Annual accounts
Small accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
BOW DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSING LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 429 Moss Lane, Hesketh Bank, Preston PR4 6XJ
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007)Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52.10/3 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Small
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 17/06/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Rachael Shannon Forshaw as a director on 2026-06-10
- 27/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Martin John West as a director on 2025-11-25
- 03/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Martin John West as a director on 2025-10-13
- 24/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-24 with no updates
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
07/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 24/10/2025Due 07/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 24/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 24/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures BOW DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSING LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£498.55K2024
-16.89%vs 20232023: £599.86K
Total Assets
£3.06M2024
-4.36%vs 20232023: £3.20M
Cash in Bank
£117.23K2024
-65.05%vs 20232023: £335.45K
Total Liabilities
£2.56M2024
-1.47%vs 20232023: £2.60M
Employees
462024
-7vs 20232023: 53
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 65.05% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for BOW DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSING LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through BOW DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSING LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -17.8% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46 | -7 |
| 2023 | 53 | +2 |
| 2022 | 51 | 0 |
| 2021 | 51 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 51 in 2021 to 46 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
17Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 27/05/1998–12/07/1998 | 1158 | |
| Director | 26/04/2024–Present | 8 | |
| Director | 01/10/1999–24/08/2023 | 2 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 27/05/1998–12/07/1998 | 1158 | |
| Director | 26/04/2024–Present | 7 | |
| Secretary | 30/09/2001–29/05/2018 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 12/07/1998–30/09/2001 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 26/04/2024–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 10/07/2019–26/04/2025 | 20 | |
| Director | 12/07/1998–29/05/2018 | 0 | |
| Director | 26/10/2020–08/05/2026 | 4 | |
| Director | 26/04/2024–Present | 20 | |
| Director | 14/10/1999–09/07/2019 | 0 | |
| Director | 26/04/2024–Present | 9 | |
| Director | 13/10/2025–25/11/2025 | 4 | |
| Director | 24/08/2023–26/04/2024 | 4 | |
| Director | 10/06/2026–Present | 4 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–26/10/2020 | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–30/05/2018 | 0 | |
| 10/07/2019–26/10/2020 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–10/07/2019 | 0 | |
| 26/10/2020–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 126
- Since 28/05/1998
- Last 12 months
- 4
- Same as the year before (4)
- Most recent filing
- 17/06/2026
- 3 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (3)Latest 17/06/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 24/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 17/06/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Rachael Shannon Forshaw as a director on 2026-06-10
- 27/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Martin John West as a director on 2025-11-25
- 03/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Martin John West as a director on 2025-10-13
- 24/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-24 with no updates
- 29/09/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-12-31
- 28/04/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Gavin Burgess as a director on 2025-04-26
- 29/11/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Current accounting period extended from 2024-06-30 to 2024-12-31
- 18/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-16 with no updates
- 11/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 2 in full
- 11/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 035719250003 in full
- 23/05/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 23/05/2024View PDF (23 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
Showing 12 of 126 filings
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About BOW DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSING LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BOW DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSING LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 429 Moss Lane, Hesketh Bank, Preston PR4 6XJ. Companies House classifies its business as Freight transport by road, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 28 years 4 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £498.55K and 46 employees.
BOW DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSING LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BOW DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSING LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007) and Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52.10/3 - SIC 2007).
BOW DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSING LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 28/05/1998.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £498.55K, total assets of £3.06M, cash in bank of £117.23K and total liabilities of £2.56M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 17/06/2026: Appointment of Mrs Rachael Shannon Forshaw as a director on 2026-06-10, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 07/11/2026.
Companies House lists 17 officers (6 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (1 current).