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REGISTERED NUMBER: 08757499 (England and Wales)















UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

FOR

THE UTILITY BUYERS LTD

THE UTILITY BUYERS LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08757499)

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


THE UTILITY BUYERS LTD

COMPANY INFORMATION
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025







DIRECTORS: G E Hayles
P Crowther
G A Hayles
L N Hayles
R Tennant





REGISTERED OFFICE: Vantage House
3 East Terrace Business Park
Euxton Lane, Euxton
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 6TB





REGISTERED NUMBER: 08757499 (England and Wales)





ACCOUNTANTS: Studholme-Bell Limited
Chartered Accountants
& Business Advisors
Vantage House
3 East Terrace Business Park
Euxton Lane, Euxton
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 6TB

THE UTILITY BUYERS LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08757499)

BALANCE SHEET
31 March 2025

31.3.25 31.3.24
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 5 29,888 30,553

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 6 337,362 389,409
Cash at bank and in hand 165,649 165,618
503,011 555,027
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 7 301,917 348,094
NET CURRENT ASSETS 201,094 206,933
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

230,982

237,486

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

8

3,211

11,855
NET ASSETS 227,771 225,631

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 101 101
Retained earnings 227,670 225,530
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 227,771 225,631

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.

THE UTILITY BUYERS LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08757499)

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 29 July 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:





G A Hayles - Director


THE UTILITY BUYERS LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08757499)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

The Utility Buyers Ltd 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.

2. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS102 Section 1A for small entities. There were no material departures from that standard.

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
The principle accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year and have also been consistently applied within the same accounts.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.

Income recognition
Income is recognised when goods have been delivered to customers such that the risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to them.

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 - 25% on reducing balance and 15% on reducing balance

Deferred taxation
Deferred taxation is provided on the liability method to take account of timing differences between the treatment of certain items for accounts purposes and their treatment for tax purposes.

Tax deferred or accelerated is accounted for in respect of all material timing differences.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

Financial instruments
The following assets and liabilities are classified as financial instruments - trade debtors, trade creditors, bank loans and directors' loans.

Bank loans are initially measured at the present value of future payments, discounted at a market rate of interest, and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Directors' loans (being repayable on demand), trade debtors and trade creditors are measured at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received.

Financial assets that are measured at amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the statement of income and retained earnings.

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 9 (2024 - 9 ) .

THE UTILITY BUYERS LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08757499)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Improvements Fixtures
to and Computer
property fittings equipment Totals
£    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 April 2024 5,606 72,401 26,294 104,301
Additions - 3,840 2,865 6,705
At 31 March 2025 5,606 76,241 29,159 111,006
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2024 2,934 53,854 16,960 73,748
Charge for year 560 4,477 2,333 7,370
At 31 March 2025 3,494 58,331 19,293 81,118
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025 2,112 17,910 9,866 29,888
At 31 March 2024 2,672 18,547 9,334 30,553

6. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Trade debtors 74,017 171,404
Other debtors 256,460 212,350
Prepayments and accrued income 6,885 5,655
337,362 389,409

7. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts 10,000 10,000
Trade creditors 806 2,804
Tax 187,115 293,538
Social security and other taxes 1,596 1,004
VAT 31,466 37,340
Other creditors 67,685 159
Accruals and deferred income 3,249 3,249
301,917 348,094

THE UTILITY BUYERS LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08757499)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Bank loans - 1-2 years 1,165 10,000
Bank loans - 2-5 years - 1,166
Directors Loan Account 2,046 689
3,211 11,855