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Registration number: 07305263

R A Hughes Ltd

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

R A Hughes Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3 to 5

 

R A Hughes Ltd

Company Information

Directors

R A Hughes

F Leigh

Registered office

Usherwoods Whitepits Lane
Tatham
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA2 8PR

 

R A Hughes Ltd

(Registration number: 07305263)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

31 December
2024
£

31 December
2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Investments

4

689,233

593,795

Current assets

 

Debtors

5

393,687

334,182

Cash at bank and in hand

 

1,100,815

1,088,685

 

1,494,502

1,422,867

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

6

(31,855)

(44,659)

Net current assets

 

1,462,647

1,378,208

Net assets

 

2,151,880

1,972,003

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

1

1

Profit and loss account

2,151,879

1,972,002

Shareholders' funds

 

2,151,880

1,972,003

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 in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements have been 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:
 


R A Hughes
Director

 

R A Hughes Ltd

Notes to the 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:
Usherwoods Whitepits Lane
Tatham
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA2 8PR

 

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 for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.

Judgements and estimation uncertainty

These financial statements do not contain any significant judgements or estimation uncertainty.

Tax

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

The current corporation 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.

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.

 

R A Hughes Ltd

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

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 all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

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.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Financial instruments


Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.


Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.


Impairment
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

 

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 2 (2023 - 2).

 

R A Hughes Ltd

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

 

4

Investments held as fixed assets

2024
£

2023
£

Other investments

689,233

593,795

Other investments

Total
£

Cost

At 1 January 2024

593,795

Revaluation

108,658

Disposals

(13,220)

At 31 December 2024

689,233

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

689,233

At 31 December 2023

593,795

 

5

Debtors

2024
£

2023
£

Amounts owed by related parties

156,288

42,100

Other debtors

237,399

292,082

393,687

334,182

 

6

Creditors

2024
 £

2023
 £

Due within one year

Trade creditors

-

3,396

Other creditors

1,511

1,511

Accrued expenses

22,844

10,826

Corporation tax liability

7,500

28,926

31,855

44,659

 

7

Related party transactions

As at 31 December 2024, the directors R A Hughes and F Leigh owed the company £156,288 (2023: £42,100) in the form of a director's loan account. No interest is charged on the loan and it is repayable on demand.