REGISTERED NUMBER: 05038501 (England and Wales)

Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

for

Shakespeare Holdings Limited

Page

Company Information

1

Abridged Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

4

DIRECTOR:

N M Higginson

REGISTERED OFFICE:

36 Bidavon Industrial Estate

Waterloo Road

Bidford on Avon

Alcester

Warwickshire

B50 4JN

REGISTERED NUMBER:

05038501 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

Attwoods

Chartered Certified Accountants

90-92 High Street

Evesham

Worcestershire

WR11 4EU

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

4

455,377

412,691

Investments

5

500,300

500,200

955,677

912,891

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

997,281

467,851

Cash at bank

40

356,609

997,321

824,460

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

824,091

754,232

NET CURRENT ASSETS

173,230

70,228

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

1,128,907

983,119

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

111,412

103,174

NET ASSETS

1,017,495

879,945

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

200

200

Retained earnings

1,017,295

879,745

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

1,017,495

879,945

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.

All the members have consented to the preparation of an abridged Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 January 2025 in accordance with Section 444(2A) of the Companies Act 2006.

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

The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 31 October 2025 and were signed by:

N M Higginson - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Shakespeare Holdings Limited 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.

Related party exemption

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Turnover

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

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

-

20% on cost

Investments in subsidiaries

Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost.

Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, 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.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

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

4.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Totals

£

COST

At 1 February 2024

1,718,286

Additions

153,185

At 31 January 2025

1,871,471

DEPRECIATION

At 1 February 2024

1,305,595

Charge for year

110,499

At 31 January 2025

1,416,094

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 January 2025

455,377

At 31 January 2024

412,691

5.	FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

Information on investments other than loans is as follows:

Totals

£

COST

At 1 February 2024

500,200

Additions

100

At 31 January 2025

500,300

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 January 2025

500,300

At 31 January 2024

500,200

6.	DIRECTOR'S ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES

The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the years ended 31 January 2025 and 31 January 2024:

31.1.25

31.1.24

£

£

N M Higginson

Balance outstanding at start of year

27,599

423,886

Amounts advanced

457,432

200,131

Amounts repaid

(184,472

)

(596,418

)

Amounts written off

-

-

Amounts waived

-

-

Balance outstanding at end of year

300,559

27,599

7.	ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The controlling party is N M Higginson.