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Company Registration No. 03131184 (England and Wales)
Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited Unaudited accounts for the year ended 30 April 2025
Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited Unaudited accounts Contents
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Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited Company Information for the year ended 30 April 2025
Directors
Nicholas Stewart Richard Owen Matthew Ormerod Nicholas Richard Duncan Owen
Company Number
03131184 (England and Wales)
Registered Office
11-13 New Lodge Business Centre South Boundary Road Knowsley Industrial Park Liverpool L33 7SF England
Accountants
Aspire Accounting & Financial Management Ltd WITTS END THORNCROFT DRIVE BARNSTON WIRRAL CH61 1AG
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Chartered Management Accountants' report to the board of directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts of Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited for the year ended 30 April 2025
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited for the year ended 30 April 2025 which comprise of the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a CIMA Registered Member in Practice and Practising Certificate holder, I am subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://www.cimaglobal.com/Members/Your-Membership-Information/Members-handbook/Licensing-and-monitoring/Members-in-practice/
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 1 August 2022. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants as detailed at http://www.cimaglobal.com. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited. You consider that Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.
Aspire Accounting & Financial Management Ltd Member in Practice WITTS END THORNCROFT DRIVE BARNSTON WIRRAL CH61 1AG 31 May 2025
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Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited Statement of financial position as at 30 April 2025
2025 
2024 
Notes
£ 
£ 
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
30,412 
70,510 
Current assets
Debtors
357,713 
479,297 
Cash at bank and in hand
304,592 
520,296 
662,305 
999,593 
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
(315,838)
(438,212)
Net current assets
346,467 
561,381 
Net assets
376,879 
631,891 
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
1,000 
1,000 
Profit and loss account
375,879 
630,891 
Shareholders' funds
376,879 
631,891 
For the year ending 30 April 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - Small Entities. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 31 May 2025 and were signed on its behalf by
Nicholas Stewart Richard Owen Director Company Registration No. 03131184
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Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 April 2025
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Statutory information
Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 03131184. The registered office is 11-13 New Lodge Business Centre, South Boundary Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Liverpool, L33 7SF, England.
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Compliance with accounting standards
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities. There were no material departures from that standard.
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Accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.
Presentation currency
The accounts are presented in £ sterling.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives:
Motor vehicles
25% on reducing balance
Fixtures & fittings
15% on reducing balance
Computer equipment
33% on cost
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Tangible fixed assets
Motor vehicles 
Fixtures & fittings 
Computer equipment 
Total 
£ 
£ 
£ 
£ 
Cost or valuation
At cost 
At cost 
At cost 
At 1 May 2024
230,868 
8,193 
108,463 
347,524 
Additions
- 
2,221 
5,344 
7,565 
Disposals
(157,428)
- 
- 
(157,428)
At 30 April 2025
73,440 
10,414 
113,807 
197,661 
Depreciation
At 1 May 2024
175,090 
2,144 
99,780 
277,014 
Charge for the year
5,443 
1,521 
6,713 
13,677 
On disposals
(123,442)
- 
- 
(123,442)
At 30 April 2025
57,091 
3,665 
106,493 
167,249 
Net book value
At 30 April 2025
16,349 
6,749 
7,314 
30,412 
At 30 April 2024
55,778 
6,049 
8,683 
70,510 
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Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 April 2025
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Debtors
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
Amounts falling due within one year
Trade debtors
240,327 
358,554 
Deferred tax asset
39,001 
39,001 
Other debtors
78,385 
81,742 
357,713 
479,297 
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
VAT
70,095 
149,503 
Trade creditors
119,400 
81,327 
Taxes and social security
31,677 
75,664 
Accruals
94,666 
131,718 
315,838 
438,212 
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Average number of employees
During the year the average number of employees was 45 (2024: 63).
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