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REGISTERED NUMBER: 09329066 (England and Wales)

| Financial Statements |

| for the Year Ended 30 April 2025 |

| for |

| Latimer Hinks Solicitors Limited |

| Latimer Hinks Solicitors Limited (Registered number: 09329066) |

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

Page |

| Company Information | 1 |

| Balance Sheet | 2 |

| Notes to the Financial Statements | 4 |

| Latimer Hinks Solicitors Limited |

Company Information

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

| DIRECTORS: | A L Wood

| E F Armstrong

| N S Palmer

| M Williamson

| D S Williams

| J Quayle

| G E Ibbotson

| REGISTERED OFFICE: | 5-8 Priestgate

| DARLINGTON

| County Durham

| DL1 1NL

| REGISTERED NUMBER: | 09329066 (England and Wales)

| ACCOUNTANTS: | Clive Owen LLP

| Chartered Accountants

| 140 Coniscliffe Road

| DARLINGTON

| Co Durham

| DL3 7RT

| Latimer Hinks Solicitors Limited (Registered number: 09329066) |

Balance Sheet

30 April 2025

| 2025 |  | 2024

| Notes | £ | £ |

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets | 4 | 1,122,143 |  | 853,766 |  |

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors | 5 | 1,568,985 |  | 1,569,011 |  |

Cash at bank and in hand | 963,652 |  | 883,173 |  |

2,532,637 |  | 2,452,184 |  |

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year | 6 | (1,490,986 | ) | (1,102,844 | ) |

NET CURRENT ASSETS | 1,041,651 |  | 1,349,340 |  |

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 2,163,794 |  | 2,203,106 |  |

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year | 7 | (251,540 | ) | (297,311 | ) |

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 10 | (56,486 | ) | (50,027 | ) |

NET ASSETS | 1,855,768 |  | 1,855,768 |  |

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital | 11 | 400 |  | 400 |  |

Retained earnings | 1,855,368 |  | 1,855,368 |  |

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 1,855,768 |  | 1,855,768 |  |

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 April 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their 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.

| Latimer Hinks Solicitors Limited (Registered number: 09329066) |

Balance Sheet - continued

30 April 2025

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 Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 19 October 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

E F Armstrong - Director

| Latimer Hinks Solicitors Limited (Registered number: 09329066) |

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION

| Latimer Hinks Solicitors 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.

| There were no material departures from that standard.

| The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and have also been consistently applied within the same accounts.

| 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 represents amounts charged to clients for professional services provided during the year excluding VAT and third-party invoiced disbursements. Revenue is recognised on an individual engagement basis when the right to consideration has been obtained from the client in exchange for work performed and where the recoverability of the consideration can be assessed with reasonable probability. Turnover in respect of contingent fee assignments (over and above any agreed minimum fee) is only recognised when the contingent event occurs and recoverability of the fee is assured.

| Unbilled turnover on individual client assignments is included in amounts recoverable on contracts within

| debtors.

| Tangible fixed assets

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

| Freehold property | - | 10% on cost

| Fixtures and fittings | - | 15% on reducing balance

| Office equipment | - | 20% on cost

| Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment.

| Financial instruments

| Basic financial instruments are recognised at amortised cost with changes recognised in profit or loss.

| 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.

| Latimer Hinks Solicitors Limited (Registered number: 09329066) |

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

| 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 56 (2024 - 56 ) .

4. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

| Fixtures |

| Freehold |  | Leasehold |  | and |  | Office |

| property |  | property |  | fittings |  | equipment |  | Totals

£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |

| COST

| At 1 May 2024 | 754,828 |  | - |  | 66,181 |  | 181,420 |  | 1,002,429 |  |

| Additions | 332,500 |  | - |  | 7,560 |  | 71,226 |  | 411,286 |  |

| Reclassification/transfer | (43,554 | ) | 43,554 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  |

| At 30 April 2025 | 1,043,774 |  | 43,554 |  | 73,741 |  | 252,646 |  | 1,413,715 |  |

| DEPRECIATION

| At 1 May 2024 | 33,093 |  | - |  | 25,153 |  | 90,417 |  | 148,663 |  |

| Charge for year | 91,981 |  | 4,356 |  | 6,797 |  | 39,775 |  | 142,909 |  |

| Reclassification/transfer | (871 | ) | 871 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  |

| At 30 April 2025 | 124,203 |  | 5,227 |  | 31,950 |  | 130,192 |  | 291,572 |  |

| NET BOOK VALUE

| At 30 April 2025 | 919,571 |  | 38,327 |  | 41,791 |  | 122,454 |  | 1,122,143 |  |

| At 30 April 2024 | 721,735 |  | - |  | 41,028 |  | 91,003 |  | 853,766 |  |

| Latimer Hinks Solicitors Limited (Registered number: 09329066) |

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

5. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |

2025 | 2024 |

£ | £ |

| Trade debtors | 594,889 |  | 594,758 |  |

| Amounts owed by group undertakings | - |  | 16,135 |  |

| Amounts recoverable on contract | 867,280 |  | 796,863 |  |

| Prepayments and accrued income | 106,816 |  | 161,255 |  |

1,568,985 |  | 1,569,011 |  |

6. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |

2025 | 2024 |

£ | £ |

| Bank loans and overdrafts | 47,649 |  | 64,495 |  |

| Trade creditors | 4,361 |  | 5,976 |  |

| Amounts owed to group undertakings | 139,240 |  | - |  |

| Taxation and social security | 425,744 |  | 335,721 |  |

| Directors' current accounts | 151,197 |  | 136,004 |  |

| Accruals and deferred income | 722,795 |  | 560,648 |  |

1,490,986 |  | 1,102,844 |  |

7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |

2025 | 2024 |

£ | £ |

| Bank loans - 2-5 years | 135,752 |  | 173,404 |  |

| Bank loans more 5 yr by instal | 115,788 |  | 123,907 |  |

251,540 |  | 297,311 |  |

| Amounts falling due in more than five years:

| Repayable by instalments

| Bank loans more 5 yr by instal | 115,788 |  | 123,907 |  |

8. | LEASING AGREEMENTS

| Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:

2025 | 2024 |

£ | £ |

| Within one year | 23,734 |  | 25,742 |  |

| Between one and five years | 47,467 |  | 71,200 |  |

71,201 |  | 96,942 |  |

| Latimer Hinks Solicitors Limited (Registered number: 09329066) |

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

9. | SECURED DEBTS

| The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2025 | 2024 |

£ | £ |

| Bank loans | 299,189 |  | 361,806 |  |

| These debts are secured with a fixed charge over freehold property held by the company.

10. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

2025 | 2024 |

£ | £ |

| Deferred tax | 56,486 |  | 50,027 |  |

| Deferred |

| tax |

£ |

| Balance at 1 May 2024 | 50,027 |  |

| Accelerated capital allowances | 6,459 |  |

| Balance at 30 April 2025 | 56,486 |  |

11. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

| Alloted, issued and fully paid:

| Number: |  | Class: |  | Nominal |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |

|  | value: |  | £ |  |  | £ |  |

| 400 |  | Ordinary |  | £1 |  | 400 |  |  | 400 |  |

|  | 400 |  |  | 400 |  |

12. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |

|  | £ |  |  | £ |  |

| Amount due to directors |  |  | 151,197 |  |  | 136,004 |  |

| No interest was charged during the year.

13. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

| The controlling party is Latimer Hinks Holdings Limited

| Latimer Hinks Solicitors Limited is wholly owned subsidiary of Latimer Hinks Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. The registered office of Latimer Hinks Holdings Limited is 5-8 Priestgate, Darlington, England, DL1 1NL.