Company Registration No. 03522780 (England and Wales)
SPIRE GROUP LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
SPIRE GROUP LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 8
SPIRE GROUP LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 MARCH 2025
31 March 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
1,010
1,777
Investment properties
5
11,916,878
7,611,199
Investments
6
7,824,990
7,550,193
19,742,878
15,163,169
Current assets
Debtors
8
573,634
939,415
Cash at bank and in hand
4,926,150
4,510,176
5,499,784
5,449,591
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
9
(3,429,318)
(3,870,267)
Net current assets
2,070,466
1,579,324
Total assets less current liabilities
21,813,344
16,742,493
Provisions for liabilities
(1,697,000)
(666,000)
Net assets
20,116,344
16,076,493
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
11
11
11
Share premium account
5,031,345
5,031,345
Profit and loss reserves
15,084,988
11,045,137
Total equity
20,116,344
16,076,493

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

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

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 6 October 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mrs A K Murray
Director
Company Registration No. 03522780
SPIRE GROUP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Spire Group Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Unit 19 Empire Close, Empire Industrial Park, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 8UQ.

1.1
Accounting convention

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 certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 399 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts, on the basis that the group of which this is the parent qualifies as a small group. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.

1.2
Going concern

Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3
Turnover

Turnover represents rent received from investment properties and management charges receivable.

1.4
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Plant and machinery
33% straight line

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

1.5
Investment properties

Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is measured using the fair value model and stated at its fair value as the reporting end date.

1.6
Investments

Fixed asset investments are stated at market value at the balance sheet date and the difference between cost and market value is taken to the profit and loss account.

SPIRE GROUP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.7
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

 

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

1.8
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks and other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of twelve months or less.

1.9
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

Short term trade debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at cost, less any impairment.

Other financial assets

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publically traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Basic financial liabilities

Short term trade creditors are measured at transaction price. Other financial liabilities are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost.

SPIRE GROUP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.10
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

 

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

1.11
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense.

 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received.

1.12
Retirement benefits

The company operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. Contributions payable are charged to the profit and loss account in the year they are payable.

1.13
Foreign exchange

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.

SPIRE GROUP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

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 period 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.

Critical judgements

The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.

Investment property valuation

Investment property is measured using the fair value model and stated at its fair value as at the reporting end date. Market value is assessed by the Director on an open market basis.

 

3
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2025
2024
Number
Number
Total
9
8
4
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and machinery etc
£
Cost
At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025
9,798
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2024
8,021
Depreciation charged in the year
767
At 31 March 2025
8,788
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025
1,010
At 31 March 2024
1,777
SPIRE GROUP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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5
Investment property
2025
£
Cost
At 1 April 2024
7,611,199
Revaluations
4,305,679
At 31 March 2025
11,916,878

The fair value of the investment properties has been arrived at on the basis of a valuation carried out by the Directors, with the assistance of a third party Chartered Surveyors, who are not connected with the company.  The valuations were made on an open market value basis by reference to expected rental yields for similar properties.

 

6
Fixed asset investments
2025
2024
£
£
Investments
7,824,990
7,550,193
Movements in fixed asset investments
Shares in group undertakings
Other
Total
£
£
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2024
1,859,250
5,690,943
7,550,193
Additions
-
80,516
80,516
Valuation changes
-
194,281
194,281
At 31 March 2025
1,859,250
5,965,740
7,824,990
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025
1,859,250
5,965,740
7,824,990
At 31 March 2024
1,859,250
5,690,943
7,550,193
7
Subsidiaries

Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 March 2025 are as follows:

Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
Powerstream Services Limited
Unit 19 Empire Close, Empire Industrial Park, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 8UQ
Ordinary
100.00
SPIRE GROUP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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8
Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
14,746
18,373
Amounts owed by group undertakings
510,000
510,000
Amounts owed by related parties
19,216
-
Other debtors
29,672
411,042
573,634
939,415
9
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£
£
Trade creditors
3,203
5,642
Amounts due to related parties
3,000,000
3,478,887
Corporation tax
110,393
107,866
Other taxation and social security
106,838
92,300
Other creditors
208,884
185,572
3,429,318
3,870,267
10
Provisions for liabilities
2025
2024
£
£
Deferred tax liabilities
1,697,000
666,000
11
Called up share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of 0.01p each
112,004
112,004
11
11
12
Audit report information

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:

SPIRE GROUP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
12
Audit report information
(Continued)
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Opinion

In our opinion the financial statements:

Senior Statutory Auditor:
Robert Kempson ACA
Statutory Auditor:
Edwards
Date of audit report:
6 October 2025
13
Financial commitments, guarantees and contingent liabilities

Spire Group Limited is party to a cross guarantee securing overdraft facilities up to £1,200,000 for certain members of the Spire Manufacturing Group of which £Nil was utilised as at 31 March 2025 (2024 - £Nil).

14
Related party transactions

The company has taken advantage of the exemption conferred within FRS102 section 33.1A not to disclose transactions between wholly owned members of the same group.

 

The company has several related parties by virtue of common control. During the year, the company charged management charges of £240,035 (2024 - £190,564) to these companies. At 31 March 2025, iincluded within creditors is an amount of £3,000,000 (2024 - £3,478,887) due by the company to related parties and included within debtors is an amount of £19,216 (2024 - £Nil) due to the company by these related parties.

15
Ultimate controlling party

The ultimate parent company is Spire Property Investments Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.

 

In the opinion of the directors, there is no single controlling party in the ultimate parent company.

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