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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
















TWP ACCOUNTING LLP
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
The Old Rectory
Church Street
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 8DE

 
A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

COMPANY INFORMATION


Director
Paul George Willans 




Registered number
02730015



Registered office
The Old Rectory
Church Street

Weybridge

Surrey

KT13 8DE




Independent auditor
TWP Accounting LLP
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors

The Old Rectory

Church Street

Weybridge

Surrey

KT13 8DE





 
A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

CONTENTS



Page
Strategic Report
1 - 2
Director's Report
3 - 4
Independent Auditor's Report
5 - 8
Statement of Comprehensive Income
9
Balance Sheet
10
Statement of Changes in Equity
11
Statement of Cash Flows
12 - 13
Analysis of Net Debt
13
Notes to the Financial Statements
14 - 22


 
A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

Introduction
 
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 30 June 2025.

Business review
 
A J Buckley Asset Management Limited continues to operate as a regulated wealth management firm, offering objective investment management and financial planning services to individuals and trustees in the UK and internationally. The company’s business model is centred on long-term, contractual client relationships, with financial planning services provided exclusively to UK-resident clients. 
The company derives income from: 
 
Initial and ongoing discretionary investment management fees; 
Advisory investment recommendations and implementation fees; 
Financial planning consultancy services. 
 
During the year, the company generated turnover of £327,462 (2024: £352,291), with a 4% rise in ongoing management fees. Despite a reduction in total income year-on-year, the company returned to profitability, reporting a profit after tax of £7,807 (2024: loss of £25,776). This reflects the benefits of internal restructuring and cost control measures. 

Principal risks and uncertainties
 
The company remains exposed to external risks including: 
 
Regulatory changes; 
Macroeconomic factors (e.g. inflation, interest rates); 
Geopolitical instability (e.g. Ukraine conflict, Middle East tensions and US tariffs). 
 
Nonetheless, sufficient financial support is in place to ensure the business remains a going concern. The company is focused on growing turnover through continued marketing and business development initiatives. 

Development and performance
 
The UK wealth management market remains competitive and continues to face regulatory and economic pressures. However, the company’s strategic investments in technology, marketing, and operational efficiency have begun to yield results. 
 
Key developments include: 
 
A return to profitability, with a net profit of £7,807 (2024: loss of £25,776); 
A 15.4% reduction in administrative expenses, down to £320,493 (2024: £378,696); 
A stable cash position of £140,205 at year-end (2024: £140,783); 
Net assets increased to £152,122 (2024: £144,315), reflecting improved financial resilience. 
 
The company is now well-positioned to capitalise on its strengthened operational base and growing pipeline of new business. 

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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

Financial key performance indicators
 
The company monitors the following KPIs to assess financial performance: 


.


2025
2024
2023
2022
  £
        £      
  £
  £
Inital investment management fees

8,333

55,551

4,449
 
2,314
 
Ongoing investment management fees

300,477

287,829

309,964
 
360,402
 
Advisory fees

10,599

500

-
 
-
 
Execution-only fees

7

276

818
 
1,053
 
Legacy commisions

8,046

8,095

7,805
 
8,913
 
Accruals

-

-

-
 
-
 
Client disbursements

-

40

-
 
-
 

327,462

352,291

323,036
 
372,682
 

Despite a 7.1% decrease in turnover compared to 2024, the company achieved a £33,583 improvement in net profit, driven by cost reductions and operational efficiencies. 
The company enters the new financial year with a strong and growing pipeline of new business. This is expected to contribute positively to both assets under management and recurring income streams, reinforcing the company’s long-term revenue model. Management remains confident that the strategic investments made in recent years will continue to support sustainable growth, operational resilience, and improved profitability. 


This report was approved by the board on 13 October 2025 and signed on its behalf.



................................................
Paul George Willans
Director

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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

 
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

The director presents his report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company during the year was investment advice. This has been carried out in the United Kingdom, services being provided to residents, expatriates and foreign nationals. The company is permitted to hold client monies.

Results and dividends

The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £7,807 (2024 - loss £25,776).

