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Registration number: 00513718

John Poulten (Holdings) Limited

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

John Poulten (Holdings) Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

4 to 8

 

John Poulten (Holdings) Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr J H Poulten

Mrs S M Nicoll

Mr M J Poulten

Company secretary

Mr J H Poulten

Registered office

10 Ardmore Way
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 9RR

Accountants

Rouse Accountants
Chartered Certified Accountants10 Ardmore Way
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 9RR

 

John Poulten (Holdings) Limited

(Registration number: 00513718)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Investment property

4

1,495,000

977,500

Investments

5

587,294

587,294

Other financial assets

500

500

 

2,082,794

1,565,294

Current assets

 

Debtors

6

43,536

47,747

Other financial assets

525,190

498,990

Cash at bank and in hand

 

330,717

403,737

 

899,443

950,474

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(1,840)

(2,477)

Net current assets

 

897,603

947,997

Total assets less current liabilities

 

2,980,397

2,513,291

Provisions for liabilities

(131,400)

(16,200)

Net assets

 

2,848,997

2,497,091

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

8

11,003

11,003

Other reserves

12,425

12,425

Retained earnings

2,825,569

2,473,663

Shareholders' funds

 

2,848,997

2,497,091

For the financial year ending 31 December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 30 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

 

John Poulten (Holdings) Limited

(Registration number: 00513718)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

.........................................
Mr J H Poulten
Company secretary and director

 

John Poulten (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
10 Ardmore Way
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 9RR

The principal place of business is:
Woodhall
Church Lane
Great Holland
Frinton-on-Sea
Essex
CO13 0JS

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 30 September 2025.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Exemption from preparing group accounts

The company has taken advantage of the exemption in section 398 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements, on the grounds that it is a small sized group.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

 

John Poulten (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Investment property

Investment property is carried at fair value, derived from the current market prices for comparable real estate determined annually by external valuers. The valuers use observable market prices, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.


Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

 

John Poulten (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 3 (2023 - 3).

4

Investment properties

2024
£

At 1 January

977,500

Fair value adjustments

517,500

At 31 December

1,495,000

The investment property has been valued by the directors at the year end at open market value, based on advice received from an independent valuer and taking into account the leasehold interests.

5

Investments

 

John Poulten (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

2024
£

2023
£

Investments in subsidiaries

100

100

Investments in associates

587,194

587,194

587,294

587,294

Subsidiaries

£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

100

Provision

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

100

At 31 December 2023

100

Associates

£

Cost

At 1 January 2024

849,566

Provision

At 1 January 2024

262,372

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

587,194

At 31 December 2023

587,194

6

Debtors

Current

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

5,128

10,147

Other debtors

38,408

37,600

 

43,536

47,747

 

John Poulten (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Amounts owed to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest

100

100

Accruals and deferred income

 

1,740

1,740

Other creditors

 

-

637

 

1,840

2,477

8

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

11,003

11,003

11,003

11,003