DOWLIS INSPIRED BRANDING LIMITED, GU21 5SB : Companies House Number 01179852

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Shareholders' funds

£5,049,401

Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31

What it does

The company's principal activity continues to be that of the supply of promotional merchandise. Directors’ interests The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary undertaking of Dowlis Group Global Solutions Limited a company registered in England and Wales. Dowlis Group Global Solutions limited is controlled by My K C Doherty.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1974-08-06
Employees: 42 (2024 accounts · was 40 in 2023)
Registered office: Unit 2 Woking 8, Forsyth Road, Woking, England, GU21 5SB
Postcode: GU21 5SB
Capital: 97 GBP
Accounts category: Medium
Charges: 2 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Next due by: 2026-12-31
Financial year end: 31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-03-30
Next due by: 2027-04-13

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Nature of business (SIC)

82990 Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified

Officers 2 current · 24 resigned

Richard Anthony SOWERBY Director

Appointed 2022-11-30

MR Kevin Christopher DOHERTY Director

Appointed 2018-08-03

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Group structure 14 subsidiaries

Controlled by STRIDAGE HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

Controlled by THE INSPIRED BRANDING GROUP LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

THE BENTLEY COLLECTION LIMITED
ADVERTISING GIFTS LIMITED Dissolved
ADVERTISING GIFTS.NET LIMITED Dissolved
BRAND LOGISTICS LIMITED Dissolved
BUSINESS GIFTS LIMITED Dissolved
CORPORATE GIFTS LIMITED Dissolved
CORPORATE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED Dissolved
DISTINCTIVE IDEAS LIMITED Dissolved
PROMOTIONAL GIFTS LIMITED Dissolved
PROMOTIONAL ITEMS LIMITED Dissolved
PROMOTIONAL MERCHANDISE LIMITED Dissolved
PROMOTIONAL STORE LIMITED Dissolved

Showing 12 of 14.

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z2849715 (Tier 2), registered since 2012.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Contact details

Website: dowlis.co.uk

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
DOWLIS CORPORATE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED	2016-06-21
DOWLIS CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED	2005-09-28
DOWLIS GROUP LTD	2005-01-06
DOWLIS (PLASTICS) LIMITED	1996-10-01

Previous registered addresses 13

Address	Changed on
3 RIVER COURT ALBERT DRIVE, WOKING, SURREY, GU21 5RP	2019-07-18
2-4 COBB HOUSE OYSTER LANE, BYFLEET, SURREY, KT14 7HQ	2015-01-26
THE FLEETINGS 19 SAND HUTTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO41 1LB	2009-05-12
THE FLEETINGS 19 SAND HUTTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO41 1LB	2009-05-12
COBB HOUSE, 2-4 OYSTER LANE, BYFLEET, SURREY, KT14 7HQ	2009-02-23
COBB HOUSE, 2-4 OYSTER LANE, BYFLEET, SURREY, KT14 7HQ	2009-02-23
CANADA ROAD, BYFLEET, SURREY, KT14 7HQ	2007-04-05
JESSAMY ROAD, WEYBRIDGE, SURREY, KT13 8LE	1999-11-24
JESSAMY ROAD, WEYBRIDGE, SURREY, KT13 8LE	1999-11-24
THE PRINTING WORKS,, THAMES MEADOW,, WALTON BRIDGE,, SHEPPERTON,MIDDLESEX, TW 178	1989-10-18
THE PRINTING WORKS,, THAMES MEADOW,, WALTON BRIDGE,, SHEPPERTON,MIDDLESEX, TW 178	1989-10-18
169 THE AVENUE, SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, MIDDLESEX TW16 5EH	1988-04-27
169 THE AVENUE, SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, MIDDLESEX TW16 5EH	1988-04-27

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 1,722 similar companies in GU

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (42 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1974.

No.20 of the largest other business support service activities not elsewhere classified companies in Guildford →

79 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Guildford

1. ISG (GROUP SERVICES) LIMITED

£12,138,847
2. MB&H LIMITED

£11,026,882
3. REDMILL PROPERTIES LIMITED

£10,842,688
4. GENARAY LIMITED

£10,131,928
5. SMI INT GROUP LIMITED

£10,009,023

This company ranks 20 among other business support service activities not elsewhere classified in Guildford.

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The class of 1974

54%

of the 5,336 companies incorporated in 1974 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

Survival rates for every incorporation year →

Property in England & Wales 2 titles

Leasehold: 2
Most recent registration: 2019-05-31
Where: Surrey (1), Greater Manchester (1)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
SY862625	Surrey	Leasehold	2019-05-31	—
MAN303411	Greater Manchester	Leasehold	2017-11-14	—

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