Director

The director who served during the year was:

Paul George Willans 

Director's responsibilities statement

The director is responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Director's Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
 
Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. Under company law the director must not approve the financial statements unless he is satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the profit or loss of the Company for that period.

 In preparing these financial statements, the director is required to:


select suitable accounting policies for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;

make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.

The director is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to enable him to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006He is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Disclosure of information to auditor

The director at the time when this Director's Report is approved has confirmed that:
 
so far as  is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditor is unaware, and

 has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company's auditor is aware of that information.

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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

 
DIRECTOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

Post balance sheet events

There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.

Auditor

The auditor, TWP Accounting LLPwill be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the board on 13 October 2025 and signed on its behalf.
 





................................................
Paul George Willans
Director

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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

Opinion


We have audited the financial statements of A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (the 'Company') for the year ended 30 June 2025, which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policiesThe financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).


In our opinion the financial statements:


give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs as at 30 June 2025 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.


Basis for opinion


We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.


Conclusions relating to going concern


In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.


Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.


Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.


Other information


The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditor's Report thereon. The director is responsible for the other information contained within the Annual ReportOur opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.


We have nothing to report in this regard.


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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (CONTINUED)


Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:


the information given in the Strategic Report and the Director's Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the Strategic Report and the Director's Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
 

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Director's Report.


We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:


adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.


Responsibilities of directors
 

As explained more fully in the Director's Responsibilities Statement set out on page 3, the director is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the director determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.


In preparing the financial statements, the director is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the director either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.


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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (CONTINUED)


Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditor's Report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.


Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
Obtain an understanding of the policies and procedures management have in place to detect and prevent fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations
Enquire of management any cases of actual or suspected fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.
Enquire of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims.
Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Assess the key risk areas within the financial statements which are susceptible to fraud or error and design our audit approach thereon
Perform substantive tests on a sample of transactions throughout the financial statements to ensure that no material errors have been identified
Perform cut off tests on a sample of transactions to ensure expenditure have been accounted for in the correct period
Review of after year end information to ensure expenditure have been accounted for in the correct period.
Perform analytical review procedures to identify any irregularities and investigation thereon
Auditing the risk of management override of controls, including through testing journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business.


A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditor's Report.


 

This report is made solely to the Company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditor's Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.


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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (CONTINUED)





Paul Hawksley   ACA MAAT CTA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
  
for and on behalf of
TWP Accounting LLP
 
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
  
The Old Rectory
Church Street
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 8DE

15 October 2025
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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£

  

Turnover
 4 
327,462
352,291

Gross profit
  
327,462
352,291

Administrative expenses
  
(319,933)
(378,696)

Other operating income
  
-
8

Operating profit/(loss)
 5 
7,529
(26,397)

Amounts written off investments
  
264
867

Interest receivable and similar income
 9 
574
14

Interest payable and similar expenses
  
(560)
(1,146)

Profit/(loss) before tax
  
7,807
(26,662)

Tax on profit/(loss)
 10 
-
886

Profit/(loss) for the financial year
  
7,807
(25,776)

There was no other comprehensive income for 2025 (2024:£NIL).

The notes on pages 14 to 22 form part of these financial statements.

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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 02730015

BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 30 JUNE 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£

Fixed assets
  

Tangible assets
 11 
5,670
6,188

  
5,670
6,188

Current assets
  

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 12 
38,039
37,810

Current asset investments
 13 
2,608
2,344

Cash at bank and in hand
 14 
140,205
140,783

  
180,852
180,937

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 15 
(34,400)
(42,810)

Net current assets
  
 
 
146,452
 
 
138,127

Total assets less current liabilities
  
152,122
144,315

  

Net assets
  
152,122
144,315


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
 16 
8,286
8,286

Share premium account
 17 
53,482
53,482

Profit and loss account
 17 
90,354
82,547

  
152,122
144,315


The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on 13 October 2025.




................................................
Paul George Willans
Director

The notes on pages 14 to 22 form part of these financial statements.

