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Bowers & Jones Limited

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

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Previous officers 21

  1. Jan Cornelis Schot 2019-2020 Director View profile
  2. Matthijs Schot 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Gareth Leslie Haynes 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Ralf Klausmeier 2013-2016 Director View profile
  5. Dominic Otte 2013-2016 Director View profile
  6. Werner Schwetje 2011-2013 Director View profile
  7. Michael Rapp 2011-2013 Director View profile
  8. Dr Henning Kreisel 2008-2011 Director View profile
  9. Uwe Kassner 2006-2008 Director View profile
  10. Klaus Hohenstein 2005-2007 Director View profile
  11. Klaus Hennecke 2001-2004 Director View profile
  12. Hans Joachim Krauss 1997-2001 Director View profile
  13. Dr Hans Jurgen Godehard Weiskam 1997-1997 Director View profile
  14. Martyn Thompson 1997-2013 Director View profile
  15. Michael Andre Thompson 1996-1997 Director View profile
  16. Clive Douglas Mayhead 1996 Director View profile
  17. Raymond Gutteridge 1996 Director View profile
  18. Melvyn Hawley 1993 Director View profile
  19. James Robert Willmott 1996-2012 Secretary View profile
  20. Dennis Harry Burton 1995-1996 Secretary View profile
  21. Beryl Broxton 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/03/1955

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Nicola Owen
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, significant influence (firm) · notified 2020-07-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jane Sommerville
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2020-07-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • James Peter Owen
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2021-12-02 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jane Sommerville ceased 2019-11-11
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-02-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Bowers & Jones Limited is controlled by Nicola Owen
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, significant influence (firm) · notified 2020-07-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicola Owen.

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.

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.

3 directors on the board

8.1y median 6y
average tenure
13.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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.

Arts and leisure 1Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00546897
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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