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Registration number: 12654663

West Country Contracting Ltd
Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

West Country Contracting Ltd

Contents

Company Information | 1
Balance Sheet | 2 to 3
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements | 4 to 11

West Country Contracting Ltd

Company Information

Directors | Mr Michael John Stevens Mr William Searles Mr Matthew Lee Simonds

Registered office | 2 Clyst Works Clyst Road Topsham Exeter Devon EX3 0DB

Accountants | Redwoods Chartered Certified Accountants2 Clyst Works Clyst Road Topsham Exeter Devon EX3 0DB

West Country Contracting Ltd

(Registration number: 12654663)
Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2025

| Note | 2025 £ | 2024 £
Fixed assets |  |  |
Tangible assets | 4 | 64,691 | 82,654
Current assets |  |  |
Stocks | 5 | 9,000 | 9,000
Debtors | 6 | 738,869 | 605,035
Cash at bank and in hand |  | 12,948 | -
|  | 760,817 | 614,035
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year | 7 | (708,812) | (558,054)
Net current assets |  | 52,005 | 55,981
Total assets less current liabilities |  | 116,696 | 138,635
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year | 7 | (24,317) | (38,589)
Provisions for liabilities |  | (16,173) | (7,408)
Net assets |  | 76,206 | 92,638
Capital and reserves |  |  |
Called up share capital | 8 | 100 | 100
Retained earnings |  | 76,106 | 92,538
Shareholders' funds |  | 76,206 | 92,638

For the financial year ending 30 June 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 and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 5 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

West Country Contracting Ltd

(Registration number: 12654663)
Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2025

......................................... Mr Michael John Stevens Director
......................................... Mr William Searles Director
......................................... Mr Matthew Lee Simonds Director

West Country Contracting Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

1 | General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
2 Clyst Works
Clyst Road
Topsham
Exeter
Devon
EX3 0DB

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 5 November 2025.

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 accounts are presented in £ sterling and rounded to £1

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.

Contract revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised as contract activity progresses so that for incomplete contracts it reflects the partial performance of the contractual obligations. For such contracts the amount of revenue reflects the accrual of the right to consideration by reference to the value of the work performed. Revenue not billed to customers is included in debtors and payments on account in excess of the relevant amount of revenue are included in creditors.
Income that is contingent on events outside the control of the company is recognised when the contingent event occurs.

West Country Contracting Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

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.

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.

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
Office and computer equipment | 33.3% straight line
Motor vehicles | 25.0% straight line

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.

West Country Contracting Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

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.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.
Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

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.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

West Country Contracting Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 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

Classification
The company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities, such as trade and other accounts receivable and payable and loans from banks/other third parties.
Recognition and measurement
Debt instruments like loans are initially measured at present value of the future payments and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Debt instruments that are payable or receivable within one year, typically trade payable or receivables, are measured initially and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received. In the case of a non current liability not at a market rate of interest, the financial liability is measured initially and subsequently at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument
Impairment
Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.
For financial assets measured at amortised cost, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated cash flows, discounted at the assets original effective interest rate.
For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate, which is an approximation, of the amount that the company would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the statement of financial position when there is an 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.

3 | Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 13 (2024 - 9).

West Country Contracting Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

4 | Tangible assets

| Plant and machinery £ | Office equipment £ | Motor vehicles £ | Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 July 2024 | 14,037 | 3,379 | 123,943 | 141,359
Additions | 8,421 | - | 11,989 | 20,410
Disposals | - | - | (10,000) | (10,000)
At 30 June 2025 | 22,458 | 3,379 | 125,932 | 151,769
Depreciation
At 1 July 2024 | 4,235 | 1,932 | 52,538 | 58,705
Charge for the year | 4,643 | 623 | 29,560 | 34,826
Eliminated on disposal | - | - | (6,453) | (6,453)
At 30 June 2025 | 8,878 | 2,555 | 75,645 | 87,078
Carrying amount
At 30 June 2025 | 13,580 | 824 | 50,287 | 64,691
At 30 June 2024 | 9,802 | 1,447 | 71,405 | 82,654

5 | Stocks

| 2025 £ | 2024 £
Other inventories | 9,000 | 9,000

6 | Debtors

Current | 2025 £ | 2024 £
Trade debtors | 325,743 | 265,155
Prepayments | 1,709 | 17,398
Other debtors | 411,417 | 322,482
| 738,869 | 605,035

Details of non-current trade and other debtors

£84,847 (2024 -£50,992) of Retention debtors is classified as non current.

West Country Contracting Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

7 | Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

| Note | 2025 £ | 2024 £
Due within one year |  |  |
Loans and borrowings | 9 | 214,273 | 20,979
Trade creditors |  | 243,600 | 234,218
Taxation and social security |  | 36,525 | 24,934
Accruals and deferred income |  | 22,753 | 21,452
Other creditors |  | 191,661 | 256,471
|  | 708,812 | 558,054

Current Creditors include loans which are secured against the assets of the company of £181,419 (2024: £241,421)

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

| Note | 2025 £ | 2024 £
Due after one year |  |  |
Loans and borrowings | 9 | 24,317 | 38,589

Non Current Creditors include loans which are secured against the assets of the company of £24,317 (2024: £38,589)

8 | Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

| 2025 | 2024
| No. | £ | No. | £
Ordinary type A of £1 each | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60
Ordinary type B of £1 each | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 100

West Country Contracting Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

9 | Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

| 2025 £ | 2024 £
Hire purchase contracts | 24,317 | 38,589

Current loans and borrowings

| 2025 £ | 2024 £
Bank overdrafts | - | 6,706
Hire purchase contracts | 14,273 | 14,273
Other borrowings | 200,000 | -
| 214,273 | 20,979

10 | Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

| 2025 £ | 2024 £
Not later than one year | 7,059 | 7,059
Later than one year and not later than five years | 4,705 | 11,764
| 11,764 | 18,823

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £6,849 (2024 - £7,428).

11 | Related party transactions

West Country Contracting Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

Transactions with directors

2025 | At 1 July 2024 £ | Advances to director £ | Repayments by director £ | At 30 June 2025 £
Mr Matthew Lee Simonds
Directors loan repaid post year end | 83 | 260 | (395) | (52)

2024 | At 1 July 2023 £ | Advances to director £ | At 30 June 2024 £
Mr Matthew Lee Simonds
Directors loan repaid post year end | - | 83 | 83