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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED


 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025



Called up share capital
Share premium account
Profit and loss account
Total equity


£
£
£
£



At 1 July 2023
8,286
53,482
108,323
170,091





Loss for the year
-
-
(25,776)
(25,776)





At 1 July 2024
8,286
53,482
82,547
144,315





Profit for the year
-
-
7,807
7,807



At 30 June 2025
8,286
53,482
90,354
152,122



The notes on pages 14 to 22 form part of these financial statements.

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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

2025
2024
£
£

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit/(loss) for the financial year
7,807
(25,776)

Adjustments for:

Depreciation of tangible assets
1,418
1,506

Interest paid
-
1,146

Interest received
(574)
(14)

Taxation charge
-
(886)

Decrease in debtors
6,508
19

(Decrease)/increase in creditors
(17,400)
1,338

Corporation tax received
1,725
886

Net cash generated from operating activities

(516)
(21,781)


Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(900)
(908)

Gain of listed investments
264
867

Interest received
574
14

Net cash from investing activities

(62)
(27)
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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025


2025
2024

£
£



Cash flows from financing activities

Repayment of loans
-
(94,805)

Interest paid
-
(1,146)

Net cash used in financing activities
-
(95,951)

Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(578)
(117,759)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
140,783
258,542

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year
140,205
140,783


Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year comprise:

Cash at bank and in hand
140,205
140,783

140,205
140,783



ANALYSIS OF NET DEBT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025




At 1 July 2024
Cash flows
At 30 June 2025
£

£

£

Cash at bank and in hand

140,783

(578)

140,205


140,783
(578)
140,205

The notes on pages 14 to 22 form part of these financial statements.

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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

1.


General information

A J Buckley Asset Management Limited  is incorporated in England and Wales and limited by shares. The address of the registered office is given in the company information on page of these financial statements. The place of business is East Street, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9EE.  
The principal activity of the company during the year was investment advice. This has been carried out in the United Kingdom, services being provided to residents, expatriates and foreign nationals. The company is permitted to hold client monies.

2.Accounting policies

 
2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3).

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

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

Going concern

During the year, the company made profit before tax of £7,807 and at the balance sheet date, the company had shareholders’ funds of £152,122. 
In recent periods, the company has experienced notable growth in new business following sustained internal investment and the development of a dedicated wealth management proposition. As a result, assets under management have increased, and the organisation’s overall financial position has stabilised.
The director has presented cash flow forecasts which indicate that, owing to a combination of rising turnover and reduced expenditure, the company’s cash flow position is showing marked improvement. These forecasts further demonstrate that the company will be able to meet its liabilities as they become due over the next twelve months.
On the basis of these positive developments and forecasts, the company continues to prepare its annual financial statements using the going concern basis of accounting.

 
2.3

Revenue

Turnover comprises revenue recognised by the company in respect of discretionary investment services supplied to clients during the year, with fees met from client asset balances held on the Novia, Praemium and Credo international platform facility. Initial fees, commissions and ongoing advice fees are recognised on fulfilment of any financial planning advisory, initial or transactional services performance obligations.  The performance obligations are satisfied over time.
Services invoiced in later periods that relate to services supplied during the year are accrued and included within debtors.

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A J BUCKLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 

 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.4

Operating leases: the Company as lessee

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term, unless another systematic basis is representative of the time pattern of the lessee's benefit from the use of the leased asset.

 
2.5

Pensions

Defined contribution pension plan

The Company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations.

The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Balance Sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.

 
2.6

Taxation

Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.

 
2.7

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, on a reducing balance basis.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis:

Equipment
-
20%
reducing balance

The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.

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2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.8

Valuation of investments

Investments in unlisted Company shares, whose market value can be reliably determined, are remeasured to market value at each balance sheet date. Gains and losses on remeasurement are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income for the period. Where market value cannot be reliably determined, such investments are stated at historic cost less impairment.

 
2.9

Debtors

Short-term 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 amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

 
2.10

Cash

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the Company's cash management.

 
2.11

Creditors

Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.


3.


Judgments in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of company's accounting policies, management is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. 
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

4.


