phased handover across H1 of 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWEN, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2015-09-01 | Dec 1974 | British |
| GUNBY, Matthew James | Director | 2021-10-14 | May 1988 | British |
| PICKUP, Mark James | Director | 2014-08-28 | Jan 1977 | British |
| PULLEN, Christopher Mark | Director | 2025-05-26 | May 1970 | British |
| WARHAFTIG, Stefan | Director | 2025-09-22 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRACLOUGH, Richard Alan | Secretary | 2015-10-12 | 2021-10-14 |
| BOWEN, Julian Paul | Secretary | — | 1997-09-26 |
| HARDY, Ann Marina | Secretary | 1995-10-02 | 2015-05-22 |
| PASSI, Vishu | Secretary | 2015-05-22 | 2015-10-12 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Richard Alan | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2021-10-14 |
| BOWEN, Julian Paul | Director | — | 2021-12-14 |
| BOWEN, Rosalind Francesca | Director | — | 1992-08-20 |
| BREEN, Steve Michael | Director | 2025-02-19 | 2025-04-04 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Erika Marianne | Director | 2021-10-14 | 2024-03-18 |
| EDWARDS, Grant David | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2021-03-19 |
| GATELY, Peter Anthony | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| HARDY, Ann Marina | Director | 1995-10-02 | 2015-05-22 |
| LENAGHAN, Emmett Gerard Joseph | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| LOFGREN, Jens Max Philip | Director | 2021-10-14 | 2025-05-26 |
| MARCHANT, John | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1994-05-16 |
| PASSI, Vishu | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2015-10-12 |
| RANCE, Karen | Director | 1992-08-20 | 1994-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storskogen Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-10-14 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Paul Bowen | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-14 |
| Mr Julian Paul Bowen | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-02-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-7.2%
£32,603,675 £30,268,508
-
Cash
-80.2%
£41,166 £8,157
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+7.4%
£14,501,956 £15,570,070
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-9.5%
116 105
-
Operating profit
-18.6%
£4,851,229 £3,948,022
-
Profit before tax
-18.5%
£4,980,258 £4,059,922
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-0.4%
£3,677,122 £3,660,882
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