Registration number: NI616027

Thompson Crooks Solicitors Limited

Contents

Balance Sheet	1
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements	2 to 8

Thompson Crooks Solicitors Limited

(Registration number: NI616027)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	5	62,622	70,888
Current assets
Stocks	6	123,000	98,564
Debtors	7	296,838	389,266
Cash at bank and in hand		3,539,871	1,189,407
		3,959,709	1,677,237
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	8	(3,344,562)	(1,174,248)
Net current assets		615,147	502,989
Total assets less current liabilities		677,769	573,877
Provisions for liabilities		(8,099)	(5,315)
Net assets		669,670	568,562
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital		302	302
Retained earnings		669,368	568,260
Shareholders' funds		669,670	568,562

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 accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and
•	The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and FRS 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 30 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

......................................... Raymond Crooks Director

Thompson Crooks Solicitors Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1	General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in Northern Ireland.

The company registration number is NI616027.

The address of its registered office is:
325 Shankill Road
Belfast
Antrim
BT13 1FX
Northern Ireland

2	Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

The Presentation currency is £ Sterling.

The level of rounding is to the nearest £.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, 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.

Thompson Crooks Solicitors Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

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

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

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

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Deferred tax is recognised on timing differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit.
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable timing differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognised for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that
taxable profits will be available against which those deductible timing differences can be utilised. The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period 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 assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realised, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have
been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax liabilities are presented within provisions for liabilities and deferred tax assets within debtors. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and asset reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class	Depreciation method and rate
Fixtures & Fittings	20% Straight Line
Leasehold Adaptations	20% Straight Line

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

Thompson Crooks Solicitors Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Intangible assets

Other intangible assets are computer software. It is amortised to profit and loss account over its estimated economic life of 3 years.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class	Amortisation method and rate
Goodwill	10 Years
Other Intangible Assets	3 Years

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Work in Progress

Work in progress is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost includes all direct costs and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads. Work in progress is reflected in the accounts on a contract by contract basis by recording turnover and related costs as contract activity progresses.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. 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.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Thompson Crooks Solicitors Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

Financial instruments

The company enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in non-puttable ordinary shares.
 

3	Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 23 (2024 - 21).

Thompson Crooks Solicitors Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

4	Intangible assets

	Goodwill  £	Other intangible assets  £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2024	182,634	17,280	199,914
At 31 March 2025	182,634	17,280	199,914
Amortisation
At 1 April 2024	182,634	17,280	199,914
At 31 March 2025	182,634	17,280	199,914
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025	-	-	-

5	Tangible assets

	Fixtures and fittings £	Leasehold Adaptations £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2024	96,222	88,347	184,569
Additions	12,585	-	12,585
At 31 March 2025	108,807	88,347	197,154
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024	69,913	43,768	113,681
Charge for the year	8,815	12,036	20,851
At 31 March 2025	78,728	55,804	134,532
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025	30,079	32,543	62,622
At 31 March 2024	26,309	44,579	70,888

6

Stocks

	2025 £	2024 £
Work in progress	123,000	98,564

Thompson Crooks Solicitors Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

7

Debtors

Current	2025 £	2024 £
Trade debtors	262,253	353,707
Prepayments	32,039	34,724
Other debtors	2,546	835
	296,838	389,266

8

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2025 £	2024 £
Due within one year
Trade creditors	291	8,324
Taxation and social security	127,155	38,864
Accruals and deferred income	6,655	6,050
Other creditors	3,210,461	1,121,010
	3,344,562	1,174,248

Other creditors includes client account funds of £3,189,491 (2024: £2,489,016). These are held in a separately designated bank account.

Thompson Crooks Solicitors Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

9	Related party transactions

Transactions with directors

2025	At 1 April 2024 £	Advances to director £	Repayments by director £	At 31 March 2025 £
Raymond Crooks
Mr Raymond Crooks	(21,140)	125,246	(108,596)	(4,490)

The above loan is unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.