REGISTERED NUMBER: 03971981 (England and Wales)

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

FOR

AVONHURST INVESTMENT BROKERS LIMITED

Page

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3

DIRECTORS:

Mr A G Pitman

Mr J R C Davies

Mr M de Minckwitz

Mr S Stuchfield

SECRETARY:

Mr M de Minckwitz

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Edmund House

Rugby Road

Leamington Spa

Warwickshire

CV32 6EL

REGISTERED NUMBER:

03971981 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

LDP Luckmans

Chartered Accountants

1110 Elliott Court

Herald Avenue

Coventry Business Park

Coventry

West Midlands

CV5 6UB

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets

4

1

1

Tangible assets

5

32,784

44,851

32,785

44,852

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

6

16,434

48,588

Cash at bank and in hand

471,940

294,818

488,374

343,406

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

7

409,289

100,985

NET CURRENT ASSETS

79,085

242,421

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

111,870

287,273

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

8

1

1

Retained earnings

111,869

287,272

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

111,870

287,273

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2024.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 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 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 Statement of Income and Retained Earnings has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 15 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mr J R C Davies - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Avonhurst Investment Brokers Limited 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.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

2.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Related party exemption

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Significant judgements and estimates

In the application of the company's accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the periods in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

The directors consider no estimates or assumptions have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities.

Turnover

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. The policies adopted for the recognition of turnover are as follows:

Initial and ongoing income are recognised on remittance of the fees from the investment provider. The directors estimate an accrual for income at the financial year end where necessary and only when the outcome can be estimated reliably.

Goodwill

Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business has been amortised evenly over its estimated useful life. It is now fully amortised.

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 cost and 20% on cost

Motor vehicles

-

25% on reducing balance

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) or valuation less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.

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.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of future receipts discounted at a market rate on interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

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

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

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.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 7 (2023 - 8 ) .

4.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Goodwill

£

COST

At 1 January 2024

and 31 December 2024

500,000

AMORTISATION

At 1 January 2024

and 31 December 2024

499,999

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

1

At 31 December 2023

1

5.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Fixtures

and

Motor

fittings

vehicles

Totals

£

£

£

COST

At 1 January 2024

30,085

54,090

84,175

Disposals

(3,161

)

-

(3,161

)

At 31 December 2024

26,924

54,090

81,014

DEPRECIATION

At 1 January 2024

25,801

13,523

39,324

Charge for year

1,927

10,140

12,067

Eliminated on disposal

(3,161

)

-

(3,161

)

At 31 December 2024

24,567

23,663

48,230

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

2,357

30,427

32,784

At 31 December 2023

4,284

40,567

44,851

6.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2024

2023

£

£

Amounts owed by group undertakings

1,655

33,679

Other debtors

814

-

Prepayments and accrued income

13,965

14,909

16,434

48,588

7.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2024

2023

£

£

Amounts owed to group undertakings

301,965

23,889

Tax

45,554

34,310

Social security and other taxes

11,951

11,344

Other creditors

-

1,723

Accruals and deferred income

49,819

29,719

409,289

100,985

8.	CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:

Number:

Class:

Nominal

2024

2023

value:

£

£

1

Ordinary

£1

1

1

9.	CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

There is a contingent liability on income earned in respect of life and pension policies under indemnity terms which may be cancelled by the policy holder within a certain period from the inception of the policy. The average period within which cancellation may occur resulting in the clawback of income is one year and hence the contingent liability approximates to one year's indemnity income included in turnover.

10.	ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The company is under the control of its parent company Gerrard Stuart Financial Services Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

The ultimate controlling party is Gerrard Stuart Holdings Limited, a company also incorporated in the United Kingdom.