Company registration number 09618939 (England and Wales)
HIGNETT HOLDINGS LTD
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
HIGNETT HOLDINGS LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Statement of financial position
1 - 2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 6
HIGNETT HOLDINGS LTD
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
3
1,901,035
2,801,035
Investments
4
750,349
773,449
2,651,384
3,574,484
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
6
125,402
236,307
Cash and cash equivalents
456,639
6,836
582,041
243,143
Current liabilities
7
(351,683)
(496,748)
Net current assets/(liabilities)
230,358
(253,605)
Total assets less current liabilities
2,881,742
3,320,879
Non-current liabilities
8
(1,612,034)
(2,610,625)
Provisions for liabilities
(83,968)
(131,625)
Net assets
1,185,740
578,629
Equity
Called up share capital
9
100
100
Revaluation reserve
269,250
394,875
Retained earnings
916,390
183,654
Total equity
1,185,740
578,629
The director of the company has elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.true
For the financial year ended 31 July 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The director acknowledges her responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The member has not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
HIGNETT HOLDINGS LTD
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
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The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 24 October 2025
Mrs D Hignett
Director
Company Registration No. 09618939
HIGNETT HOLDINGS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Hignett Holdings Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Merchant Exchange, Waters Green, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6JX.
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 freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
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.
1.3
Non-current investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
1.4
Impairment of non-current assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible 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).
If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.
1.5
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 current liabilities.
HIGNETT HOLDINGS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
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 statement of financial position 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.
Trade receivables, loans and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are classified as 'loans and receivables'. Loans and receivables are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.
Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
1.7
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recognised in profit or loss immediately, together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk.
1.8
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 income statement 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.
HIGNETT HOLDINGS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
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2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2025
2024
Number
Number
Total
1
1
3
Property, plant and equipment
Land and buildings
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 August 2024
2,801,035
Disposals
(900,000)
At 31 July 2025
1,901,035
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2025
1,901,035
At 31 July 2024
2,801,035
The fair value of the investment property has been arrived at on the basis of a valuation carried out by an independent third party. The valuation was made on an open market value basis by reference to market evidence of transaction prices for similar properties.
4
Fixed asset investments
2025
2024
£
£
Investments in group undertakings
750,349
773,449
Movements in non-current investments
Investment in subsidiaries
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 August 2024
773,449
Disposals
(23,100)
At 31 July 2025
750,349
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2025
750,349
At 31 July 2024
773,449
HIGNETT HOLDINGS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
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5
Subsidiaries
Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 July 2025 are as follows:
Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
Holly Tree Montessori Nursery Limited
First Floor, Merchant Exchange, Waters Green, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, SK11 6JX
Ordinary
100.00
Hazel Tree Montessori Nursery Limited
First Floor, Merchant Exchange, Waters Green, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, SK11 6JX
Ordinary
100.00
Dove Tree Montessori Nursery Limited
First Floor, Merchant Exchange, Waters Green, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, SK11 6JX
Ordinary
100.00
6
Trade and other receivables
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Amounts owed by group undertakings
112,766
234,216
Other receivables
12,636
2,091
125,402
236,307
7
Current liabilities
2025
2024
£
£
Bank loan*
88,075
166,195
Amounts owed to group undertakings
260,952
327,488
Other payables
2,656
3,065
351,683
496,748
* The bank loan is secured by floating and fixed charge which covers all the property or undertaking of the company.
8
Non-current liabilities
2025
2024
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts*
1,612,034
2,610,625
*The bank loan is secured by floating and fixed charge which covers all the property or undertaking of the company.
9
Called up share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary of £1 each
100
100
100
100