Company No: 08878034 (England and Wales)

Contents

• Balance Sheet
• Notes to the Financial Statements

	Note	2025		2024
		£		£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4	134,086		80,970
		134,086		80,970
Current assets
Debtors	5	277,287		244,866
Cash at bank and in hand		236,079		268,761
		513,366		513,627
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	6	( 613,746)		( 511,419)
Net current (liabilities)/assets		(100,380)		2,208
Total assets less current liabilities		33,706		83,178
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year	7	( 89,203)		( 36,822)
Provision for liabilities		( 9,794)		( 11,904)
Net (liabilities)/assets		( 65,291)		34,452
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital		110		110
Profit and loss account		( 65,401 )		34,342
Total shareholders' (deficit)/funds		( 65,291)		34,452

For the financial year ending 31 March 2025 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 financial statements for the financial year in accordance with section 476;
• The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements; and
• These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and a copy of the Profit and Loss Account has not been delivered.

The financial statements of Charterhouse Auctioneers Limited (registered number: 08878034) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 24 September 2025. They were signed on its behalf by:

A Bromell Director

R S J Bromell Director

1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial year and to the preceding financial year, unless otherwise stated.

General information and basis of accounting

Charterhouse Auctioneers Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the Company's registered office is Albert Goodman, Lupin Way, Yeovil, BA22 8WW, United Kingdom. The principal place of business is The Long Street Sale Rooms, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3BS.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value, and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the functional currency of the Company and rounded to the nearest £.

Going concern

The directors have assessed the Balance Sheet and likely future cash flows at the date of approving these financial statements. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Turnover

Turnover is stated net of VAT and trade discounts and is recognised when the significant risks and rewards are considered to have been transferred to the buyer. Turnover from the supply of services represents the value of services provided under contracts to the extent that there is a right to consideration and is recorded at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Where payments are received from customers in advance of services provided, the amounts are recorded as deferred income and included as part of creditors due within one year.

Employee benefits

Defined contribution schemes
The Company operates a defined contribution scheme. The amount charged to the Profit and Loss Account in respect of pension costs and other post-retirement benefits is the contributions payable in the financial year. Differences between contributions payable in the financial year and contributions actually paid are included as either accruals or prepayments in the Balance Sheet.

Taxation

Current tax
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recoverable) using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the Balance Sheet date. Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, 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.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax arises as a result of including items of income and expenditure in taxation computations in periods different from those in which they are included in the Company's financial statements. Deferred tax is provided in full on timing differences which result in an obligation to pay more or less tax at a future date, at the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the Balance Sheet date that are expected to apply when the timing differences reverse. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are presented within provisions for liabilities on the balance sheet.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of amortisation and any provision for impairment. Amortisation is provided on all intangible assets at rates to write off the cost or valuation of each asset over its expected useful life as follows:

Goodwill

10 years straight line

Goodwill

Goodwill arises on business combinations and represents any excess of consideration given over the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired. Goodwill is initially recognised as an intangible asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

Goodwill has been fully amortised.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than investment property and freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a straight-line or reducing balance basis over its expected useful life, as follows:

Vehicles	25 % reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings	15 % reducing balance
Office equipment	25 % reducing balance

Residual value represents the estimated amount which would currently be obtained from disposal of an asset, after deducting estimated costs of disposal, if the asset were already of the age and in the condition expected at the end of its useful life.

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.

Leases

The Company as lessee
Assets held under finance leases, hire purchase contracts and other similar arrangements, which confer rights and obligations similar to those attached to owned assets, are capitalised as tangible fixed assets at the fair value of the leased asset (or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments as determined at the inception of the lease) and are depreciated over the shorter of the lease terms and their useful lives. The capital elements of future lease obligations are recorded as liabilities, while the interest elements are charged to the Profit and Loss Account over the period of the leases to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Rentals under operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the lease term, even if the payments are not made on such a basis. Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are similarly spread on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are initially recognised at fair value and thereafter stated at amortised cost using the effective interest method less impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts, except where the effect of discounting would be immaterial. In such cases the receivables are stated at cost less impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in creditors: amounts falling due within one year.

Trade and other creditors

Trade and other creditors are initially recognised at fair value and thereafter stated at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, unless the effect of discounting would be immaterial, in which case they are stated at cost. 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.

Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Loans and borrowings
Loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the transaction price including transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment. 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.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the Balance Sheet date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (when the effect of the time value of money is material).

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.

Ordinary share capital

The ordinary share capital of the Company is presented as equity.

2. Employees

	2025		2024
	Number		Number
Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including directors	18		18

3. Intangible assets

	Goodwill		Total
	£		£
Cost
At 01 April 2024	750,000		750,000
At 31 March 2025	750,000		750,000
Accumulated amortisation
At 01 April 2024	750,000		750,000
At 31 March 2025	750,000		750,000
Net book value
At 31 March 2025	0		0
At 31 March 2024	0		0

4. Tangible assets

	Vehicles		Fixtures and fittings		Office equipment		Total
	£		£		£		£
Cost
At 01 April 2024	121,567		7,031		40,873		169,471
Additions	104,048		963		0		105,011
Disposals	( 78,512)		0		0		( 78,512)
At 31 March 2025	147,103		7,994		40,873		195,970
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 April 2024	61,411		1,563		25,527		88,501
Charge for the financial year	25,596		820		3,836		30,252
Disposals	( 56,869)		0		0		( 56,869)
At 31 March 2025	30,138		2,383		29,363		61,884
Net book value
At 31 March 2025	116,965		5,611		11,510		134,086
At 31 March 2024	60,156		5,468		15,346		80,970
Leased assets included above:
Net book value
At 31 March 2025	49,839		0		0		49,839
At 31 March 2024	3,112		0		0		3,112

5. Debtors

	2025		2024
	£		£
Trade debtors	130,833		74,234
Other debtors	146,454		170,632
	277,287		244,866

6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2025		2024
	£		£
Bank loans	27,789		19,575
Trade creditors	433,403		338,576
Taxation and social security	131,954		137,601
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts	12,160		0
Other creditors	8,440		15,667
	613,746		511,419

7. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

	2025		2024
	£		£
Bank loans (secured)	59,743		36,822
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts	29,460		0
	89,203		36,822

The bank loans and bank overdrafts are secured by a fixed and floating charge over the property and undertaking of the company.

8. Related party transactions

Transactions with the entity's directors

Advances

The joint directors' loan account is repayable on demand and interest is charged on overdrawn balances exceeding £10,000 per director at the official HMRC rates.

At 1 April 2024, the balance owed from the directors was £157,210. During the year, the company made advances to directors amounting to £257,546 and received repayments of £276,913 leaving a balance due from the directors of £137,843.

At 1 April 2023, the balance owed from the directors was £165,169. During the year, the company made advances to directors amounting to £221,386 and received repayments of £229,345 leaving a balance due from the directors of £157,210.