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| DIRECTORS | A R C Friend (Appointed 20 June 2025) |
| S A Goddard | |
| J A G Goddard | |
| A R Goddard | |
| G M Kealy-Goddard |
| REGISTERED OFFICE | Mardleybury Manor |
| Reed End | |
| Royston | |
| Hertfordshire | |
| SG8 9RL | |
| United Kingdom |
| COMPANY NUMBER | 12200113 (England and Wales) |
| ACCOUNTANT | S&W Partners (East) LLP |
| Stonecross | |
| Trumpington High Street | |
| Cambridge | |
| CB2 9SU |
| Note | 2025 | 2024 | ||
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| Fixed assets | ||||
| Investment property | 4 |
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| 20,180,000 | 20,180,000 | |||
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| Debtors | 5 |
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| Cash at bank and in hand |
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| 500,150 | 488,735 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 6 | (
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| Net current liabilities | (1,492,511) | (2,131,116) | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 18,687,489 | 18,048,884 | ||
| Provision for liabilities | 7 | (
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| Total shareholder's funds |
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Directors' responsibilities:
The financial statements of Goddardpropco Limited (registered number:
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S A Goddard
Director |
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial year and to the preceding financial year, unless otherwise stated.
Goddardpropco Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the Company's registered office is Mardleybury Manor, Reed End, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9RL, United Kingdom.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value, and in accordance with ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council, including Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS102), and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The functional currency of Goddardpropco Limited is considered to be pounds sterling because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates.
These financial statements are separate financial statements.
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
The directors have made an assessment in preparing these financial statements as to whether the Company is a going concern and have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recoverable) using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the Balance Sheet date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax arises as a result of including items of income and expenditure in taxation computations in periods different from those in which they are included in the Company's financial statements. Deferred tax is provided in full on timing differences which result in an obligation to pay more or less tax at a future date, at the average tax rates that are expected to apply when the timing differences reverse, based on enacted or substantively enacted tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit. Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised.
The Company as lessor
Amounts due from lessees under finance leases are recognised as receivables at the amount of the company’s net investment in the leases. Finance lease income is allocated to accounting periods so as to reflect a constant periodic rate of return on the company’s net investment outstanding in respect of leases.
Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The fair value is determined annually by external valuers and derived from current market rent and investment property yields for comparable real estate, adjusted if necessary, for any difference in nature, location or condition of the specific property.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the Balance Sheet date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (when the effect of the time value of money is material).
When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.
Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised when approved by the shareholders.
In the year ended 31 March 2024, dividends were paid from reserves, which totalled £51,314. In the prior year financial statements, these dividends were deducted from called up share capital. The correct treatment of these dividends was to deduct the expense from the profit and loss account, as detailed below.
| As previously reported | Adjustment | As restated | ||||
| Year ended 31 March 2024 | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Called up share capital | 11,614,049 | 51,314 | 11,665,363 | |||
| Profit and loss account | 5,370,598 | (51,314) | 5,319,284 |
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The 2024 valuations were made by external valuers, on an open market value for existing use basis.
The method of determining fair value was a combination of investment and comparable transactions, dependent on the individual asset concerned. Significant assumptions applied related to the investment yield.
Historic cost
If the investment properties had been accounted for under the cost accounting rules, the properties would have been measured as follows:
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| Historic cost less depreciation | 14,372,522 | 14,704,780 |
In determining the accumulated depreciation under the historic cost accounting rules, depreciation over 25 years on the buildings has been provided for. For properties where the value attributable to the land and the buildings cannot be easily determined, the cost has been apportioned based on an estimate that 40% of cost relates to the land and 60% relates to the buildings.
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An interest free loan from a director was outstanding during the year. The balance at the year end was £1,503,330 (2024: £2,171,590).
Included within office expenses are management charges of £45,900 (2024: £26,000) charged by a partnership in which two of the directors are partners.
Included within accountancy expenses is a recharge of bookkeeping expenses which total £Nil in the year (2024: £5,400). This was recharged by a partnership in which two of the directors are partners.
Parent Company:
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| Mardleybury Manor, Reed End, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9RL |