WILSON BOWDEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£45M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£17M
Equity attributable
Employees
12
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£71M
Period ending 2025-06-29
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-29
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-29 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,677,000 | £17,612,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,878,000 | -£75,349,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £8,946,000 | -£70,925,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £6,677,000 | -£50,166,000 | — | |
| Cash | £47,595,000 | £45,485,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £60,323,000 | £72,676,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £39,776,000 | -£17,310,000 | — | |
| Equity | £39,776,000 | -£17,310,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 12 | 12 | — | |
| Wages | £2,035,000 | £2,020,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,052,000 | £1,156,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.8% | — | |
| Net margin | 35.7% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | -103.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.60x | 2.94x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WILSON BOWDEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 1999-09-17 → present
- WILSON BOWDEN PROPERTIES LIMITED 1987-01-28 → 1999-09-17
- BOWDEN PARK HOLDINGS LIMITED 1969-02-20 → 1987-01-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the Directors consider there to be no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue to operate as a going concern. They have formed a judgement that there is a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- WILSON BOWDEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED · parent
- Ash Tree Court Management Company Limited 0%
- Infinity Park Derby Management Limited
- Interlink Park Management Company Limited 0%
- Meridian Business Park Extension Management Company Limited 2%
- Nottingham Business Park Management Company Limited 2%
- Nottingham Business Park (Orchard Place) Management Company Limited 2%
- Optimus Point Management Company Limited 0%
- Riverside Exchange Management Company Limited 22%
- WBD (Chesterfield Management) Limited 17%
- WBD (Chesterfield) Plot Management Company Limited 25%
- WBD (Kingsway Management) Limited
- WBD (Riverside Exchange Sheffield B) Limited 100%
- WBD Riverside Sheffield Building K Limited 100%
- Willow Farm Management Company Limited 2%
Significant events
- “The Company has traded satisfactorily throughout a challenging financial year, however results have been severely impacted by ongoing issues at legacy properties requiring an additional £78.2m provision to be set aside for addressing external wall systems and associated issues, in particular, an unexpected obligation that was identified on 21 February 2025 in respect of fire safety-related issues at a development in our Southern region. The remediation and associated cost with respect to the four buildings on this site are estimated to be £76.4m.”
- “In May 2025, the Group won a landmark Supreme Court case which clarified the responsibility of companies in the supply chain for remediating defects in developments they were involved in.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRATT CORPORATE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-12-02 | — | — |
| RICHARDSON, Nicholas Hadden | Director | 1995-07-01 | Jul 1963 | British |
| THOMAS, David Fraser | Director | 2009-07-21 | Jan 1963 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Graham Marshall | Secretary | — | 2003-03-01 |
| DENT, Laurence | Secretary | 2007-12-31 | 2010-12-31 |
| DOUGLAS, Robert Granville | Secretary | 2003-03-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| BECK, Ian Saxton | Director | 1995-12-01 | 2009-09-30 |
| BOYES, Steven John | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2025-09-06 |
| BROADHEAD, David Robinson | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2009-01-31 |
| CLARE, Mark Sydney | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2015-07-31 |
| CONWAY, Michael William | Director | 1991-10-01 | 1994-08-01 |
| CONWAY, Michael William | Director | — | 1997-01-01 |
| COOPER, Neil | Director | 2015-11-23 | 2017-01-19 |
| CROSS, Paul Samuel | Director | 1991-07-23 | 1998-10-19 |
| DAVIES, Nicholas William | Director | 2004-02-03 | 2022-06-30 |
| DENT, Laurence | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2010-12-31 |
| EVANS, Robert John | Director | 2009-02-10 | 2016-02-22 |
| FENTON, Clive | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2012-07-05 |
| FITZSIMONS, James Patrick | Director | 2003-06-11 | 2008-06-30 |
| FROGGATT, Richard Lindsay | Director | — | 1991-07-22 |
| GRAVES, Francis William | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1999-04-26 |
| GRAVES, Francis William | Director | — | 1991-10-01 |
| HILL, Owen Robert | Director | 2003-02-10 | 2009-03-02 |
| HOLMES, John Richard | Director | 1991-10-01 | 1993-01-31 |
| LAW, Patrick James | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2010-10-29 |
| MCEWAN, Keith | Director | 1992-06-30 | 1995-12-14 |
| MCLEOD, Douglas | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2010-10-29 |
| MCNAIR, Ian Robertson | Director | 1998-01-19 | 1998-10-19 |
| MEE, Jayne Elizabeth | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2010-10-29 |
| NORTON, Geoffrey Richard | Director | 1992-11-14 | 1994-10-04 |
| NOTTINGHAM, Mathew Paul | Director | 2016-03-09 | 2019-01-25 |
| PAIN, Mark Andrew | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2009-07-21 |
| PEMBLINGTON, David | Director | 1995-12-04 | 1996-06-10 |
| POLLETT, Andrew John | Director | 1991-07-23 | 1997-09-30 |
| REED, John | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2010-10-29 |
| REEVES, Peter James | Director | 1994-11-22 | 1995-06-13 |
| ROBERTSON, Ian | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2007-06-30 |
| RUSSIAN, Robin Simon Charles | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2007-10-30 |
| SCOTT, Michael Ian | Director | 2022-01-14 | 2025-11-13 |
| SILBER, Adrian Giles | Director | 1996-10-14 | 2009-03-02 |
| SILBER, Adrian Giles | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| SMALLMAN, Richard | Director | 1992-11-13 | 1995-05-24 |
| SMITH, Wilfred James | Director | — | 1994-02-11 |
| STAPLETON, Gerald Stephen | Director | 1991-10-28 | 1992-03-20 |
| TOWNSEND, Nicolas John | Director | 1994-12-12 | 2006-04-08 |
| WALSH, David Richard | Director | 1993-08-31 | 1996-02-28 |
| WARD, David John | Director | 2003-06-11 | 2021-09-30 |
| WHITE, Jessica Elizabeth | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| WILSON, David William | Director | — | 2007-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Bowden Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 328 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.