GRANT & BOWMAN LIMITED
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Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 46900Where the company stands among the 29,704 active companies whose first SIC code is 46900 (Non-specialised wholesale trade).
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Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 29,704. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: GRANT & BOWMAN LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
GRANT & BOWMAN LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00918578. It was incorporated on 18 Oct 1967. Its status is active. The registered office is in Lower road (WD3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is non-specialised wholesale trade (46900).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £20,675,418. Loss for the year was £1,269,435. Net assets were £10,672,271, down 6.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,171,415. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2021/22–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 29,704 active companies whose first SIC code is 46900: By turnover it ranks higher than 68% of the 685 that publish turnover (median £11,841,947). By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £12,105). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £87,925). By cash it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £45,930). By number of employees it is around the median of them (1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.3 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly toys, games and sports goods, furniture and lighting, perfumery and cosmetics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly toys, games and sports goods, furniture and lighting, printed matter.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 3 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 4 of 5 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Oct 2027.
Filed accounts2021/22–2024/25
| 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 21,228,132 | 24,769,743 | 25,091,385 | 20,675,418 |
| Profit for the year | 151,416 | -308,957 | 26,900 | -1,269,435 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 2,547,905 | 1,874,609 | 1,315,298 | 1,171,415 |
| Total assets | 15,159,093 | 19,192,420 | 15,939,851 | 16,218,303 |
| Total liabilities | 3,441,836 | 7,806,474 | 4,516,486 | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 11,644,153 | 11,335,196 | 11,362,096 | 10,672,271 |
| Average number of employees | 21 | 20 | 33 | 1 |
| Average pay (per year) | 120,056 | 123,489 | 84,994 | 3,916,239 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: toys, games and sports goods, furniture and lighting, perfumery and cosmetics, plastics and optical, medical and measuring instruments.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: toys, games and sports goods, furniture and lighting, printed matter, perfumery and cosmetics and plastics.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
23 events- Bowman Group Holdings Uk Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £20.7m, net assets £10.7m, 1 employee
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £25.1m, net assets £11.4m, 33 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: turnover £24.8m, net assets £11.3m, 20 employees
- Maria HAJINEOCLI resignedSecretary
- Victoria GREEN appointedSecretary
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £21.2m, net assets £11.6m, 21 employees
- Raymond Mark ESTRIN resignedDirector
Earlier events (15)
- Mr Malcolm Bowman ceased to be a person with significant control
- Malcolm BOWMAN resignedDirector
- Mr David Alistair Bowman registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Malcolm Bowman registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Myles David Jaakko Bowman registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Myles David Jaakko Bowman ceased to be a person with significant control
- Daniel Barrie ESTRIN appointedDirector
- Craig Andrew Jonathan BOWERS resignedDirector
- Craig Andrew Jonathan BOWERS appointedDirector
- Myles David Jaakko BOWMAN appointedDirector
- Paula Marjatta BOWMAN resignedDirector
- Raymond Mark ESTRIN appointedDirector
- Paula Marjatta BOWMAN resignedSecretary
- Maria HAJINEOCLI appointedSecretary
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.