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Registration number: 01059390

E M Ashby Ltd

Unaudited Filleted Abridged Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

 

E M Ashby Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Abridged Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements

4 to 11

 

E M Ashby Ltd

Company Information

Directors

Mrs E Hall

Mr Martyn Nicholas Handley

Mrs Randella Ann Handley

Company secretary

Mrs E Hall

Registered office

The Mill Free Church Passage
St Ives
Cambs
PE27 5AY

Accountants

Mr John Parker
Aims Accountants for Business
30 Chestnut Close
Brampton
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
United Kingdom
PE28 4TP

 

E M Ashby Ltd

(Registration number: 01059390)
Abridged Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

2,181

2,918

Investment property

3,170,305

3,170,305

Investments

5

101

101

 

3,172,587

3,173,324

Current assets

 

Debtors

6

1,421,113

1,424,954

Cash at bank and in hand

 

10,159

10,388

 

1,431,272

1,435,342

Prepayments and accrued income

 

27

655

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7.1

(545,428)

(484,516)

Net current assets

 

885,871

951,481

Total assets less current liabilities

 

4,058,458

4,124,805

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7.2

(713,970)

(776,697)

Provisions for liabilities

(524,779)

(524,779)

Accruals and deferred income

 

(53,795)

(59,131)

Net assets

 

2,765,914

2,764,198

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

8

100

100

Revaluation reserve

1,574,336

1,574,336

Retained earnings

1,191,478

1,189,762

Shareholders' funds

 

2,765,914

2,764,198

 

E M Ashby Ltd

(Registration number: 01059390)
Abridged Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

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.

All of the company’s members have consented to the preparation of an Abridged Balance Sheet in accordance with Section 444(2A) 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 16 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mrs Randella Ann Handley
Director

 

E M Ashby Ltd

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:
The Mill Free Church Passage
St Ives
Cambs
PE27 5AY
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 16 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.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

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.

 

E M Ashby Ltd

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

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.

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 & machinery

25% reducing balance basis

Office equipment

33% reducing balance basis

Investment property

Investment property is carried at fair value, derived from the current market prices for comparable real estate determined annually by the directors. The directors use observable market prices, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.

 

E M Ashby Ltd

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

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.


Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

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.

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.

Borrowings

 

E M Ashby Ltd

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

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.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 4 (2024 - 4).

 

E M Ashby Ltd

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

4

Tangible assets

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Other tangible assets
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

4,534

106,909

111,443

At 31 March 2025

4,534

106,909

111,443

Depreciation

At 1 April 2024

4,445

104,080

108,525

Charge for the year

30

707

737

At 31 March 2025

4,475

104,787

109,262

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

59

2,122

2,181

At 31 March 2024

89

2,829

2,918

Revaluation

The fair value of the company's Investment property was revalued on 31 March 2023. An independent valuer was not involved.
The valuations have been based on a multiple of current market rental income..
Had this class of asset been measured on a historical cost basis, the carrying amount would have been £1,173,385 (2024 - £1,173,385).

Investment properties

2025
£

At 1 April

3,170,305

The fair value of the properties owned by the company was determined by way of a market review by the directors, who are suitably qualified.

There has been no valuation of investment property by an independent valuer.

5

Investments

 

E M Ashby Ltd

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

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

101

Provision

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

101

At 31 March 2024

101

2025
£

2024
£

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

Undertaking

Registered office

Holding

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

2025

2024

Subsidiary undertakings

Ashby Homes Ltd

England

Ordinary shares

100%

100%

Hills Road Apartments Ltd

England

Ordinary

99%

99%

6

Debtors

Debtors includes £Nil (2024 - £Nil) due after more than one year.

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Creditors include bank loans and overdrafts which are secured of £54,000 (2024 - £54,000).

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Creditors include bank loans and overdrafts which are secured of £713,069 (2024- £770,464).

 

E M Ashby Ltd

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

8

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2025

2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

100

100

100

100

       

9

Reserves

The changes to each component of equity resulting from items of other comprehensive income for the current year were as follows:

The changes to each component of equity resulting from items of other comprehensive income for the prior year were as follows:

The property revaluation has generated a deferred tax charge of £524,779.

10

Dividends

Interim dividends paid

2025
£

2024
£

Interim dividend of £1,000.00 per each Ordinary shares

100,000

100,000

 

 

11

Related party transactions

 

E M Ashby Ltd

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

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Remuneration

30,000

30,000

Summary of transactions with subsidiaries

Ashby Homes Ltd
Hills Road Apartments Ltd

 Transactions have been made to finance the commercial activities of the subsidiaries.
 Balances due are repayable on the conclusion of construction and sale of properties.
 

Loans to related parties

2025

Subsidiary
£

Total
£

At start of period

1,348,962

1,348,962

At end of period

1,348,962

1,348,962

2024

Subsidiary
£

Total
£

At start of period

1,350,462

1,350,462

Repaid

(1,500)

(1,500)

At end of period

1,348,962

1,348,962