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Registration number: 7497123

C J Please Limited

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

 

(Registration number: 7497123)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

174,039

205,280

Current assets

 

Stocks

5

4,670

7,840

Debtors

6

123,304

106,168

Investments

7

30

30

Cash at bank and in hand

 

4,118

4,061

 

132,122

118,099

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(145,167)

(150,271)

Net current liabilities

 

(13,045)

(32,172)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

160,994

173,108

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

8

(2,014)

(12,452)

Net assets

 

158,980

160,656

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

9

100

100

Retained earnings

158,880

160,556

Shareholders' funds

 

158,980

160,656

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 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 14 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr I R Please
Director

 

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 England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Cosmopolitan House
Old Fore Street
Sidmouth
Devon
EX10 8LS

The principal place of business is:
The Croft
Marsh Green
Exeter
Devon
EX5 2HE

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 14 October 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.

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 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.

 

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

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

Motor Vehicles

20% p.a. reducing balance basis.

Plant and Machinery

10% p.a. reducing balance basis.

Leasehold Improvements

5% straight line basis

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.


Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

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.

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.

 

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

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.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

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.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 7 (2024 - 7).

 

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

4

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

57,834

62,875

469,057

589,766

Disposals

-

-

(9,600)

(9,600)

At 31 March 2025

57,834

62,875

459,457

580,166

Depreciation

At 1 April 2024

5,259

28,074

351,153

384,486

Charge for the year

2,891

3,480

23,259

29,630

Eliminated on disposal

-

-

(7,989)

(7,989)

At 31 March 2025

8,150

31,554

366,423

406,127

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

49,684

31,321

93,034

174,039

At 31 March 2024

52,575

34,801

117,904

205,280

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £49,684 (2024 - £52,575) in respect of long leasehold land and buildings.
 

5

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Other inventories

4,670

7,840

6

Debtors

Current

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

101,094

89,312

Prepayments

22,210

16,360

Other debtors

-

496

 

123,304

106,168

7

Current asset investments

2025
£

2024
£

Other investments

30

30

 

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

8

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

10

15,638

26,201

Trade creditors

 

35,710

33,047

Taxation and social security

 

13,710

10,468

Accruals and deferred income

 

2,080

4,842

Other creditors

 

78,029

75,713

 

145,167

150,271

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

10

2,014

12,452

9

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2025

2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary of £1 each

100

100

100

100

       

10

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

2,014

12,452

Current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

10,190

9,941

Bank overdrafts

5,448

16,260

15,638

26,201

 

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

11

Related party transactions

Transactions with directors

2025

At 1 April 2024
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 March 2025
£

Amounts outstanding owed to Director

(74,985)

717

(74,268)

 

2024

At 1 April 2023
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 March 2024
£

Amounts outstanding owed to Director

(79,706)

4,721

(74,985)

 

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Remuneration

25,896

28,902