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REGISTERED NUMBER: 13334548 (England and Wales)

D J Cotton & Sons Funeral Directors

Limited

Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

| D J Cotton & Sons Funeral Directors |

| Limited (Registered number: 13334548) |

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Page |

| Company information | 1 |

| Balance sheet | 2 |

| Notes to the financial statements | 4 |

| D J Cotton & Sons Funeral Directors |

| Limited |

Company Information

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

| Directors: | D J Cotton

| Ms B K Davies

| Registered office: | 43 Lampits Hill

| Corringham

| Stanford le Hope

| Essex

| SS17 9AA

| Registered number: | 13334548 (England and Wales)

| Accountants: | Warr & Co Limited

| Chartered Accountants

| Mynshull House

| 78 Churchgate

| Stockport

| Cheshire

| SK1 1YJ

| D J Cotton & Sons Funeral Directors |

| Limited (Registered number: 13334548) |

Balance Sheet

31 March 2025

| 31.3.25 |  | 31.3.24

| Notes | £ | £ |

Fixed assets

Tangible assets | 4 | 32,268 |  | 35,808 |  |

Current assets

Debtors | 5 | 5,169 |  | 900 |  |

Cash at bank | 7,769 |  | 4,014 |  |

12,938 |  | 4,914 |  |

Creditors

Amounts falling due within one year | 6 | (62,896 | ) | (77,628 | ) |

Net current liabilities | (49,958 | ) | (72,714 | ) |

Total assets less current liabilities | (17,690 | ) | (36,906 | ) |

Creditors

Amounts falling due after more than one year | 7 | (8,748 | ) | (15,218 | ) |

Net liabilities | (26,438 | ) | (52,124 | ) |

Capital and reserves

Called up share capital | 8 | 100 |  | 100 |  |

Retained earnings | (26,538 | ) | (52,224 | ) |

Shareholders' funds | (26,438 | ) | (52,124 | ) |

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

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 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.

| D J Cotton & Sons Funeral Directors |

| Limited (Registered number: 13334548) |

Balance Sheet - continued

31 March 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 Income statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 26 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

D J Cotton - Director

| D J Cotton & Sons Funeral Directors |

| Limited (Registered number: 13334548) |

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1. | Statutory information

| D J Cotton & Sons Funeral Directors 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.

| The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis on the grounds that the director will continue to provide sufficient finance to enable the company to continue trading 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.

| Tangible fixed assets

| Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

| Short leasehold | - | 25% on cost

| Fixtures and fittings | - | 25% on cost

| Motor vehicles | - | 25% on reducing balance

| 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.

| Hire purchase and leasing commitments

| Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

| The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability.

3. | Employees and directors

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

| D J Cotton & Sons Funeral Directors |

| Limited (Registered number: 13334548) |

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

4. | Tangible fixed assets

| Fixtures |

| Short |  | and |  | Motor |

| leasehold |  | fittings |  | vehicles |  | Totals

£ | £ | £ | £ |

| Cost

| At 1 April 2024 | 18,123 |  | 3,209 |  | 40,869 |  | 62,201 |  |

| Additions | - |  | - |  | 12,296 |  | 12,296 |  |

| At 31 March 2025 | 18,123 |  | 3,209 |  | 53,165 |  | 74,497 |  |

| Depreciation

| At 1 April 2024 | 4,531 |  | 802 |  | 21,060 |  | 26,393 |  |

| Charge for year | 4,531 |  | 802 |  | 10,503 |  | 15,836 |  |

| At 31 March 2025 | 9,062 |  | 1,604 |  | 31,563 |  | 42,229 |  |

| Net book value

| At 31 March 2025 | 9,061 |  | 1,605 |  | 21,602 |  | 32,268 |  |

| At 31 March 2024 | 13,592 |  | 2,407 |  | 19,809 |  | 35,808 |  |

| Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows:

| Motor

| vehicles

£ |

| Cost

| At 1 April 2024 | 40,869 |  |

| Transfer to ownership | (5,000 | ) |

| At 31 March 2025 | 35,869 |  |

| Depreciation

| At 1 April 2024 | 21,060 |  |

| Charge for year | 6,726 |  |

| Transfer to ownership | (2,188 | ) |

| At 31 March 2025 | 25,598 |  |

| Net book value

| At 31 March 2025 | 10,271 |  |

| At 31 March 2024 | 19,809 |  |

| D J Cotton & Sons Funeral Directors |

| Limited (Registered number: 13334548) |

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

5. | Debtors: amounts falling due within one year |

| 31.3.25 |  | 31.3.24

£ | £ |

| Other debtors | 900 |  | 900 |  |

| VAT | 4,269 |  | - |  |

5,169 |  | 900 |  |

6. | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |

| 31.3.25 |  | 31.3.24

£ | £ |

| Hire purchase contracts | 6,469 |  | 8,592 |  |

| Trade creditors | 795 |  | 851 |  |

| Taxation and social security | - |  | 1,095 |  |

| Other creditors | 55,632 |  | 67,090 |  |

62,896 |  | 77,628 |  |

7. | Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year |

| 31.3.25 |  | 31.3.24

£ | £ |

| Hire purchase contracts | 8,748 |  | 15,218 |  |

8. | Called up share capital

| Allotted, issued and fully paid:

| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 31.3.25 |  | 31.3.24

| value: | £ | £ |

| 100 | Ordinary | £1 | 100 |  | 100 |  |