BOWTIE TELEVISION LIMITED

Active
Company number 02405231Private limited companyIncorporated 1989

Key figures

£18,849,859+16.2%
Net assets 2024
+16.2%
Average annual growth 2023–2024
05 m10 m15 m20 m20232024

† BOWTIE TELEVISION LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 59133

Where the company stands among the 329 active companies whose first SIC code is 59133 (Television programme distribution activities).

Net assets£18,849,859
Higher than 96% · median £12,226
Total assets£19,849,782
Higher than 95% · median £83,683
Cash£327
Lower than 94% · median £32,742
Company age37.3 years
Older than 98% · median 10.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. AMC NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL ZONE HOLDINGS LIMITED£172.2m
  2. BANIJAY RIGHTS LIMITED£169.1m
  3. ESCAPADE BIDCO LIMITED£86.2m
  4. IMD MEDIA LIMITED£20.1m
  5. BOWTIE TELEVISION LIMITED£18.8m
  6. TVF LIMITED£13.8m
  7. BLUE ANT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£13.3m
  8. HANDYMAIN LIMITED£13.2m
  9. BEIN IP LIMITED£13m
  10. STV STUDIOS SERVICES LIMITED£9.5m

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 329. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BOWTIE TELEVISION LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BOWTIE TELEVISION LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02405231. It was incorporated on 18 Jul 1989. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bracknell (RG12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is television programme distribution activities (59133).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £5,366,867. Profit for the year was £2,628,681. Net assets were £18,849,859, up 16.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £327. Total assets were £19,849,782 and total liabilities £999,923. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023–2024).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 329 active companies whose first SIC code is 59133: By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £12,226). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £83,683). By cash it ranks lower than 94% of them (median £32,742). It is older than 98% of them (median age 10.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £17.2m. Its most frequent buyer is Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (2 contracts).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, machinery, knitted clothing.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 3 of 8 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 25 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2023–2024
2023 †2024 †
Turnover16,995,5615,366,867
Profit for the year2,818,6572,628,681
Cash at bank and in hand367327
Total assets25,237,86419,849,782
Total liabilities9,016,686999,923
Net assets / total equity16,221,17818,849,859

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.

Public contracts

4 contracts

BOWTIE TELEVISION LIMITED is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2015. Their combined published value is £17.2m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers3
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
2 contracts · £168k
The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and The Corporate Officer of the House of Com…
1 contract · £16.2m
Greater London Authority (GLA)
1 contract · £820.9k
Contracts
  1. Broadcasting and Audio-Visual ServicesGreater London Authority (GLA) · £820,872 · runs until Jul 2027
  2. IAS Parliament Live TV Refresh‡Corporate Officer of the House of Commons · £74,280 · runs until Mar 2027
  3. GSV4028 Bracknell Remote Contribution Hubs‡Corporate Officer of the House of Commons · £93,696
  4. Provision of Sound and Vision Operation and Maintenance services to the Houses of Parliament (GSV1271)‡The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and The Corporate Officer of the House of Com… · £16,218,473

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 6 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, machinery and knitted clothing.

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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £5.4m, net assets £18.8m
  2. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £17m, net assets £16.2m
  3. Nep (Uk) Investments Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.