Registration number: 06376629

World of Country Life Limited

Contents

Company Information	1
Balance Sheet	2 to 3
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements	4 to 8

World of Country Life Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mrs P J Lee Mr N P Lee

Company secretary

Mrs P J Lee

Registered office

28 Alexandra Terrace Exmouth Devon EX8 1BD

Accountants

Thompson Jenner LLP Chartered Accountants 28 Alexandra Terrace Exmouth Devon EX8 1BD

World of Country Life Limited

(Registration number: 06376629)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4	188,255	212,468
Current assets
Stocks	5	68,092	62,332
Debtors	6	583,337	441,011
Cash at bank and in hand		172,521	93,992
		823,950	597,335
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	7	(913,869)	(670,888)
Net current liabilities		(89,919)	(73,553)
Total assets less current liabilities		98,336	138,915
Provisions for liabilities		(27,957)	(33,180)
Net assets		70,379	105,735
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital		2	2
Retained earnings		70,377	105,733
Shareholders' funds		70,379	105,735

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 special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

World of Country Life Limited

(Registration number: 06376629)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

These financial statements have been 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 9 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

......................................... Mr N P Lee Director

World of Country Life Limited

Notes to the Unaudited 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:
28 Alexandra Terrace
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 1BD

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.

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.

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.

World of Country Life Limited

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

Deferred income tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

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.

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
Short leasehold	Over 10 years
Plant and machinery	10% reducing balance basis
Fixtures and fittings	15% reducing balance basis
Motor vehicles	15% reducing balance basis
Office equipment	15% reducing balance basis

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 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 inventories 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.

World of Country Life Limited

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

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.

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

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3	Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 47 (2024 - 36).

World of Country Life Limited

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

4	Tangible assets

	Land and buildings £	Furniture, fittings and equipment  £	Motor vehicles  £	Other tangible assets £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2024	153,832	127,208	125,362	251,239	657,641
Additions	-	2,085	-	97	2,182
At 31 March 2025	153,832	129,293	125,362	251,336	659,823
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024	144,375	90,815	69,130	140,853	445,173
Charge for the year	1,135	5,786	8,435	11,039	26,395
At 31 March 2025	145,510	96,601	77,565	151,892	471,568
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025	8,322	32,692	47,797	99,444	188,255
At 31 March 2024	9,457	36,393	56,232	110,386	212,468

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £8,322 (2024 - £9,457) in respect of short leasehold land and buildings.
 

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Stocks

	2025 £	2024 £
Closing stock - Catering	15,560	15,943
Closing stock - Retail	52,532	46,389
	68,092	62,332

World of Country Life Limited

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

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Debtors

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Trade debtors		2,967	5,667
Amounts owed by companies in which the company has a participating interest		530,237	410,517
Other debtors		7,110	5,266
Prepayments and accrued income		43,023	19,561
Total current trade and other debtors		583,337	441,011

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Creditors

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Due within one year
Trade creditors		106,848	67,941
Amounts owed to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest		659,987	459,987
Taxation and social security		80,159	81,134
Other creditors		9,459	8,681
Accrued expenses		19,416	15,145
Deferred income		38,000	38,000
		913,869	670,888