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Registration number: 08965777

Bickenhall Developments Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

 

Bickenhall Developments Limited

Contents

Balance Sheet

1

Notes to the Financial Statements

2 to 7

 

Bickenhall Developments Limited

(Registration number: 08965777)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

2,375

3,377

Current assets

 

Stocks

5

5,520,329

4,097,023

Debtors

6

69,184

70,738

Cash at bank and in hand

 

3,028

217,044

 

5,592,541

4,384,805

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(3,157,820)

(3,149,101)

Net current assets

 

2,434,721

1,235,704

Total assets less current liabilities

 

2,437,096

1,239,081

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

(2,986,769)

(1,762,233)

Provisions for liabilities

9,148

2,518

Net liabilities

 

(540,525)

(520,634)

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

100

100

Retained earnings

(540,625)

(520,734)

Shareholders' deficit

 

(540,525)

(520,634)

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.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and FRS 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 23 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

Mr A T Aplin
Director

   
     
 

Bickenhall Developments Limited

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

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Bickenhall House
Bickenhall
Taunton
Somerset
TA3 5RU

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 23 October 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 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 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.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional and presentational currency of the company, and rounded to the nearest £.

Going concern

The directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis. Loans to connected parties will not be repaid to the detriment of the company's ability to pay its other debts as they fall due.

Revenue recognition

Revenue comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and for the provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Revenue is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue for the sale of goods when all the following conditions are satisfied:
a) the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer;
b) the group retains no continuing involvement or control over the goods;
c) the amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
d) it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the company; and
e) specific criteria have been met for each of the groups activities.
 

 

Bickenhall Developments Limited

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

Government grants

Government grants are recognised when it is reasonable to expect that the grants will be received
and that all related conditions will be met, usually on submission of a valid claim or payment.

Government grants in respect of capital expenditure are credited to a deferred income account and
are released to profit over the expected useful lives of the relevant assets by equal annual
instalments.
Grants of a revenue nature are credited to income so as to match them with the expenditure to which
they relate.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

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

Plant and machinery

20% straight line

Office equipment

25% straight line

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.

 

Bickenhall Developments Limited

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

Debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors 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.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Dividends and other distributions to the equity holders of the company are recognised as a liability in the statement of changes in equity in the period in which the dividend and other distributions are approved by the shareholders.

 

Bickenhall Developments Limited

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

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year was 2 (2024 - 2).

4

Tangible assets

Plant and machinery
£

Office equipment
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

80,548

1,116

81,664

Additions

-

615

615

At 31 March 2025

80,548

1,731

82,279

Depreciation

At 1 April 2024

77,450

837

78,287

Charge for the year

1,223

394

1,617

At 31 March 2025

78,673

1,231

79,904

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

1,875

500

2,375

At 31 March 2024

3,098

279

3,377

5

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Work in progress

5,520,329

4,097,023

6

Debtors

2025
£

2024
£

Other debtors

67,937

69,491

Prepayments

1,247

1,247

69,184

70,738

 

Bickenhall Developments Limited

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

7

Creditors

Due within one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

 

Loans and borrowings

8

95,751

461,642

Other creditors

 

1,428,089

1,087,757

Accruals

 

1,633,980

1,599,702

 

3,157,820

3,149,101

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

8

2,986,769

1,762,233

Creditors due under one year include bank loans which are secured of £95,751 (2024 - £461,642)

Creditors due over one year include bank loans which are secured of £1,769 (2024 - £12,233)

8

Loans and borrowings

Current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

95,751

461,642

Non-current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

1,736,769

512,233

Other borrowings

1,250,000

1,250,000

2,986,769

1,762,233

 

Bickenhall Developments Limited

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

Bank borrowings

A Bounce Back Loan is denominated in Sterling with a nominal interest rate of 2.5%, and the final instalment is due on 18 May 2026. The carrying amount at year end is £12,233 (2024 - £22,435).

The Bounce Back loan is unsecured.

The company took out a bank loan facility which is denominated in Sterling with a nominal interest rate of base rate plus 4.25%, and the final instalment is due on 15 March 2025. The carrying amount at year end is £1,735,000 (2024 - £451,439).

The loan is secured by a fixed charge over the development property to which it relates and a floating charge over the assets of the company.

The company took out a bank loan facility which is denominated in Sterling with a nominal interest rate of base rate plus 4.25%, and the final instalment is due on 25 September 2026. The carrying amount at year end is £85,287 (2024 - £500,000).

The loan is secured by a fixed charge over the development property to which it relates and a floating charge over the assets of the company.

9

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Amounts not provided for in the balance sheet

The total amount of guarantees not included in the balance sheet is £175,000 (2024 - £175,000). The directors have given a joint personal guarantee against bank borrowings, limited to £175,000 plus interest and other costs.