Company registration number 00950777 (England and Wales)
BLETSOE-BROWN LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
BLETSOE-BROWN LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Accountants' report
1
Balance sheet
2 - 3
Notes to the financial statements
4 - 9
BLETSOE-BROWN LIMITED
ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE PREPARATION OF THE UNAUDITED STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BLETSOE-BROWN LIMITED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
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In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Bletsoe-Brown Limited for the year ended 5 April 2025 which comprise, the balance sheet and the related notes from the company’s accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://www.icaew.com/regulation.
This report is made solely to the board of directors of Bletsoe-Brown Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 14 September 2023. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Bletsoe-Brown Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the board of directors of Bletsoe-Brown Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Bletsoe-Brown Limited and its board of directors as a body, for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that Bletsoe-Brown Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Bletsoe-Brown Limited. You consider that Bletsoe-Brown Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Bletsoe-Brown Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.
Ellacotts LLP
Chartered Accountants
Vantage House
2700 Kettering Parkway
Kettering Venture Park
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN15 6XR
Date:
23 December 2025
BLETSOE-BROWN LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 5 APRIL 2025
05 April 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
2,140,442
2,256,805
Investment property
5
5,315,222
4,939,365
7,455,664
7,196,170
Current assets
Stocks
489,314
459,887
Debtors
6
300,162
241,191
Cash at bank and in hand
676,571
599,978
1,466,047
1,301,056
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(424,221)
(486,567)
Net current assets
1,041,826
814,489
Total assets less current liabilities
8,497,490
8,010,659
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
8
(257,593)
(276,159)
Provisions for liabilities
(776,071)
(707,311)
Net assets
7,463,826
7,027,189
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
70,000
70,000
Revaluation reserve
4,031,431
3,655,574
Distributable profit and loss reserves
3,362,395
3,301,615
Total equity
7,463,826
7,027,189
BLETSOE-BROWN LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 5 APRIL 2025
05 April 2025
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For the financial year ended 5 April 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 22 December 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr P J Bletsoe-Brown
Director
Company registration number 00950777 (England and Wales)
BLETSOE-BROWN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Bletsoe-Brown Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Sywell House, Sywell, Northamptonshire, NN6 0BQ.
1.1
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. 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 are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Turnover
Revenue comprises sales of goods or services provided to customers net of value added tax and other sales taxes, less an appropriate deduction for actual and expected returns and discounts. Revenue is recognised when performance obligations are satisfied and the control of goods or services is transferred to the buyer. Where the performance obligation is satisfied over time, revenue is recognised in accordance with its progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation.
When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the promised consideration is adjusted for the effects of the time value of money, which is recognised as interest income.
1.3
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Freehold land and buildings
None
Farm plant & equipment
15% reducing balance
Property plant & equipment
15% reducing balance
Motor vehicles
15% reducing balance
Retail plant & equipment
15% reducing balance
Freehold land is not depreciated.
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.4
Investment property
Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is initially recognised at cost, which includes the purchase cost and any directly attributable expenditure. Subsequently it is measured at fair value at the reporting end date. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.
BLETSOE-BROWN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.5
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.6
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.
Stocks held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured at the lower of cost and replacement cost, adjusted where applicable for any loss of service potential.
At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.
1.7
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.8
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
BLETSOE-BROWN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.9
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
BLETSOE-BROWN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.10
Leases
As lessee
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessees. All other leases are classified as operating leases.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at the lower of the assets fair value at the date of inception and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The related liability is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2025
2024
Number
Number
Total
12
11
BLETSOE-BROWN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
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4
Tangible fixed assets
Freehold land and buildings
Farm plant & equipment
Property plant & equipment
Motor vehicles
Retail plant & equipment
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 6 April 2024
1,395,812
1,737,368
107,882
54,610
68,099
3,363,771
Additions
40,500
40,500
Disposals
(21,500)
(21,500)
At 5 April 2025
1,395,812
1,756,368
107,882
54,610
68,099
3,382,771
Depreciation and impairment
At 6 April 2024
138,215
869,673
56,918
22,493
19,667
1,106,966
Depreciation charged in the year
128,070
7,621
6,750
7,273
149,714
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(14,351)
(14,351)
At 5 April 2025
138,215
983,392
64,539
29,243
26,940
1,242,329
Carrying amount
At 5 April 2025
1,257,597
772,976
43,343
25,367
41,159
2,140,442
At 5 April 2024
1,257,597
867,695
50,964
32,117
48,432
2,256,805
5
Investment property
2025
£
Fair value
At 6 April 2024
4,939,365
Revaluations
375,857
At 5 April 2025
5,315,222
The investment properties were valued by the directors, on an open market value for existing use basis.
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Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
256,290
213,322
Other debtors
43,872
27,869
300,162
241,191
BLETSOE-BROWN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
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7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£
£
Bank loans
17,936
17,307
Trade creditors
161,078
137,478
Corporation tax
106,233
100,460
Other taxation and social security
9,609
47,821
Other creditors
129,365
183,501
424,221
486,567
Bank loans are secured by fixed and floating charges over the assets of the limited company. Net obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts falling due within one year are secured against the assets to which they relate.
8
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2025
2024
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
257,593
276,159
Creditors which fall due after five years are payable as follows:
Payable by instalments
185,847
206,933
Bank loans are secured by fixed and floating charges over the assets of the limited company.
9
Directors' transactions
At the year end, the Company was owed £35,162 by a director (2024: £28,644). No interest is charged on this and the amount is due on demand.