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Battle,Hayward and Bower,Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Robert David Hammet Welch 2007-2009 Director View profile
  2. Guy Richard Mundy 1998-2006 Director View profile
  3. Shane Margaret Bower 1995-2006 Director View profile
  4. Janet Stuart Nairne Hayward 2001 Director View profile
  5. John Henry Bower 1998 Director View profile
  6. Guy Wilson Bower 1995 Director View profile
  7. Richard James Bowen 2006-2017 Secretary View profile
  8. Michael Charles Cousins 2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/04/1933

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Battle,Hayward and Bower,Limited is controlled by Battles Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2017-03-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Battles Limited is controlled by Richard James Bowen
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2017-02-01, ceased 2017-12-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard James Bowen.

2 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£15,299,125
Total assets
£16,724,340
Cash
£2,347
Employees
138
Turnover
£21,318,348
Profit/loss
£97,888

Filed as Medium-sized company accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31£21,318,348£15,299,125
2025-12-31£21,318,348£15,299,125
2024-12-31£21,949,601£15,227,333

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

1 directors on the board

8.6y median 8.6y
average tenure
8.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Retail and trade 2Finance 1Manufacturing 1Professional services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00274745
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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