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Registration number: 03530837

L & H Decorators Limited

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

 

L & H Decorators Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Statement of Financial Position

2

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

3 to 7

 

L & H Decorators Limited

Company Information

Directors

Gillian Mary Latham

Joanne Elizabeth Corness

Peter Latham

John Spencer Hughes

Company secretary

Gillian Mary Latham

Registered office

Suite 1 & 2 Tarleton Court Yard Church Road, Tarleton
Preston
Lancashire
PR4 6UP

Accountants

S.B.P. (Southport) Limited T/A SB Patel & Co
Chartered Certified Accountants
Tolsey House
1 Marshside Road
Churchtown
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 9TL

 

L & H Decorators Limited

(Registration number: 03530837)
Statement of Financial Position as at 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

351,806

388,179

Current assets

 

Stocks

5

2,978

2,789

Debtors

6

1,025,725

1,036,303

Cash at bank and in hand

 

1,548,198

1,652,645

 

2,576,901

2,691,737

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(529,522)

(518,238)

Net current assets

 

2,047,379

2,173,499

Net assets

 

2,399,185

2,561,678

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

300

300

Retained earnings

2,398,885

2,561,378

Shareholders' funds

 

2,399,185

2,561,678

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.

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 Income Statement.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 17 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Peter Latham
Director

.........................................
John Spencer Hughes
Director

 

L & H Decorators 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.

The address of its registered office is:
Suite 1 & 2 Tarleton Court Yard Church Road, Tarleton
Preston
Lancashire
PR4 6UP
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 17 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 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.

Going concern

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

Revenue recognition

Revenue 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. Revenue 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.

 

L & H Decorators Limited

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

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:

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.

Borrowings

 

L & H Decorators Limited

Notes to the Unaudited 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 income statement 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 statement of financial position as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the income statement 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.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 22 (2024 - 22).

 

L & H Decorators Limited

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

4

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Fixtures and fittings
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

113,597

87,045

440,972

641,614

Additions

-

2,745

101,602

104,347

Disposals

-

-

(92,938)

(92,938)

At 31 March 2025

113,597

89,790

449,636

653,023

Depreciation

At 1 April 2024

15,904

66,067

171,464

253,435

Charge for the year

2,272

4,745

59,353

66,370

Eliminated on disposal

-

-

(18,588)

(18,588)

At 31 March 2025

18,176

70,812

212,229

301,217

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

95,421

18,978

237,407

351,806

At 31 March 2024

97,693

20,978

269,508

388,179

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £95,421 (2024 - £97,693) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
 

5

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Other inventories

2,978

2,789

6

Debtors

Current

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

955,806

974,627

Prepayments

4,318

3,419

Other debtors

65,601

58,257

 

1,025,725

1,036,303

 

L & H Decorators Limited

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

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

14,155

9,894

Trade creditors

 

424,797

263,597

Taxation and social security

 

27,141

172,228

Accruals and deferred income

 

3,380

3,780

Other creditors

 

60,049

68,739

 

529,522

518,238

8

Related party transactions

Transactions with directors

2025

At 1 April 2024
£

Advances to director
£

At 31 March 2025
£

John Spencer Hughes

3,315

1,288

4,603

Peter Latham

3,315

1,288

4,603

Other transactions with directors

Summary of transactions with other related parties

Dividends paid totalling £50000 (2024:£50000)

Dividends paid totalling £52000 (2024:£52000)