Company registration number 00841624 (England and Wales)
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
T J M Bentley
T R Bentley
L Flannery
Company number
00841624
Registered office
Brookfoot House
Low Lane
Horsforth
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS18 5PU
Auditor
BHP LLP
1st Floor
Mayesbrook House
Lawnswood Business Park
Leeds
LS16 6QY
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Directors' report
1 - 2
Independent auditor's report
3 - 5
Statement of comprehensive income
6
Balance sheet
7
Statement of changes in equity
8
Notes to the financial statements
9 - 16
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2024.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of a property holding and investment company.
Directors
The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:
T J M Bentley
T R Bentley
L Flannery
Auditor
The auditor, BHP LLP, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
Statement of directors' responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law, the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Statement of disclosure to auditor
So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.
Small companies exemption
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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On behalf of the board
T J M Bentley
Director
18 June 2025
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Thos. Bentley & Son Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30 September 2024 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 30 September 2024 and of its profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
the information given in the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the directors' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors' report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemption in preparing the directors' report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:
the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the Company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the trade;
we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the Company;
we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations considered above through making enquiries of management; and
identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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We assessed the susceptibility of the Company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by;
making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and
considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.
To address the risks of fraud through management bias and override controls, we:
performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and
investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:
agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;
reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;
enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and
discussions with senior management regarding relevant regulations and reviewing the Company’s legal and professional fees.
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the director’s and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence.
As part of our audit, we addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including testing of journals and review of the nominal ledger. We evaluated whether there was evidence of bias by the directors that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Jamie Williams (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of BHP LLP, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
1st Floor
Mayesbrook House
Lawnswood Business Park
Leeds
LS16 6QY
18 June 2025
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Administrative expenses
(456,205)
(288,644)
Other operating income
451,000
451,000
Operating (loss)/profit
(5,205)
162,356
Interest receivable and similar income
3
5,039,154
1,260,000
Interest payable and similar expenses
(254,394)
(203,499)
Profit before taxation
4,779,555
1,218,857
Tax on profit
(14,995)
(2,442)
Profit for the financial year
4,764,560
1,216,415
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
30 SEPTEMBER 2024
30 September 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
1,157,827
5,622,991
Investments
5
150,596
150,596
1,308,423
5,773,587
Current assets
Debtors
8
2,750,874
248,108
Cash at bank and in hand
3,891
1,062
2,754,765
249,170
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
9
(895,216)
(617,828)
Net current assets/(liabilities)
1,859,549
(368,658)
Total assets less current liabilities
3,167,972
5,404,929
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
10
(2,677,016)
(2,814,416)
Net assets
490,956
2,590,513
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
100,000
100,000
Profit and loss reserves
390,956
2,490,513
Total equity
490,956
2,590,513
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 18 June 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
T J M Bentley
Director
Company registration number 00841624 (England and Wales)
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
Balance at 1 October 2022
100,000
2,349,098
2,449,098
Year ended 30 September 2023:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
1,216,415
1,216,415
Dividends
-
(1,075,000)
(1,075,000)
Balance at 30 September 2023
100,000
2,490,513
2,590,513
Year ended 30 September 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
4,764,560
4,764,560
Dividends
-
(6,864,117)
(6,864,117)
Balance at 30 September 2024
100,000
390,956
490,956
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Thos. Bentley & Son Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Brookfoot House, Low Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 5PU.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:
Section 7 ‘Statement of Cash Flows’: Presentation of a statement of cash flow and related notes and disclosures;
Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instrument Issues: Interest income/expense and net gains/losses for financial instruments not measured at fair value; basis of determining fair values; details of collateral, loan defaults or breaches, details of hedges, hedging fair value changes recognised in profit or loss and in other comprehensive income;
Section 26 ‘Share based Payment’: Share-based payment expense charged to profit or loss, reconciliation of opening and closing number and weighted average exercise price of share options, how the fair value of options granted was measured, measurement and carrying amount of liabilities for cash-settled share-based payments, explanation of modifications to arrangements;
Section 33 ‘Related Party Disclosures’: Compensation for key management personnel.
