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Registered number: 04497802
DOWNHAM LTD
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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DOWNHAM LTD
COMPANY INFORMATION
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Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
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1st Floor Sackville House
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DOWNHAM LTD
CONTENTS
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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DOWNHAM LTD
REGISTERED NUMBER: 04497802
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Allotted, called up and fully paid share capital
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The financial statements have been prepared 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 financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The Company has opted not to file the Directors' Report and Statement of Income and Retained Earnings in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime, under section 444 of the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on
22 September 2025.
The notes on pages 2 to 7 form part of these financial statements.
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DOWNHAM LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Downham Ltd (company number: 04497802) is a private company limited by shares, incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 113 Brent Street, London, NW4 2DX. The trading address is the same as the registered office.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in GBP sterling, which is the functional currency of the Company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £ (GBP).
These financial statements are not consolidated because the Company is included within the
financial statements of a larger group with a parent in the UK. Details of these consolidated financial
statements are given below.
The Company has taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard 102, Section 1A.7 from the requirement to produce a Statement of Cash Flows on the grounds that it is a small company.
The Company has taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard 102, Section 33.1A not to disclose transactions with group entities which are wholly owned by a member of the group.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
Property income comprises rental and other property related income exclusive of Value Added Tax.
Property income in respect of rental income, lease premiums, insurance and other recharges of property related expenditure is recognised to the extent that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the property income can be reliably measured. Property income is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding Value Added Tax.
Investment properties are carried at fair value, determined annually by the directors on the basis of open market values for its current use. No depreciation is provided in relation to investment properties. Changes in fair value are recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings.
Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less accumulated impairment.
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours.
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DOWNHAM LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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 rate 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.
Other financial assets
Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint venture, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Financial assets are impaired when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings.
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in the Statements of Income and Retained Earnings.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and loans from fellow group companies, are initially recognised at transaction price.
Short-term creditors are measured at cost/transaction price and not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
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DOWNHAM LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Current and deferred taxation
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The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax.
The current corporation tax charge 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 and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the Balance Sheet date.
Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the Balance Sheet date, except that:
∙The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
∙Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.
Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the Balance Sheet date.
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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 2 (2023 - 2).
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DOWNHAM LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The fair value of investment property has been determined with reference to valuations performed by one of the Company directors who is a chartered surveyor.
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Investments in subsidiary companies
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At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024
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Amounts falling due within one year
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Prepayments and accrued income
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Deferred taxation (see note 8)
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DOWNHAM LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Amounts owed to group undertakings
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Accruals and deferred income
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Charged to profit or loss
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The deferred tax asset is made up as follows:
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Accelerated capital allowances
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Financial commitments, guarantees and contingent liabilities
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The property held by the Company is charged as security for a loan facility entered into by the Company's immediate parent company, Abbey Commercial Ltd.
The immediate parent undertaking is Abbey Commercial Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales.
The ultimate parent undertaking is Bana One Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.
Bana One Ltd heads the largest group of undertakings for which group financial statements are drawn up, and of which this company is a member.
Bana One Limited prepares group financial statements and copies can be obtained from 113 Brent Street, London, NW4 2DX.
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DOWNHAM LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The Company was subject to an audit for the year ended 31 December 2024. The audit report was issued with an unqualified opinion and signed on 22 September 2025 by Chris Gent BA FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) on behalf of Wilder Coe Ltd.
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