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REGISTERED NUMBER: 08445434 (England and Wales)















CHARLES STRACHAN SOLICITORS LIMITED

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025






CHARLES STRACHAN SOLICITORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08445434)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025




Page

Company Information 1

Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 4


CHARLES STRACHAN SOLICITORS LIMITED

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025







DIRECTORS: Mrs S Bryant
A C Bryant
I S Paterson
Mrs P K Sanghera





REGISTERED OFFICE: 709 Bristol Road South
Northfield
Birmingham
West Midlands
B31 2JT





REGISTERED NUMBER: 08445434 (England and Wales)





ACCOUNTANTS: Michael Dufty Partnership Limited
59-61 Charlotte Street
St Pauls Square
Birmingham
West Midlands
B3 1PX

CHARLES STRACHAN SOLICITORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08445434)

Balance Sheet
31 March 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 4 26,667 36,667
Tangible assets 5 19,904 25,794
46,571 62,461

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 6 840,680 680,312
Cash at bank and in hand 194,302 203,591
1,034,982 883,903
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 7 556,104 429,075
NET CURRENT ASSETS 478,878 454,828
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

525,449

517,289

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

8

-

10,463
NET ASSETS 525,449 506,826

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 300 300
Retained earnings 525,149 506,526
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 525,449 506,826

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:
(a)ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b)preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

CHARLES STRACHAN SOLICITORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08445434)

Balance Sheet - continued
31 March 2025


The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 19 May 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:




I S Paterson - Director A C Bryant - Director




Mrs S Bryant - Director Mrs P K Sanghera - Director


CHARLES STRACHAN SOLICITORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08445434)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Charles Strachan Solicitors Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2017, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of ten years.

Intangible assets
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - 15% on reducing balance

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

CHARLES STRACHAN SOLICITORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08445434)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 37 (2024 - 36 ) .

4. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Goodwill
£   
COST
At 1 April 2024
and 31 March 2025 100,000
AMORTISATION
At 1 April 2024 63,333
Charge for year 10,000
At 31 March 2025 73,333
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025 26,667
At 31 March 2024 36,667

5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and
fittings
£   
COST
At 1 April 2024 96,847
Additions 7,235
At 31 March 2025 104,082
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2024 71,053
Charge for year 13,125
At 31 March 2025 84,178
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025 19,904
At 31 March 2024 25,794

6. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Trade debtors 569,725 586,103
Amounts owed by group undertakings 180,000 -
Other debtors 69,804 70,263
Prepayments 21,151 23,946
840,680 680,312

CHARLES STRACHAN SOLICITORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08445434)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

7. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts 10,463 25,111
Trade creditors & accruals 154,803 157,153
Social security and other taxes 343,640 244,862
Directors' current accounts 47,198 1,949
556,104 429,075

8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Bank loans - 1-2 years - 10,463

9. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2025 2024
£    £   
Bank loans 10,463 35,574

The bank borrowing and other loans are secured by a debenture over the company's assets.

10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

At the balance sheet date the company was owed £180,000 by CS Legal Holdings Limited, a company in the same accounting group.