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Company registration number:
11457660
The Armstrong Partnership (Holdings) Limited
Filleted financial statements
31 December 2024
The Armstrong Partnership (Holdings) Limited
Contents
Directors and other information
Directors responsibilities statement
Statement of financial position
Statement of changes in equity
Notes to the financial statements
The Armstrong Partnership (Holdings) Limited
Directors and other information
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Directors |
Mr D A Owen |
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Mr P J O'Brien |
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Mr N Ash |
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Company number |
11457660 |
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Registered office |
2 St John Street |
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Chester |
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CH1 1DA |
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Business address |
2 St John Street |
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Chester |
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CH1 1DA |
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Auditor |
Downham Morris & Co |
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45-49 Greek Street |
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Stockport |
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Cheshire |
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SK3 8AX |
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The Armstrong Partnership (Holdings) Limited
Directors responsibilities statement
Year ended 31 December 2024
The directors are responsible for preparing the directors 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 the profit or loss of the company for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
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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.
The Armstrong Partnership (Holdings) Limited
Statement of financial position
31 December 2024
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Note |
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Fixed assets |
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Investments |
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5 |
620,531 |
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620,531 |
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620,531 |
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620,531 |
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Creditors: amounts falling due |
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within one year |
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100) |
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100) |
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Net current liabilities |
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100) |
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100) |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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620,431 |
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620,431 |
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Net assets |
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620,431 |
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620,431 |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
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100 |
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100 |
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Profit and loss account |
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620,331 |
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620,331 |
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Shareholders funds |
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620,431 |
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620,431 |
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These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with Section 1A of FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
In accordance with section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the statement of comprehensive income has not been delivered.
These financial statements were approved by the
board of directors
and authorised for issue on
18 September 2025
, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
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Mr N Ash
Director
Company registration number:
11457660
The Armstrong Partnership (Holdings) Limited
Statement of changes in equity
Year ended 31 December 2024
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Called up share capital |
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Profit and loss account |
Total |
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£ |
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At 1 January 2023 |
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631,806 |
631,906 |
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Profit for the year |
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2,412,903 |
2,412,903 |
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Total comprehensive income for the year |
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2,412,903 |
2,412,903 |
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Dividends paid and payable |
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2,424,378) |
(
2,424,378) |
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Total investments by and distributions to owners |
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2,424,378) |
(
2,424,378) |
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At 31 December 2023 and 1 January 2024 |
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620,331 |
620,431 |
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Profit for the year |
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2,284,897 |
2,284,897 |
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Total comprehensive income for the year |
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2,284,897 |
2,284,897 |
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Dividends paid and payable |
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(
2,284,897) |
(
2,284,897) |
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Total investments by and distributions to owners |
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2,284,897) |
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2,284,897) |
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At 31 December 2024 |
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620,331 |
620,431 |
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The Armstrong Partnership (Holdings) Limited
Notes to the financial statements
Year ended 31 December 2024
1.
General information
The company is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 2 St John Street, Chester, CH1 1DA.
2.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with the provisions of FRS 102, Section 1A, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
3.
Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through profit or loss.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Consolidation
The company has taken advantage of the exemption from preparing consolidated financial statements contained in Section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 on the basis that it is a subsidiary undertaking and its immediate parent undertaking is established under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.
Taxation
The taxation expense represents the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax recognised in the reporting period. Tax is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in capital and reserves. In this case, tax is recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in capital and reserves, respectively. Current tax is recognised on taxable profit for the current and past periods. Current tax is measured at the amounts of tax expected to pay or recover using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.
Fixed asset investments
Fixed asset investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in profit or loss.
Impairment
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in profit or loss, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.
Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately. For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets or either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics. Any reversals of impairment are recognised in profit or loss immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.
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Employee numbers
The average number of persons employed by the company during the year amounted to
3
(2023:
3
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5.
Investments
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Shares in group undertakings |
Total |
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£ |
£ |
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Cost |
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At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 |
620,531 |
620,531 |
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Impairment |
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At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2024 |
620,531 |
620,531 |
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At 31 December 2023 |
620,531 |
620,531 |
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6.
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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2024 |
2023 |
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£ |
£ |
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Other creditors |
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100 |
100 |
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Foresight Fund Managers Limited holds fixed and floating charges over the company's assets in the form of a Debenture Security on loans held in Berkeley Topco Limited, a parent undertaking. These charges contains a negative pledge.
7.
Summary audit opinion
The auditor's report dated
18 September 2025
was unqualified.
The senior statutory auditor was
Ian Gwynfor Morris
for and on behalf of
Downham Morris & Co
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Directors advances, credits and guarantees
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Balance brought forward and o/standing |
Balance brought forward and o/standing |
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2024 |
2023 |
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£ |
£ |
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Mr D A Owen |
100 |
100 |
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No interest is payable on loan amounts due to and from directors and loans are repayable on demand.
9.
Related party transactions
During the year, the company paid dividends of £nil (2023: £72,983) to
Mr D A Owen
, a company director; £2,080,632 (2023: £2,131,655) to Daoco Limited, a company registered in England and Wales; and £204,265 (2023: £219,740) to Vizhol Limited, a company registered in Ireland.
10.
Controlling party
At the year end date, the company was under the control of Berkeley Topco Limited, a company registered in England and Wales, by virtue of its shareholding.