Annual accounts
Small accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
THE BOWES MUSEUM (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- The Bowes Museum, Newgate, Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 8NP
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47.19 - SIC 2007)Licenced restaurants (56.10/1 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Small
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 10/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-28 with no updates
- 09/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Christopher Mclaren Oughtred as a director on 2025-01-25
- 20/12/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-03-31
- 29/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Gordon Andrew Morrison as a director on 2025-01-24
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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.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
11/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 28/03/2026Due 11/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 28/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 28/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures THE BOWES MUSEUM (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£10.002024
No changevs 20232023: £10.00
Total Assets
£450.95K2024
6.80%vs 20232023: £422.26K
Cash in Bank
£379.10K2024
1.56%vs 20232023: £373.28K
Total Liabilities
£450.94K2024
6.80%vs 20232023: £422.25K
Employees
292024
+1vs 20232023: 28
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 was unchanged. Total assets moved furthest, up 6.80% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for THE BOWES MUSEUM (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE BOWES MUSEUM (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
5 measuresThree-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 figures3 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 | 29 | +1 |
| 2023 | 28 | +5 |
| 2022 | 23 | -6 |
| 2021 | 29 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 29 between 2021 and 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
16Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 24/01/2025–24/01/2025 | 6 | |
| Director | 15/02/2019–24/01/2025 | 17 | |
| Director | 11/05/2011–14/12/2018 | 4 | |
| Director | 15/02/2019–27/01/2023 | 11 | |
| Director | 01/04/2024–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 24/01/2025–24/01/2025 | 2 | |
| Director | 24/01/2025–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 24/01/2025–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 09/04/2009–18/03/2011 | 0 | |
| Director | 09/04/2009–27/06/2018 | 7 | |
| Director | 31/03/2009–24/07/2013 | 16 | |
| Director | 07/10/2013–12/07/2024 | 3 | |
| Director | 25/01/2025–Present | 17 | |
| Director | 20/08/2021–Present | 3 | |
| Secretary | 28/05/2010–17/08/2018 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 31/03/2009–19/03/2010 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–12/04/2021 | 4 | |
| 06/04/2016–12/04/2021 | 7 | |
| 06/04/2016–12/04/2021 | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 19
- Since 12/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 3
- -6 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 10/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 10/04/2026
- Officer changesLatest 09/04/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 20/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 10/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-28 with no updates
- 09/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Christopher Mclaren Oughtred as a director on 2025-01-25
- 20/12/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-03-31
- 29/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Gordon Andrew Morrison as a director on 2025-01-24
- 29/05/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Christopher Mclaren Oughtred as a director on 2025-01-24
- 29/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Michelle Brown as a director on 2025-01-24
- 29/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Christina Pascoe as a director on 2025-01-24
- 29/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Jennifer Anne Francis as a director on 2025-01-24
- 29/05/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Michelle Brown as a director on 2025-01-24
- 29/05/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Jennifer Anne Francis as a director on 2025-01-24
- 28/03/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-28 with no updates
- 25/11/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
Showing 12 of 19 filings
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About THE BOWES MUSEUM (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE BOWES MUSEUM (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in The Bowes Museum, Newgate, Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 8NP. Companies House classifies its business as Other retail sale in non-specialised stores, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 17 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £10.00 and 29 employees.
THE BOWES MUSEUM (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE BOWES MUSEUM (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47.19 - SIC 2007) and Licenced restaurants (56.10/1 - SIC 2007).
THE BOWES MUSEUM (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 31/03/2009.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £10.00, total assets of £450.95K, cash in bank of £379.10K and total liabilities of £450.94K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 10/04/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-28 with no updates, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 11/04/2027.
Companies House lists 16 officers (5 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (0 current).