Better Barn Limited

(Registration number: 05318569)
Balance Sheet as at 31 May 2025

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

......................................... Mr A G Vent Director

Better Barn Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2025

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:
21 Navigation Business Village
Navigation Way
Ashton-on-Ribble
Preston
PR2 2YP

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.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of rent receivable from investment properties. 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.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and 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.

Better Barn Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2025

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.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class	Depreciation method and rate
Fixtures, fittings and office equipment	15% reducing balance and 33% straight line

Investment property

Investment property is recognised at cost on initial recognition. Subsequently, investment property is measured at fair value at the reporting date with any changes recognised in the profit and loss account.

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.

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.

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.

Better Barn Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2025

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

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

The company only enters into basic financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in non-puttable ordinary shares.

Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss. Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the balance sheet when there is an 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.

3	Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 2 (2024 - 2).

Better Barn Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2025

4	Tangible assets

	Fixtures and fittings £	Office equipment £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 June 2024	8,852	443	9,295
Additions	2,390	-	2,390
Disposals	(2,483)	-	(2,483)
At 31 May 2025	8,759	443	9,202
Depreciation
At 1 June 2024	3,382	443	3,825
Charge for the year	1,033	-	1,033
Eliminated on disposal	(1,515)	-	(1,515)
At 31 May 2025	2,900	443	3,343
Carrying amount
At 31 May 2025	5,859	-	5,859
At 31 May 2024	5,470	-	5,470

5	Investment properties

	2025 £
At 1 June 2024	1,650,000
At 31 May 2025	1,650,000

6

Debtors

Current	2025 £	2024 £
Prepayments	1,692	375
Other debtors	-	1,441
	1,692	1,816

Better Barn Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2025

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Due within one year
Bank loans and borrowings	8	7,449	89,063
Trade creditors		395	820
Other creditors		172,715	153,096
		180,559	242,979
Due after one year
Loans and borrowings	8	115,916	125,249

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Due after one year
Loans and borrowings	8	115,916	125,249

8	Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

	2025 £	2024 £
Bank borrowings	115,916	125,249

	2025 £	2024 £
Current loans and borrowings
Bank borrowings	7,381	88,995
Director's current account	68	68
	7,449	89,063