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Registered number: 8885085
EARLY YEARS INVESTMENTS (DOWNEND) LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INFORMATION FOR FILING WITH THE REGISTRAR
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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EARLY YEARS INVESTMENTS (DOWNEND) LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 8885085
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Net current assets/(liabilities)
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Total assets less current liabilities
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The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.
The financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The Company has opted not to file the statement of income and retained earnings in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on 17 December 2025.
The notes on pages 2 to 7 form part of these financial statements.
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EARLY YEARS INVESTMENTS (DOWNEND) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Early Years Investments (Downend) Limited is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 8885085. The registered office is 1a St Mark's Road, Teddington, England, TW11 9DE.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the requirements and the Companies Act 2006. The disclosure requirements of Section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements have been prepared in GBP, rounded to the nearest pound.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts and rebates. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:
Rendering of services
Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
∙the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
∙it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the contract;
∙the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and
∙the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably.
Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that 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.
All borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss in the year in which they are incurred.
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EARLY YEARS INVESTMENTS (DOWNEND) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Defined contribution pension plan
The Company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations.
The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.
Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.
Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
The company now depreciates freehold property over a 50-year useful life. This represents a change in accounting estimate from the previous assumption of an indefinite useful life. The change has been applied prospectively in accordance with FRS 102 Section 1A. The impact of this change on the current year’s financial statements is reflected in the depreciation charge for the period. Comparative
figures have not been restated, as changes in estimates are accounted for in the period of change and future periods only.
Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.
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EARLY YEARS INVESTMENTS (DOWNEND) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.
Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 72 (2023 - 37).
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Charge for the year on owned assets
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EARLY YEARS INVESTMENTS (DOWNEND) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Amounts owed by group undertakings
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Prepayments and accrued income
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Amounts owed to group undertakings
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Other taxation and social security
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Accruals and deferred income
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The Company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents employer contributions payable by the Company to the fund and amounted to £19,259 (2023 - £16,484). Employee and employer contributions totalling £Nil (2023 - £Nil) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date and are included in creditors
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EARLY YEARS INVESTMENTS (DOWNEND) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Commitments under operating leases
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At 31 December 2024 the Company had future minimum lease payments due under non-cancellable operating leases for each of the following periods:
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Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
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10.Other financial commitments
On 29 October 2024, the Company entered into an Accession Deed supplemental to a Composite Guarantee and Debenture dated 31 May 2024, granting fixed and floating charges over its assets, including its freehold property. The security, which includes a negative pledge, was provided as part of a group financing arrangement and covers all present and future assets of the Company to secure the obligations of the Company and other group entities under the agreement.
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Related party transactions
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As of the balance sheet date, the company had amounts receivable of £993,215 (2023 : £869,453) and payable of £693,219 (2023 : £Nil) with fellow group companies. These amounts are interest-free and payable on demand.
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The Company's former ultimate controlling party was Ms Elizabeth Hogarth, by virtue of her ownership of 100% of its issued share capital.
On 29 October 2024, Chalk Nursery Trading Limited became the Company’s immediate parent. Chalk Nursery Trading Limited is incorporated in the United Kingdom with its registered office at 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6AF.
On the same date, Pulford Trading Limited became the Company’s ultimate controlling party. Pulford Trading Limited is incorporated in the United Kingdom with its registered office at 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6AF.
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First time adoption of FRS 102 1A
The policies applied under the entity's previous accounting framework are not materially different to FRS
102 1A and have not impacted on equity or profit or loss. Certain comparative creditor and debtor balances have been reclassified to reflect their appropriate presentation.under FRS 102 1A.
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EARLY YEARS INVESTMENTS (DOWNEND) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The auditors' report on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 was unqualified.
The audit report was signed on 17 December 2025 by David Alesbury (Senior statutory auditor) on behalf of Feltons.
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