Registration number: 08656270

Appleton Hall Veterinary Clinic Ltd

Contents

Company Information	1
Balance Sheet	2 to 3
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements	4 to 10

Appleton Hall Veterinary Clinic Ltd

Company Information

Directors

Mr S Grove Mrs S Grove J H Grove A Keene T F Keene

Registered office

31 Dudlow Green Road Appleton Warrington Cheshire WA4 5EQ

Accountants

Hazlewoods LLP Staverton Court Staverton Cheltenham GL51 0UX

Appleton Hall Veterinary Clinic Ltd

(Registration number: 08656270)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Fixed assets
Intangible assets	4	102,000	108,000
Tangible assets	5	86,101	94,208
		188,101	202,208
Current assets
Stocks		31,688	34,756
Debtors	6	142,176	12,218
Cash at bank and in hand		172,654	201,463
		346,518	248,437
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	7	(149,401)	(117,647)
Net current assets		197,117	130,790
Total assets less current liabilities		385,218	332,998
Deferred tax liabilities	8	(12,832)	(10,040)
Net assets		372,386	322,958
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital	10	100	100
Retained earnings		372,286	322,858
Shareholders' funds		372,386	322,958

Appleton Hall Veterinary Clinic Ltd

(Registration number: 08656270)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

For the financial period 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 period 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.

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 10 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

Mr S Grove
Director

Mrs S Grove
Director

J H Grove
Director

A Keene
Director

T F Keene
Director

Appleton Hall Veterinary Clinic Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2024 to 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:
31 Dudlow Green Road
Appleton
Warrington
Cheshire
WA4 5EQ

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 for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.

Going concern

After reviewing the company's current forecasts and projections, together with the facilities available to the company, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts 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 if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
 

Judgements and estimation uncertainty

No significant judgements have been made by management in preparing these financial statements.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

No key sources of estimation uncertainty have been identified by management in preparing these financial statements other than those detailed in these accounting policies.

Appleton Hall Veterinary Clinic Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025

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 and after eliminating sales within the company.

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 the profit and loss account, except that a charge 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 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 statement of financial position 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
Leasehold improvements	10% of cost
Plant and machinery	15% reducing balance
Office equipment	33.33% of cost
Fixtures and fittings	10% reducing balance
Motor vehicles	25% reducing balance

Goodwill

Positive goodwill is capitalised, classified as an asset on the balance sheet and amortised on a straight line basis over its useful economic life, which the directors believe to be 20 years. It is reviewed for impairment at the end of its first full financial year following the acquisition and in other periods if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

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.

Appleton Hall Veterinary Clinic Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025

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. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. 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 debtors.

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.

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 all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

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

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.

Appleton Hall Veterinary Clinic Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025

Financial instruments

Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.

Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Impairment
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss as described below.

A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the period, was as follows:

	1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025  No.	Year ended 30 September 2024  No.
Average number of employees	12	11

4

Intangible assets

	Goodwill  £	Total £
Cost
At 1 October 2024	240,000	240,000
At 31 March 2025	240,000	240,000
Amortisation
At 1 October 2024	132,000	132,000
Amortisation charge	6,000	6,000
At 31 March 2025	138,000	138,000
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025	102,000	102,000
At 30 September 2024	108,000	108,000

Appleton Hall Veterinary Clinic Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025

6

Debtors

	2025 £	2024 £
Trade debtors	453	2,622
Prepayments	11,079	9,596
Other debtors	130,644	-
	142,176	12,218

7

Creditors

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Due within one year
Loans and borrowings	9	-	354
Trade creditors		39,687	29,960
Taxation and social security		95,424	79,188
Accruals and deferred income		13,860	7,395
Other creditors		430	750
		149,401	117,647

8

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2025	Liability £
Difference between accumulated depreciation and amortisation and capital allowances	12,832
	12,832