W.h.bowker Limited group: properties owned
37 commercial buildings through 5 companies · total rateable value £5,019,150
The W.h.bowker Limited group owns 37 commercial buildings that pay business rates, through 5 of its companies, with a combined rateable value of £5,019,150. The group is headed by W.h.bowker Limited (Companies House number 00364757), which has 11 companies under its control in all. Between them the companies hold 45 registered titles: 5 freehold and 40 leasehold. By town: Ripon (8), Preston (7), North Yorkshire (5), Selby (4) and Blackburn (3).
Companies in the group that own property
| Company | Company no. | Buildings | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.h.bowker Limited | 00364757 | 28 | £4,686,400 |
| Bowker Preston Limited | 00805059 | 5 | £205,000 |
| Bowker Ribble Valley Limited | 05792266 | 4 | £127,750 |
| Bowker Blackburn Limited | 01364761 | 1 | — |
| Bowker Performance Cars Limited | 11021042 | 1 | — |
Group membership is from the Companies House register of people with significant control: a company is in the group when the company above it holds more than half its shares or votes.
Buildings owned by the W.h.bowker Limited group
| Building | Location | Tenure | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Road | Doncaster DN8 4HF | Leasehold | £1,620,000 |
| Melmerby Industrial Estate, Melmerby Green Lane | Ripon HG4 5HP | Leasehold | £1,023,625 |
| Potter Estate Selby, Barlby Road | Selby YO8 5DZ | Leasehold | £640,650 |
| 33e and 35, Melmerby Green Lane | Ripon HG4 5HP | Leasehold | £295,000 |
| Site 7, Kidderminster Road | Droitwich WR9 0NS | Leasehold | £289,000 |
| Charnley Fold Lane | Preston PR5 6AA | Leasehold | £224,500 |
| 5a Potter Estate Selby, Barlby Road | Selby YO8 5DZ | Leasehold | £162,000 |
| Customs House, Customs Way | Preston PR2 2YA | Leasehold | £149,000 |
| Primary Diets, Melmerby Green Lane | Ripon HG4 5HP | Leasehold | £124,000 |
| Warehouse 35, Barlby Road | Selby YO8 5DZ | Leasehold | £93,500 |
| Bowker Ribble Valley Ltd Bay Horse Garage, Longsight Road | Blackburn BB2 7HX | Freehold | £89,000 |
| James Nuttall Transport, Royle Barn Road | Rochdale OL11 3DT | Freehold | £84,500 |
| 126 Watery Lane | Preston PR2 2XH | Leasehold | £56,000 |
| Concrete Batching Plant, Charnley Fold Lane | Preston PR5 6AA | Leasehold | £53,500 |
| Melmerby Industrial Estate, Melmerby Green Lane | Ripon HG4 5HP | Leasehold | £41,350 |
| St Marys R C School, Longsight Road | Blackburn BB2 7HX | Freehold | £21,250 |
| Bay Horse Hotel, Longsight Road | Blackburn BB2 7HX | Freehold | £17,500 |
| 44 Potter Estate Selby, Barlby Road | Selby YO8 5DZ | Leasehold | £11,500 |
| 21 Melmerby Industrial Estate, Melmerby Green Lane | Ripon HG4 5HP | Leasehold | £11,400 |
| Yard 5b, Melmerby Green Lane | Ripon HG4 5HP | Leasehold | £6,600 |
| Yard 5a, Melmerby Green Lane | Ripon HG4 5HP | Leasehold | £4,150 |
| Landlord Areas Unit 18b, Melmerby Green Lane | Ripon HG4 5HP | Leasehold | £1,125 |
| Land on The North East Side of Whitebirk Drive, Blackburn | Hyndburn BB1 3HT | Leasehold | — |
| Land on The North Side of Charley Wood Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Liverpool | Knowsley L33 7SG | Freehold, Leasehold | — |
| Trans Pennine Trading Estate, Gorrells Way, Rochdale | Rochdale OL11 2PX | Freehold | — |
| Land on The North Side of Royle Barn Road, Rochdale | Rochdale OL11 3DT | Freehold | — |
| North Works, Watery Lane, Ashton on Ribble, Preston | Preston PR2 1QJ | Leasehold | — |
| Land Lying To The West of West Strand, Watery Lane, Ashton on Ribble, Preston | Preston PR2 2NN | Leasehold | — |
| Land on The South Side of Watery Lane, Ashton on Ribble, Preston | Preston PR2 2NN | Leasehold | — |
| Droitwich Distribution Centre, Rushock, Droitwich | Wychavon WR9 0NS | Leasehold | — |
| Droitwich Distribution Centre, Cutnall Green, Droitwich | Wychavon WR9 0PW | Leasehold | — |
| Land at Droitwich Distribution Centre, Cutnall Green, Droitwich | Wychavon WR9 0PW | Leasehold | — |
| Workshop Unit 5, Selby Distribution Centre, Barlby Road, Selby | North Yorkshire YO8 5AA | Leasehold | — |
| Diesel Tank Land, Selby Distribution Centre, Barlby Road, Selby | North Yorkshire YO8 5AA | Leasehold | — |
| Gas Bund Land, Selby Distribution Centre, Barlby Road, Selby | North Yorkshire YO8 5AA | Leasehold | — |
| Land at Selby Distribution Centre, Barlby Road, Selby | North Yorkshire YO8 5AA | Leasehold | — |
| Selby Distribution Centre, Barlby Road, Selby | North Yorkshire YO8 5AA | Leasehold | — |
Common questions
What properties does W.h.bowker Limited own?
The W.h.bowker Limited group owns 37 commercial buildings on HM Land Registry's records through 5 companies, in places including Ripon, Preston, North Yorkshire. The largest by rateable value are Mount Pleasant Road; Melmerby Industrial Estate, Melmerby Green Lane; Potter Estate Selby, Barlby Road.
Which companies own property for W.h.bowker Limited?
Its property-owning companies include W.h.bowker Limited, Bowker Preston Limited, Bowker Ribble Valley Limited, Bowker Blackburn Limited, Bowker Performance Cars Limited.
Where does this information come from?
Ownership is from HM Land Registry's data on land owned by UK and overseas companies, matched to buildings by address. Group structures are from Companies House's register of people with significant control, and rateable values from the Valuation Office Agency. Matching is automatic and can be wrong.
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