These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true

Hickory's (West Kirby) Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Lea Hall Farm, Lea Lane, Aldford, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CH3 6JQ.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

The company has not traded during the year or the preceding financial period. During this time, the company received no income and incurred no expenditure and therefore no Profit and loss account is presented in these financial statements.

The average monthly number of persons employed by the company during the year was:

As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006.

The auditor's report is unqualified and includes the following:

In our opinion the financial statements:

• give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its profit for the year then ended;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

• have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

At the year end Hickory's (West Kirby) Limited had the following amounts due/(owing to) group companies:

The parent company of Hickory's (West Kirby) Limited is Johoco 2029 Limited, a company incorporated in England & Wales. The registered office is Lea Hall Farm, Lea Lane, Aldford, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CH3 6JQ.

Greene King Limited is the parent company and controlling party of Johoco 2029 Limited.

The following are the parents of the largest and smallest groups in which this company's results are consolidated:

The consolidated accounts for Greene King Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales, are available from Westage Brewery, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1QT.

The consolidated accounts of CK Asset Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong, are available from 7th Floor, Cheung Kong Centre, 2 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.