BOWISHOTT ESTATES LIMITED, YO13 0PQ : Companies House Number 00575860

Executive summary

Bowishott Estates Limited is a long-established, family-controlled property holding company operating an ultra-conservative, near-zero-leverage model that is highly atypical within the UK real estate investment sector. While its minimal gearing provides exceptional financial resilience and optionality, the company's sub-2% return on equity and declining asset base since 2021 suggest it is not capturing the yield opportunities available in the North Yorkshire market. The company occupies a defensive niche focused on capital preservation rather than growth, which, while prudent in a rising interest rate environment, leaves significant value on the table compared to more actively-managed property vehicles of similar scale.

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Shareholders' funds

£871,528

Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1956-12-19
Employees: 1 (2025 accounts)
Registered office: 34 Iris Close, Burniston, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, YO13 0PQ
Postcode: YO13 0PQ
Capital: 4,701 GBP
Accounts category: Micro

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Next due by: 2027-09-30
Financial year end: 31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2025-10-31
Next due by: 2026-11-14

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Nature of business (SIC)

68100 Buying and selling of own real estate
68209 Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Officers 5 current · 3 resigned

NICHOLAS RUPERT NEVIN Secretary

SOLICITOR Appointed 1992-11-14

MAJOR RIDLEY RICHARD ROBSON CLAYBURN Director

ARMY MAJOR Appointed 1992-11-14

NICHOLAS RUPERT NEVIN Director

SOLICITOR Appointed 1992-11-14

Nicholas Rupert NEVIN Director

Nicholas Rupert NEVIN Secretary

Solicitor

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Previous registered addresses 7

Address	Changed on
THE COACH HOUSE LILLING, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO60 6RP	2018-02-26
COOMBOOTS COTTAGE CUMBOOTS, SCALBY, SCARBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO13 0PQ	2014-08-05
COOMBOOTS, COOMBOOTS SCALBY, SCARBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO13 0PQ	2008-03-03
HOLLY BARN, 225 THORNHILLS LANE, CLIFTON, BRIGHOUSE, WEST YORKSHIRE HD6 4JQ	2007-12-17
C/O MR N R NEVIN THE COACH HOUSE, CLARA DRIVE, CALVERLEY, PUDSEY, WEST YORKSHIRE LS28 5QP	2002-10-06
MR N R NEVIN, SPARTY LEA 46 THE LEAVENS, APPERLEY BRIDGE, BRADFORD YORKSHIRE BD10 0UW	2000-02-02
WOOLEY PARK, ALLENDALE, NORTHUMBERLAN(, NE47 9AB	1997-08-19

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 730 similar companies in YO

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1956.

Competitors York

1. WEST ELLA FINANCE LIMITED

£35,003,046
2. S A PROPERTIES (YORK) LIMITED

£11,117,325
3. SHIPTON ESTATES LIMITED

£6,792,017
4. PANDIONIDAE LIMITED

£6,056,980
5. BADDOW INVESTMENTS LIMITED

£4,917,827

This company ranks 36 among buying and selling of own real estate in York.

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Property in England & Wales 1 title

Freehold: 1
Most recent registration: 2024-04-03
Price paid, where recorded: £349,950
Where: North Yorkshire

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
NYK511729	North Yorkshire	Freehold	2024-04-03	£349,950

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