Essenden


Essenden is a British public company that operates 33 ten-pin bowling centres under the Tenpin brand. It is one of the largest bowling company in the UK, with around 17% of the market. The head office is at 2-4 St Georges Road, SW19 4DP, London.
The shares are traded on London's Alternative Investment Market, under the ticker ESS. The Company has loan notes which are freely transferable and are listed on PLUS Markets.

History

The company was formed on 22 May 2009, following a scheme of arrangement proposed by the directors of Georgica plc, which had trading difficulties at the time. Rory Macnamara is the chairman, and Nick Basing the chief executive.