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Bowdraper Limited

Bowdraper Limited is an active UK company (number 01344739), incorporated 1977, with 4 current directors including Richard Lewis and Philip Lewis. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Gillian Martine Joan Parkin 2015-2021 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Parkin 2001-2021 Director View profile
  3. Mark Christopher Jessop 1994 Director View profile
  4. Veronica Jessup 2002 Director View profile
  5. Pamela Lewis 2002 Director View profile
  6. Gareth Lewis 1997 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £61,680 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Daily and Periodic Cleaning Services, Granville Street Birmingham UID 141 - AWARD Buyer: Historic England £61,680 2026-03-05 CPV 90900000 Source: Contracts Finder

    To provide daily cleaning to the required specification and any additional required periodic cleans for the Historic England office based on the 2nd Floor of 82 Granville Street, Birmingham B1 2LH including the provision of consumables and …

About

Incorporated
19/12/1977

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Geraint Lewis
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jacqueline Lewis
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2021-12-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Philip Lewis
    significant influence · notified 2021-12-25 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Andrew Parkin ceased 2021-12-24
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Cruck House Limited ceased 2017-11-10
    25-50% shares · notified 2017-07-01

Group

  1. Bowdraper Limited is controlled by Geraint Lewis
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Geraint Lewis.

3 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

Total assets
£951,651
Cash
£770,229
Employees
492
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£276,989

Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).

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.

4 directors on the board

9.7y median 8.9y
average tenure
11.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Business services 5Manufacturing 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01344739
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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