REGISTERED NUMBER: 13148154 (England and Wales)

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

FOR

ASTON AND BARTON LTD

Page

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

4

Chartered Accountants' Report

8

DIRECTOR:

D Day

REGISTERED OFFICE:

3 Durrant Road

Bournemouth

Dorset

BH2 6NE

REGISTERED NUMBER:

13148154 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

Carter & Coley

Chartered Accountants

3 Durrant Road

Bournemouth

Dorset

BH2 6NE

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets

4

22,311

25,306

Tangible assets

5

13,719

714

36,030

26,020

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

6

12,222

21,801

Cash at bank and in hand

15,335

13,045

27,557

34,846

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

7

82,894

60,791

NET CURRENT LIABILITIES

(55,337

)

(25,945

)

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

(19,307

)

75

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

3,430

179

NET LIABILITIES

(22,737

)

(104

)

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

100

100

Retained earnings

(22,837

)

(204

)

(22,737

)

(104

)

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 January 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for:

(a)	ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b)

preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

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

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 29 September 2025 and were signed by:

D Day - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Aston and Barton Ltd is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the director has indicated that he will continue to support the business for the foreseeable future.

Turnover

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Goodwill

Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2023, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of ten years.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Plant and machinery

-

15% on reducing balance

Computer equipment

-

33% on cost

Fixed assets are initially recorded at cost.

Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

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

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 3 (2024 - 2 ) .

4.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Goodwill

£

COST

At 1 February 2024

and 31 January 2025

29,950

AMORTISATION

At 1 February 2024

4,644

Amortisation for year

2,995

At 31 January 2025

7,639

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 January 2025

22,311

At 31 January 2024

25,306

5.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Plant and

Computer

machinery

equipment

Totals

£

£

£

COST

At 1 February 2024

-

1,071

1,071

Additions

15,720

-

15,720

At 31 January 2025

15,720

1,071

16,791

DEPRECIATION

At 1 February 2024

-

357

357

Charge for year

2,358

357

2,715

At 31 January 2025

2,358

714

3,072

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 January 2025

13,362

357

13,719

At 31 January 2024

-

714

714

6.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Trade debtors

2,851

8,900

Other debtors

9,371

12,901

12,222

21,801

7.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Trade creditors

-

2,590

Taxation and social security

5,311

619

Other creditors

77,583

57,582

82,894

60,791

8.	RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

TRANSACTIONS WITH THE DIRECTOR

Non interest bearing loans on which no terms of repayment have been agreed. The amount due to the director at the balance sheet date amounted to £12,791 (2024 - £NIL).

TRANSACTIONS WITH COMPANIES UNDER COMMON CONTROL

Non interest bearing loans on which no terms of repayment have been agreed. The amount due to companies under common control at the balance sheet date amounted to £62,040 (2024 (due from) £56,550).

The following reproduces the text of the report prepared for the director in respect of the company's annual unaudited financial statements. In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the company is only required to file a Balance Sheet. Readers are cautioned that the Income Statement and certain other primary statements and the Report of the Director are not required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies.

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Aston and Barton Ltd for the year ended 31 January 2025 which comprise the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, Balance Sheet and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed within the ICAEW's regulations and guidance at http://www.icaew.com/en/membership/regulations-standards-and-guidance.

This report is made solely to the director of Aston and Barton Ltd in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Aston and Barton Ltd and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the director of Aston and Barton Ltd in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Aston and Barton Ltd and its director for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Aston and Barton Ltd has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and loss of Aston and Barton Ltd. You consider that Aston and Barton Ltd is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Aston and Barton Ltd. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.

Carter & Coley

Chartered Accountants

3 Durrant Road

Bournemouth

Dorset

BH2 6NE

29 September 2025