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Registration number: 08314361

Southby Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

 

Southby Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Director's Report

2

Abridged Balance Sheet

3 to 4

Statement of Changes in Equity

5

Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements

6 to 10

 

Southby Limited

Company Information

Director

Mr Christopher Matthew Jones

Registered office

20 Vespasian Way
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 2RD

Accountants

Winsor Associates 20 Vespasian Way
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 2RD

 

Southby Limited

Director's Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The director presents his report and the abridged financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Director of the company

The director who held office during the year was as follows:

Mr Christopher Matthew Jones

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is media services

Small companies provision statement

This report has 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.

Approved and authorised by the director on 2 December 2025
 

.........................................
Mr Christopher Matthew Jones
Director

 

Southby Limited

(Registration number: 08314361)
Abridged Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

5

926,485

900,245

Current assets

 

Stocks

6

1,250

1,250

Debtors

938,222

823,512

Other financial assets

-

61,000

Cash at bank and in hand

 

99,903

2,215

 

1,039,375

887,977

Prepayments and accrued income

 

9,421

-

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

(761,685)

(597,855)

Net current assets

 

287,111

290,122

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,213,596

1,190,367

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

(31,601)

(198,761)

Accruals and deferred income

 

(25,212)

(19,471)

Net assets

 

1,156,783

972,135

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

7

1,000

1,000

Retained earnings

1,155,783

971,135

Shareholders' funds

 

1,156,783

972,135

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.

Director's 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 director acknowledges his 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’.

All of the company’s members have consented to the preparation of an Abridged Profit and Loss Account and an Abridged Balance Sheet in accordance with Section 444(2A) of the Companies Act 2006.

 

Southby Limited

(Registration number: 08314361)
Abridged Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Approved and authorised by the director on 2 December 2025
 

.........................................
Mr Christopher Matthew Jones
Director

 

Southby Limited

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2024

1,000

971,135

972,135

Profit for the year

-

224,648

224,648

Dividends

-

(40,000)

(40,000)

At 31 March 2025

1,000

1,155,783

1,156,783

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2023

1,000

868,248

869,248

Profit for the year

-

200,887

200,887

Dividends

-

(98,000)

(98,000)

At 31 March 2024

1,000

971,135

972,135

 

Southby Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Abridged 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.

The address of its registered office is:
20 Vespasian Way
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 2RD
United Kingdom

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the director on 2 December 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 abridged 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 abridged 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 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.

 

Southby Limited

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

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

Equipment

5% reducing balance

Fixtures and fittings

20% reducing balance

Motor vehicles

25% reducing balance

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.

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.

 

Southby Limited

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

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.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

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 the director) during the year, was 9 (2024 - 8).

 

Southby Limited

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

4

Profit before tax

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2025
£

2024
£

Depreciation expense

46,796

55,810

5

Tangible assets

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Other tangible assets
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

35,657

19,350

1,244,336

1,299,343

Additions

990

-

72,046

73,036

At 31 March 2025

36,647

19,350

1,316,382

1,372,379

Depreciation

At 1 April 2024

24,063

11,916

363,119

399,098

Charge for the year

2,319

1,858

42,619

46,796

At 31 March 2025

26,382

13,774

405,738

445,894

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

10,265

5,576

910,644

926,485

At 31 March 2024

11,594

7,434

881,217

900,245

6

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Other inventories

1,250

1,250

7

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2025

2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary of £1 each

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

       
 

Southby Limited

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

8

Dividends

Final dividends paid

2025
£

2024
£

Final dividend of £40.00 (2024 - £98.00) per each Ordinary

40,000

98,000

 

 

9

Related party transactions

Director's remuneration

The director's remuneration for the year was as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Remuneration

12,600

9,096