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REGISTERED NUMBER: 08877518 (England and Wales)

DUTTONS AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

DUTTONS AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08877518)

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 |

DUTTONS AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

| DIRECTORS: | G J Dutton

| A W Dutton

| M G Dutton

| REGISTERED OFFICE: | Ash House Farm

| Park Gate Road

| Saughall

| Chester

| Cheshire

| CH1 6JS

| REGISTERED NUMBER: | 08877518 (England and Wales)

| ACCOUNTANTS: | Murray Smith LLP

| Chartered Accountants

| Darland House

| 44 Winnington Hill

| Northwich

| Cheshire

| CW8 1AU

DUTTONS AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08877518)

BALANCE SHEET

31 MARCH 2025

| 2025 | 2024 |

| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets | 4 | - |  | - |  |

Tangible assets | 5 | 1,061,183 |  | 937,573 |  |

1,061,183 |  | 937,573 |  |

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors | 6 | 935,788 |  | 924,792 |  |

Cash at bank | 93,874 |  | 103,303 |  |

1,029,662 |  | 1,028,095 |  |

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year | 7 | 710,054 |  | 731,225 |  |

NET CURRENT ASSETS | 319,608 |  | 296,870 |  |

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 1,380,791 |  | 1,234,443 |  |

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year | 8 | (239,711 | ) | (232,804 | ) |

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | (201,625 | ) | (178,139 | ) |

NET ASSETS | 939,455 |  | 823,500 |  |

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital | 9 | 300 |  | 300 |  |

Profit and loss account | 939,155 |  | 823,200 |  |

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 939,455 |  | 823,500 |  |

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.

DUTTONS AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08877518)

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 11 November 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

A W Dutton - Director

DUTTONS AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08877518)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION

| Duttons Agricultural Contractors 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.

| Turnover

| Turnover represents the net invoiced sales of goods and services, excluding VAT.

| Goodwill

| Goodwill represents the value of trade acquired in 2014 and is to be amortised over 5 years.

| Intangible assets

| Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

| 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 | - | 10% on reducing balance

| Tractors | - | 20% on reducing balance

| Motor vehicles | - | 20% on reducing balance

| 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.

3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

| The average number of employees during the year was 3 (2024 - 3 ) .

4. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

| Goodwill

£ |

| COST

| At 1 April 2024

| and 31 March 2025 | 150,000 |  |

| AMORTISATION

| At 1 April 2024

| and 31 March 2025 | 150,000 |  |

| NET BOOK VALUE

| At 31 March 2025 | - |  |

| At 31 March 2024 | - |  |

DUTTONS AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08877518)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

| Plant and |  | Motor |

| machinery |  | Tractors |  | vehicles |  | Totals

£ | £ | £ | £ |

| COST

| At 1 April 2024 | 652,796 |  | 813,883 |  | 5,000 |  | 1,471,679 |  |

| Additions | 118,745 |  | 415,000 |  | 19,129 |  | 552,874 |  |

| Disposals | (130,750 | ) | (210,000 | ) | - |  | (340,750 | ) |

| At 31 March 2025 | 640,791 |  | 1,018,883 |  | 24,129 |  | 1,683,803 |  |

| DEPRECIATION

| At 1 April 2024 | 176,990 |  | 353,646 |  | 3,470 |  | 534,106 |  |

| Charge for year | 50,221 |  | 148,168 |  | 4,132 |  | 202,521 |  |

| Eliminated on disposal | (38,407 | ) | (75,600 | ) | - |  | (114,007 | ) |

| At 31 March 2025 | 188,804 |  | 426,214 |  | 7,602 |  | 622,620 |  |

| NET BOOK VALUE

| At 31 March 2025 | 451,987 |  | 592,669 |  | 16,527 |  | 1,061,183 |  |

| At 31 March 2024 | 475,806 |  | 460,237 |  | 1,530 |  | 937,573 |  |

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

2025 | 2024 |

£ | £ |

| Trade debtors | 272,246 |  | 235,647 |  |

| Other debtors | 663,542 |  | 689,145 |  |

935,788 |  | 924,792 |  |

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

2025 | 2024 |

£ | £ |

| Hire purchase contracts | 149,570 |  | 140,257 |  |

| Trade creditors | 118,176 |  | 102,643 |  |

| Taxation and social security | 8,330 |  | 32,177 |  |

| Other creditors | 433,978 |  | 456,148 |  |

710,054 |  | 731,225 |  |

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

2025 | 2024 |

£ | £ |

| Hire purchase contracts | 239,711 |  | 232,804 |  |

9. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

| Allotted, issued and fully paid:

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

| value: | £ | £ |

| 300 | Ordinary | £1 | 300 |  | 300 |  |