Registration number: 08354771

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Contents

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

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Company Information

Directors

E A Tapper C W Highnam P E Shingler J D Read-Brown J M Reynolds D C Gurney M J Hopkins D J Dudding S E Hughes

Registered office

11 Silver Street Ottery St Mary Devon EX11 1DB

Accountants

Easterbrook Eaton Limited Chartered AccountantsEasterbrook Eaton Limited Old Fore Street Sidmouth Devon EX10 8LS

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(Registration number: 08354771)
Abridged Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4	128,253	128,894
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand		144,698	158,358
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year		(6,785)	(14,276)
Net current assets		137,913	144,082
Net assets		266,166	272,976
Reserves
Retained earnings		266,166	272,976
Surplus		266,166	272,976

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.

All of the company’s members have consented to the preparation of an Abridged Balance Sheet in accordance with Section 444(2A) of the Companies Act 2006.

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 3 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

......................................... J M Reynolds Director

......................................... M J Hopkins Director

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

1	General information

The company is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England and Wales, and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the members is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the company in the event of liquidation.

The address of its registered office is:
11 Silver Street
Ottery St Mary
Devon
EX11 1DB

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 3 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 abridged 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 abridged 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.

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 equipment	20% reducing balance basis

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

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 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.

3	Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 9 (2024 - 12).

4	Tangible assets

	Land and buildings £	Furniture, fittings and equipment  £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2024	125,688	4,423	130,111
At 31 March 2025	125,688	4,423	130,111
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024	-	1,217	1,217
Charge for the year	-	641	641
At 31 March 2025	-	1,858	1,858
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025	125,688	2,565	128,253
At 31 March 2024	125,688	3,206	128,894

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £125,688 (2024 - £125,688) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
 

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Dividends