Company No: OC450202 (England and Wales)

Contents

• Balance Sheet
• Notes to the Financial Statements

	Note	31.03.2025		30.06.2024
		£		£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	3	52,939		0
		52,939		0
Current assets
Debtors	4	1,272,926		0
Cash at bank and in hand	5	574,294		0
		1,847,220		0
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	6	( 1,230,544)		0
Net current assets		616,676		0
Total assets less current liabilities		669,615		0
Net assets attributable to members		669,615		0
Represented by
Loans and other debts due to members within one year
Other amounts		669,615		0
		669,615		0
Members' other interests
		0		0
		669,615		0
Total members' interests
Loans and other debts due to members		669,615		0
		669,615		0

For the financial period ending 31 March 2025 the LLP was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, as applied by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008.

Members' responsibilities:

• The members acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, as applied by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008, with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements; and
• These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to LLPs subject to the small LLPs regime and a copy of the Profit and Loss Account has not been delivered.

John Hodge Solicitors LLP has no equity and, in accordance with the provisions contained within the Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting by Limited Liability Partnerships", has not presented a Statement of Changes in Equity.

The financial statements of John Hodge Solicitors LLP (registered number: OC450202) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 12 October 2025. They were signed on its behalf by:

A J J Topham Designated member

J L Stevenson Designated member

1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial period and to the preceding financial period, unless otherwise stated.

General information and basis of accounting

John Hodge Solicitors LLP is a limited liability partnership, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the LLP's registered office is 10-11 Morston Court Aisecome Way, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8NG, United Kingdom.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value, and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council and the requirements of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting by Limited Liability Partnerships issued in December 2021 (SORP 2022).

The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the functional currency of the Company and rounded to the nearest £.

Turnover

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for services rendered to clients during the year, net of VAT.

Turnover is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the engagement and when the amount of turnover can be reliably measured. The stage of completion is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated costs of the engagement. Unbilled revenue is included in debtors as amounts recoverable on client contracts.

Interest income

Interest income is recognised when it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the LLP and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably. Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the principal outstanding at the effective interest rate applicable, which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to that asset's net carrying amount on initial recognition.

Employee benefits

Defined contribution schemes
The LLP operates a defined contribution scheme. The amount charged to the Profit and Loss Account in respect of pension costs and other post-retirement benefits is the contributions payable in the financial period. Differences between contributions payable in the financial period and contributions actually paid are included as either accruals or prepayments in the Balance Sheet.

Finance costs

Finance costs are charged to the Profit and Loss Account over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.

Taxation

The taxation payable on the partnership's profits is the personal liability of the members, although payment of such liabilities is administered by the partnership on behalf of its members. Consequently, neither partnership taxation nor related deferred taxation is accounted for in these financial statements. Sums set aside in respect of members' tax obligations are included in the balance sheet within loans and other debts due to members, or are set against amounts due from members as appropriate.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than investment property and freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a straight-line or reducing balance basis over its expected useful life, as follows:

Leasehold improvements	10 years straight line
Fixtures and fittings	10 years straight line
Office equipment	4 years straight line
Computer equipment	4 years straight line

Residual value represents the estimated amount which would currently be obtained from disposal of an asset, after deducting estimated costs of disposal, if the asset were already of the age and in the condition expected at the end of its useful life.

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.

Leases

The LLP as lessee
Assets held under finance leases, hire purchase contracts and other similar arrangements, which confer rights and obligations similar to those attached to owned assets, are capitalised as tangible fixed assets at the fair value of the leased asset (or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments as determined at the inception of the lease) and are depreciated over the shorter of the lease terms and their useful lives. The capital elements of future lease obligations are recorded as liabilities, while the interest elements are charged to the Profit and Loss Account over the period of the leases to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Rentals under operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the lease term, even if the payments are not made on such a basis. Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are similarly spread on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are initially recognised at fair value and thereafter stated at amortised cost using the effective interest method less impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts, except where the effect of discounting would be immaterial. In such cases the receivables are stated at cost less impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts.
Debtors do not include amounts arising from contingent fee agreements.

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 creditors: amounts falling due within one year.

Trade and other creditors

Trade and other creditors are initially recognised at fair value and thereafter stated at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, unless the effect of discounting would be immaterial, in which case they are stated at cost. 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.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the LLP has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the LLP will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the Balance Sheet date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (when the effect of the time value of money is material).

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.

Members' remuneration and division of profits

The LLP agreement provides that the profits are allocated to members each year. These amounts are included within members' remuneration charges to the profit and loss account.

Loans and other debts due to members

In the event of a winding up, members other reserves rank after unsecured creditors. Loans and other debts due to members rank pari passu with unsecured creditors in the event of a winding up. There is no formal restriction on the ability of the LLP to reduce the amount of members' other interests.

2. Employees

	Period from 01.07.2024 to 31.03.2025		Period from 06.12.2023 to 30.06.2024
	Number		Number
Monthly average number of persons employed by the LLP during the period	43		0

3. Tangible assets

	Leasehold improve- ments		Fixtures and fittings		Office equipment		Computer equipment		Total
	£		£		£		£		£
Cost
At 01 July 2024	0		0		0		0		0
Additions	12,818		22,592		206		21,788		57,404
At 31 March 2025	12,818		22,592		206		21,788		57,404
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 July 2024	0		0		0		0		0
Charge for the financial period	961		1,291		13		2,200		4,465
At 31 March 2025	961		1,291		13		2,200		4,465
Net book value
At 31 March 2025	11,857		21,301		193		19,588		52,939
At 30 June 2024	0		0		0		0		0

4. Debtors

	31.03.2025		30.06.2024
	£		£
Trade debtors	310,564		0
Prepayments	176,527		0
Other debtors	785,835		0
	1,272,926		0

5. Cash and cash equivalents

	31.03.2025		30.06.2024
	£		£
Cash at bank and in hand	574,294		0

6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	31.03.2025		30.06.2024
	£		£
Bank loans	430,000		0
Trade creditors	35,689		0
Accruals	466,936		0
Other taxation and social security	202,804		0
Other creditors	95,115		0
	1,230,544		0