REGISTERED NUMBER: 09240436 (England and Wales)

SOUTHERN COUNTIES LIMITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3

DIRECTORS:

Mr C R Lowe

Mr R J Lowe

Mr R Lowe

Ms K Makaroff

REGISTERED OFFICE:

36 Church Street

Great Baddow

Chelmsford

Essex

CM2 7HY

REGISTERED NUMBER:

09240436 (England and Wales)

SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR:

Nilesh Patel FCA

AUDITORS:

Hakim Fry

Chartered Accountants

Statutory Auditor

69-71 East Street

Epsom

Surrey

KT17 1BP

FIXED ASSETS

Investments

5

5,750,000

5,750,000

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash at bank

7,554

10,014

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

6

2,400

2,400

NET CURRENT ASSETS

5,154

7,614

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

5,755,154

5,757,614

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

100

100

Retained earnings

7

5,755,054

5,757,514

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

5,755,154

5,757,614

The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 November 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mr C R Lowe - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Southern Counties Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

2.	STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006.

3.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Southern Counties Roofing Holdings Limited as at 31 March 2024 and these financial statements may be obtained from 36 Church Street, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex. CM2 7HY.

Preparation of consolidated financial statements

The financial statements contain information about Southern Counties Limited as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The company is exempt under Section 399(2A) of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements.

Related party exemption

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Investments in subsidiaries

Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost.

Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

4.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was NIL (2024 - NIL).

5.	FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

Shares in

group

undertakings

£

COST

At 1 April 2024

and 31 March 2025

5,750,000

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2025

5,750,000

At 31 March 2024

5,750,000

6.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.3.25

31.3.24

£

£

Other creditors

2,400

2,400

7.

RESERVES

Retained

earnings

£

At 1 April 2024

5,757,514

Profit for the year

1,847,540

Dividends

(1,850,000

)

At 31 March 2025

5,755,054

8.	DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 444(5B) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006

The Report of the Auditors was unqualified.

Nilesh Patel FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of Hakim Fry

9.	ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

Southern Counties Roofing Holdings Limited is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company. The company's registered office and principal place of business is the same as found in the Company Information page.

The smallest and largest group undertakings that Southern Counties Limited is consolidated within Southern Counties Roofing Holdings Limited, registered office, 36 Church Street, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7HJ United Kingdom

The directors consider there to be no ultimate controlling party