The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of T Bentley Holdings Limited. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office.
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.2
Going concern
The Company is part of the T Bentley Holdings Limited Group structure. The company's ability to operate as a going concern is therefore directly linked to the Group's funding position which the Directors have considered in their assessment of going concern.true
After reviewing the Group's forecasts and risk assessments and making other enquiries, the Board has formed the judgement at the time of approving the financial statements that there is a reasonable expectation that the Group and the Company have adequate resourced to continue in operational existence for 12 months from the date of signing this Annual report and financial statements. For this reason, the Board continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
In arriving at their opinion, the Directors considered:
The forecasts on which the going concern assessment is based have been subject to sensitivity analysis and stress testing to assess the impact of the above risks and the Directors have also reviewed mitigating actions that could be taken. The conclusions from these reviews all supported the adoption of the going concern basis.
1.3
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Freehold land and buildings
50 years
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.4
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.
Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities.
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.5
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.6
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.7
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.8
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.9
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.10
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.11
Leases
Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight line basis over the lease term.
2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
4
4
3
Interest receivable and similar income
2024
2023
£
£
Interest receivable and similar income includes the following:
Income from shares in group undertakings
5,039,154
1,260,000
4
Tangible fixed assets
Freehold land and buildings
£
Cost
At 1 October 2023
6,702,158
Disposals
(4,365,917)
At 30 September 2024
2,336,241
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 October 2023
1,079,167
Depreciation charged in the year
99,247
At 30 September 2024
1,178,414
Carrying amount
At 30 September 2024
1,157,827
At 30 September 2023
5,622,991
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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5
Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
150,397
150,397
Other investments other than loans
199
199
150,596
150,596
6
Subsidiaries
Details of the company's subsidiaries at 30 September 2024 are as follows:
Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
Stephenson Group Limited
Brookfoot House, Low Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, England, LS18 5PU
Ordinary
100.00
0
During the year, Bentley Cattle Co. Limited was disposed of on 9 September 2024 by demerger.
7
Associates
Sustain CO2 Limited is an associate of the Company by virtue of the Company owning 40% of the ordinary share capital. The registered office of Sustain CO2 Limited is Brookfoot House, Low Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, United Kingdom, LS18 5PU. The principal activity of the associate is the manufacture of chemical products in the food and drink industry.
8
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Corporation tax recoverable
70,710
83,330
Amounts owed by group undertakings
2,665,484
1,683
Other debtors
14,680
163,095
2,750,874
248,108
Amounts owed by group undertakings are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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9
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans
246,774
309,274
Trade creditors
9,054
Amounts owed to group undertakings
286,809
Corporation tax
2,458
15,073
Other taxation and social security
5,380
5,380
Other creditors
631,550
1,292
895,216
617,828
The bank loan is secured by a charge on the freehold property and accrues interest at two percent above the base rate.
Amounts owed to group undertakings are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
10
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
2,677,016
2,814,416
The bank loan is secured by a charge on the freehold property and accrues interest at 2.5% above the base rate.
Creditors which fall due after five years are as follows:
2024
2023
£
£
Payable by instalments
2,195,868
2,505,142
THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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11
Parent company
Up to 20 May 2024, and the ultimate controlling party was The Trustees Of The T R Bentley 1997 Discretionary Settlement by virtue of their majority shareholding.
From 20 May 2024 until 9 September 2024 the controlling party and parent undertaking was TJM Bentley Holdings Limited by virtue of its majority shareholding and the ultimate controlling party was The Trustees Of The T R Bentley 1997 Discretionary Settlement by virtue of their majority shareholding in the parent undertaking.
Since 9 September 2024 the controlling party and parent undertaking is T Bentley Holdings Limited by virtue of its majority shareholding and the ultimate controlling party is The Trustees Of The T R Bentley 1997 Discretionary Settlement by virtue of their majority shareholding in the parent undertaking.
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