REGISTERED NUMBER: 01907209 (England and Wales)

Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

for

Development Planning & Design Services

Group Limited

Page

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

4

DIRECTOR:

L M Durrant

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Old Bank House

5 Devizes Road

Old Town

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN1 4BJ

REGISTERED NUMBER:

01907209 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

Mander Duffill

Chartered Accountants

The Old Post Office

41-43 Market Place

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 3HR

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

4

915,038

919,829

Investments

5

566,598

530,497

1,481,636

1,450,326

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

6

785,305

661,020

Cash at bank and in hand

27,712

90,736

813,017

751,756

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

7

260,977

16,414

NET CURRENT ASSETS

552,040

735,342

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

2,033,676

2,185,668

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

85,819

86,838

NET ASSETS

1,947,857

2,098,830

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

7,800

7,800

Share premium

2,450

2,450

Revaluation reserve

8

584,218

584,218

Capital redemption reserve

2,812

2,812

Retained earnings

1,350,577

1,501,550

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

1,947,857

2,098,830

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 director acknowledges his 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.

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 director and authorised for issue on 3 December 2025 and were signed by:

L M Durrant - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Development Planning & Design Services Group 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 as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

Turnover

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

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 etc

-

25% on reducing balance, 25% on cost, 20% on reducing balance and 4% on cost

Investments in subsidiaries

Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 1 (2024 - 1 ) .

4.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Plant and

Land and

machinery

buildings

etc

Totals

£

£

£

COST OR VALUATION

At 1 April 2024

900,000

453,703

1,353,703

Additions

-

810

810

At 31 March 2025

900,000

454,513

1,354,513

DEPRECIATION

At 1 April 2024

-

433,874

433,874

Charge for year

-

5,601

5,601

At 31 March 2025

-

439,475

439,475

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2025

900,000

15,038

915,038

At 31 March 2024

900,000

19,829

919,829

In the opinion of the directors, depreciation calculated on the property's cost less residual value is not material.

Cost or valuation at 31 March 2025 is represented by:

Plant and

Land and

machinery

buildings

etc

Totals

£

£

£

Valuation in 2013

254,718

-

254,718

Valuation in 2018

329,500

-

329,500

Cost

315,782

454,513

770,295

900,000

454,513

1,354,513

If freehold land and buildings had not been revalued they would have been included at the following historical cost:

31.3.25

31.3.24

£

£

Cost

315,782

315,782

Freehold property was valued on an open market basis on 31 March 2018 by Mr L M Durrant (FRICS) .

5.	FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

Shares in

group

Other

undertakings

investments

Totals

£

£

£

COST OR VALUATION

At 1 April 2024

2,950

527,547

530,497

Additions

-

174,915

174,915

Disposals

-

(131,923

)

(131,923

)

Revaluations

-

(6,891

)

(6,891

)

At 31 March 2025

2,950

563,648

566,598

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2025

2,950

563,648

566,598

At 31 March 2024

2,950

527,547

530,497

Cost or valuation at 31 March 2025 is represented by:

Shares in

group

Other

undertakings

investments

Totals

£

£

£

Valuation in 2025

-

(6,891

)

(6,891

)

Cost

2,950

570,539

573,489

2,950

563,648

566,598

Development Planning & Design Services Group Limited owns the following shareholdings in its subsidiary companies:

No. of shares

Share capital

£

Development Planning Design Services Ltd

950

950

DPDS Architecture Ltd

1,000

1,000

DPDS Consulting Ltd

1,000

1,000

2,950

6.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.3.25

31.3.24

£

£

Trade debtors

2,310

2,747

Other debtors

782,995

658,273

785,305

661,020

7.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.3.25

31.3.24

£

£

Trade creditors

864

540

Other creditors

260,113

15,874

260,977

16,414

8.

RESERVES

Revaluation

reserve

£

At 1 April 2024

and 31 March 2025

584,218