Bowman International Limited
Registered name: BOWMAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Bowman International Limited made £13m revenue and a £163k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Bowman International Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £13m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £163k and 54 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements” and is based in Abingdon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Abingdon, South East
- Age
- 34 yrs · since 1992
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £10.7m | £12.9m | £11.7m | £13m |
| Cost of sales | £6.9m | £8.1m | −£6.2m | −£7.4m |
| Gross profit | £3.8m | £4.8m | £5.5m | £5.6m |
| Operating profit | £492k | £1.1m | £876k | £2.4k |
| Profit before tax | £469k | £1.1m | £854k | −£13.3k |
| Profit after tax | £370k | £859k | £950k | −£163k |
| Profit (best available) | £370k | £859k | £950k | −£163k |
| Staff costs | £1.8m | £2.1m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 39 | 41 | 40 | 54 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.5% | 6.7% | 8.1% | −1.3% |
| Gross margin | 35.7% | 37.5% | 47.3% | 43.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £274k | £314k | £293k | £241k |
| Profit per employee | £9.5k | £21k | £23.8k | −£3k |
| Cash conversion | −40.3% | 195.1% | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲20.6% | ▼8.9% | ▲10.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲132.1% | ▲10.6% | ▼117.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.1% | ▼2.4% | ▲35% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £789k | £756k | £603k | — |
| Net assets | £7m | £7.7m | £10.1m | — |
| Fixed assets | £2.5m | £2.8m | £4.8m | — |
| Current assets | £8.4m | £8.4m | £8.1m | — |
| Debtors | £2.4m | £2.3m | £2.2m | — |
| Deferred income | £250k | £900k | £376k | — |
| Cash from operations | −£198k | £2.2m | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 43.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £241k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲35%
- Now 54
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Criptic-Arvis LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£163k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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