Turnover

An analysis of turnover by class of business is as follows:


2025
2024
£
£

Discretionary investment services
327,462
352,291

327,462
352,291


Analysis of turnover by country of destination:

2025
2024
£
£

United Kingdom
98,732
107,633

Africa
228,730
244,658

327,462
352,291



5.


Operating profit/(loss)

The operating profit/(loss) is stated after charging:

2025
2024
£
£

Other operating lease rentals
7,500
5,800


6.


Auditor's remuneration

During the year, the Company obtained the following services from the Company's auditor and its associates:


2025
2024
£
£

Auditor's remuneration

8,975
8,600
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

7.


Employees

Staff costs, including director's remuneration, were as follows:


2025
2024
£
£

Wages and salaries
178,859
224,602

Social security costs
16,928
23,398

Cost of defined contribution scheme
17,994
22,423

213,781
270,423


The average monthly number of employees, including the director, during the year was as follows:


        2025
        2024
            No.
            No.







Average number of employees
2
2


8.


Director's remuneration

2025
2024
£
£

Director's emoluments
115,703
150,090

Company contributions to defined contribution pension schemes
11,649
14,895

127,352
164,985


During the year retirement benefits were accruing to no directors (2024 - NIL) in respect of defined contribution pension schemes.


9.


Interest receivable

2025
2024
£
£


Other interest receivable
574
14

574
14

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

10.


Taxation


2025
2024
£
£

Corporation tax


Adjustments in respect of previous periods
-
(886)


Total current tax
-
(886)

Deferred tax

Total deferred tax
-
-


Taxation on profit/(loss) on ordinary activities
-
(886)

Factors affecting tax charge for the year

The tax assessed for the year is lower than (2024 - lower than) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 - 25%). The differences are explained below:

2025
2024
£
£


Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before tax
7,807
(26,662)


Loss on ordinary activities multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 - 25%)
(1,952)
(6,666)

Effects of:


Expenses not deductible for tax purposes, other than goodwill amortisation and impairment
-
114

Rebates from HMRC
-
(886)

Unrelieved tax losses carried forward
1,952
6,552

Total tax charge for the year
-
(886)


Factors that may affect future tax charges

There were no factors that may affect future tax charges.



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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

11.


Tangible fixed assets





Equipment

£



Cost or valuation


At 1 July 2024
16,644


Additions
900



At 30 June 2025

17,544



Depreciation


At 1 July 2024
10,456


Charge for the year on owned assets
1,418



At 30 June 2025

11,874



Net book value



At 30 June 2025
5,670



At 30 June 2024
6,188


12.


Debtors

2025
2024
£
£


Trade debtors
511
511

Other debtors
3,025
1,300

Prepayments and accrued income
34,503
35,999

38,039
37,810



13.


Current asset investments

2025
2024
£
£

Listed investments
2,608
2,344

2,608
2,344


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

14.


Cash and cash equivalents

2025
2024
£
£

Cash at bank and in hand
140,205
140,783

140,205
140,783



15.


Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

2025
2024
£
£

Trade creditors
761
1,032

Other taxation and social security
6,938
12,516

Other creditors
7,369
11,356

Accruals and deferred income
19,332
17,906

34,400
42,810



16.


Share capital

2025
2024
£
£
Allotted, called up and fully paid



828,563 (2024 - 828,563) Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
8,286
8,286



17.


Reserves

Share premium account

The share premium account represents the premium arising on the issue of shares net of issue costs.

Profit and loss account

The profit and loss account represents profit net of adjustments. No dividend was declared.


18.


Pension commitments

The Company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the Company to the fund and amounted to £17,994 (2024 - £22,423) Contributions totalling £nil (2024 - £nil) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

19.


Commitments under operating leases

At 30 June 2025 the Company had future minimum lease payments due under non-cancellable operating leases for each of the following periods:

2025
2024
£
£


Not later than 1 year
5,500
5,100

Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
6,800
11,900

12,300
17,000


20.


Controlling party

P G Willans has ultimate control of the company by virtue of majority shareholding of the company.


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