Company registration number 11890742 (England and Wales)
WESSEX REALTY LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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WESSEX REALTY LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1 - 2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 9
WESSEX REALTY LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 MARCH 2025
31 March 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
64,268
39,923
Investment property
5
7,286,355
8,400,759
7,350,623
8,440,682
Current assets
Debtors
6
1,083,597
926,128
Cash at bank and in hand
449,159
69,445
1,532,756
995,573
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(256,529)
(554,260)
Net current assets
1,276,227
441,313
Total assets less current liabilities
8,626,850
8,881,995
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
8
(546,132)
(593,493)
Provisions for liabilities
(509,298)
(523,003)
Net assets
7,571,420
7,765,499
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
10
100
100
Other reserves
6,761,695
6,761,695
Profit and loss reserves
12
809,625
1,003,704
Total equity
7,571,420
7,765,499
The director of the company has elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
For the financial year ended 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
WESSEX REALTY LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT
31 MARCH 2025
31 March 2025
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The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 11 September 2025
Mr H L Shellabear
Director
Company Registration No. 11890742
WESSEX REALTY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Wessex Realty Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is c/o Azets, Burnham Yard, London End, Beaconsfield, Bucks, United Kingdom, HP9 2JH.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Turnover
Turnover comprises rent and other related income invoiced to tenants, exclusive of Value Added Tax and is recognised in the period to which it relates.
Sales of properties are recognised on exchange of contracts and investments when the sale is completed.
1.3
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Fixtures and fittings
straight line over 7 years
Office equipment
straight line over 5 years
Motor vehicles
straight line over 4 years
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.4
Investment property
Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is initially recognised at cost, which includes the purchase cost and any directly attributable expenditure. Subsequently it is measured at fair value at the reporting end date. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.
1.5
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
WESSEX REALTY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Classification of financial liabilities
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.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.7
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.8
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
WESSEX REALTY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.9
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
1.10
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.11
Leases
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the director is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
Critical judgements
The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.
Valuation of Investment Properties
Investment properties are stated at fair value based on annual revaluations performed by the Director. Fair value is measured using the commercial property yield rate.
WESSEX REALTY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2025
2024
Number
Number
Total
3
2
4
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and machinery etc
£
Cost
At 1 April 2024
62,420
Additions
42,169
Disposals
(7,029)
At 31 March 2025
97,560
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2024
22,497
Depreciation charged in the year
17,249
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(6,454)
At 31 March 2025
33,292
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025
64,268
At 31 March 2024
39,923
5
Investment property
2025
£
Fair value
At 1 April 2024
8,400,759
Additions
185,596
Disposals
(1,300,000)
At 31 March 2025
7,286,355
At the balance sheet date the fair value of the investment properties has been arrived at on the basis of a valuation performed by the Director. Fair value is measured using the commercial property yield rate.
WESSEX REALTY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
5
Investment property
(Continued)
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If investment properties were stated on an historical cost basis rather than a fair value basis, the amounts would have been included as follows:
2025
2024
£
£
Cost
3,661,948
4,010,360
Accumulated depreciation
-
-
Carrying amount
3,661,948
4,010,360
6
Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
111,892
113,117
Other debtors
706,080
547,386
817,972
660,503
2025
2024
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
£
£
Corporation tax recoverable
65,625
65,625
Other debtors
200,000
200,000
265,625
265,625
Total debtors
1,083,597
926,128
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£
£
Bank loans
46,000
211,000
Trade creditors
50,563
64,887
Corporation tax
551
36,640
Other taxation and social security
6,450
49,873
Other creditors
152,965
191,860
256,529
554,260
WESSEX REALTY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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8
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2025
2024
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
546,132
593,493
9
Secured debt
Debenture loans included within creditors are secured on specific company investment properties which have a carrying value of £3,000,000. The directors consider that the carrying amounts of the debenture loans approximate to their fair value.
10
Called up share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary of £1 each
100
100
100
100
11
Other reserves
The balance on the reserve of £6,761,695 at the balance sheet date represents net assets, adjusted for deferred tax, transferred to Wessex Realty Limited on the 31 May 2019 following the de-merger of Shellwin plc.
12
Profit and loss reserves
2025
2024
£
£
At the beginning of the year
1,003,704
134,441
(Loss)/profit for the year
(86,979)
944,863
Dividends declared and paid in the year
(107,100)
(75,600)
At the end of the year
809,625
1,003,704
Included within profit and loss reserves are non-distributable profits, as set out below:
2025
2024
£
£
Non-distributable profits included above
At the beginning of the year
846,158
-
Revaluation of investment properties net of tax
(240,000)
846,158
At the end of the year
606,158
846,158
Distributable profits
203,467
157,546
WESSEX REALTY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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13
Operating lease commitments
Lessee
At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:
2025
2024
£
£
6,784
7,309
14
Related party transactions
At the balance sheet date £200,000 (2024: £200,000) was due from a party related to the director, who is also a shareholder of Wessex Realty Holdings Limited, the ultimate parent company which is incorporated in England and Wales.
Loan interest for this financial year has been waived. The loan is to be repaid in full by 4 October 2026 and is secured over the freehold property owned by the borrower.