REGISTERED NUMBER: 10177663 (England and Wales)

STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

FOR

SYNERGY FOUR RESTAURANTS LIMITED

Page

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Report of the Director

5

Report of the Independent Auditors

7

Statement of Comprehensive Income

11

Balance Sheet

12

Statement of Changes in Equity

13

Cash Flow Statement

14

Notes to the Financial Statements

15

DIRECTOR:

H Rashid

REGISTERED OFFICE:

The Accounting Centre

736 High Road

North Finchley

London

N12 9QD

REGISTERED NUMBER:

10177663 (England and Wales)

SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR:

Andrew Green LLB FCA

AUDITORS:

THP Limited

Chartered Accountants

and Statutory Auditors

34-40 High Street

Wanstead

London

E11 2RJ

The director presents his strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2025.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS

The Director reports a significant improvement in turnover and GP margins.

Sales growth was driven by the opening of 1 new store in the previous year, alongside growth in revenue from digital channels.

The company added a new store to its portfolio at the end of the year, taking the total number of stores to six.

The company's key performance indicators are as follows:

Year ended

Year ended

31.03.25

31.03.24

£

£

Turnover

21,071,383

18,510,125

Gross profit

14,121,868

12,374,384

Gross profit %

67.02%

66.85%

Operating result

116,274

564,478

The net assets of the company were £598k (2024: £763k) at the balance sheet date, reflecting the solid position of the company from an overall solvency point of view.This strong balance sheet is the foundation on which it can continue to grow and prosper. See page 5 for comments on the net current liability position.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The management of the business and the nature of the company's strategy are subject to a number of risks. The Director has set out below the principal risks facing the business.

The Director is of the opinion that a thorough risk management process is adopted which involves a formal review of all risks identified below. Where possible, processes are in place to mitigate such risks.

Economic outlook

The success of the business is reliant on consumer spending. The restaurants continue to be impacted by declining retail footfall. There has also been increased uncertainty in the wider UK economy due to the impact on consumer spending. This has been exacerbated with the ongoing war in Ukraine and global inflationary pressures that have created a "cost of living crisis" in the UK. In response to this continuous risk, senior management aim to keep abreast of economic conditions. In cases of severe economic downturn, marketing and pricing strategies will be modified to reflect the new market conditions.

Inflation and the cost of living crisis

Global inflationary pressures that have arisen due to geo-political uncertainty and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East continue to represent a risk to the business. These pressures are seen most clearly in relation to:

Food cost inflation

The company leverages the franchisor's supply chain system which is able to negotiate better purchasing terms, and work with the suppliers to improve supply chain efficiency and mitigate the risk of food cost inflation. There do remain significant challenges in this area as global uncertainty has hit the availability of products and has led to delays in delivery times.

Wages cost inflation and employee retention

The company is continually affected by wage cost inflation and pressures within the labour market. The company monitors the market to ensure complete compliance with labour market regulations, and maintains employment policies, remuneration and benefits packages that are designed to be competitive with other companies and recognise the value and contribution provided by employees, as well as providing colleagues with fulfilling career opportunities which offer progression. As with most UK based employers there remain ongoing challenges in terms of recruiting and retaining sufficiently capable staff.

Utilities costs

Increasing volatility, uncertainty, cost pressures and general environmental awareness in the UK market has resulted in increased pressure on the company in recent times. To manage and help mitigate the risk associated with these pressures, the company has entered into a number of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for the provision of cost-effective clean energy from environmentally friendly energy sources.

Competition

The market in which the company operates is highly competitive. As a result, the company is subject to a high level of price sensitivity. Policies of constant price monitoring and ongoing market research are in place to mitigate risks associated with price sensitivity.

Liquidity risk

As a result of the positive cash flows from operating activities achieved in the year and expected in future periods, the Director does not consider liquidity or cashflow risk to be an issue. The company make use of bank facilities in order to finance long term capital and refurbishment expenditure. The Director also continually monitors cash flow forecasts in order to further manage liquidity risk.

Interest rate risk

Considering the debt profile of the Company, increases in interest rates presents a risk. The policy of regular rate monitoring and ongoing dialogue with the lenders are in place to help mitigate this risk.

Workplace health and safety

The Company retains its focus on protecting the health and safety of our employees and customers, and continues to benefit from the measures and changes that were implemented through the pandemic, including the redesign of kitchens.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

H Rashid - Director

23 December 2025

The director presents his report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2025.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of operating quick service restaurants.

GOING CONCERN

The Company continued to generate significant operating cash flows and continued to increase operations year-on-year. Despite this, the balance sheet as at 31 March 2025 shows a net current liability position of £869,721 (2024: £663,539).

The Company continues to meet its day to day working capital requirements through operating cash flows and finances all significant refurbishments via a combination of bank finance and working capital.

Having considered all the relevant facts the Director considers it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

DIVIDENDS

Interim dividends of £112,155 (2024: £132,300) were paid during the year. The Director does not recommend payment of a final dividend.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

The company continues to substantially invest in its restaurants as part of programme to upgrade the look and feel of its restaurants with new and enhanced equipment and thereby improve its customers' and employees' experience.

This forms part of its strategy to grow market share and profitability.

EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR

Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements.

DIRECTORS

H Rashid has held office during the whole of the period from 1 April 2024 to the date of this report.

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

M A Rashid - resigned 1 April 2024

ENGAGEMENT WITH EMPLOYEES

The company does not discriminate between employees or potential employees on grounds of colour, race, ethnic or national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status or religious beliefs. Full consideration is given to applications for employment from those with disabilities who are able to demonstrate that they have the necessary abilities.

The importance of staff training, equal opportunity, health and safety, environmental matters and the avoidance of sexual harassment is recognised at all levels and is monitored on a regular basis by committees chaired by a director or senior manager reporting directly to the Board.

The company gives full and fair consideration to applications for employment from those with disabilities. In the event of employees becoming disabled whilst in service of the company, every effort is made to continue their employment by transfer to alternative duties, if required and by provision of such retraining as is appropriate.

DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT

The Company has chosen to make disclosures in relation to financial risk management and other matters considered to be of strategic importance which would otherwise be in the Director's report within the Strategic Report.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES

The director is responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Director and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the director must not approve the financial statements unless he is satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the director is required to:

-	select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

-	make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

-	prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The director is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable him to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. He is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS

So far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and he has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS

The auditors, THP Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

H Rashid - Director

23 December 2025

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Synergy Four Restaurants Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

-	give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of its loss for the year then ended;

-	have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

-	have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The director is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Director, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

-	the information given in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Director for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

-	the Strategic Report and the Report of the Director have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Report of the Director.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

-	adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

-	the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

-	certain disclosures of director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or

-	we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of director

As explained more fully in the Statement of Director's Responsibilities set out on page six, the director is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the director determines necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the director is responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the director either intends to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

- the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

- we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with the director and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the sector in which the company operates;

- we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation and data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental, food hygiene, health and safety legislation and franchise conditions;

- we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and

- identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

- making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and

- considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

- performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

- tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

- assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates set out in note 3 were indicative of potential bias; and

- investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

- agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

- enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and

- reviewing correspondence with HMRC and any other relevant regulators as required.

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the director and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Andrew Green LLB FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of THP Limited

Chartered Accountants

and Statutory Auditors

34-40 High Street

Wanstead

London

E11 2RJ

23 December 2025

TURNOVER

21,071,383

18,510,125

Cost of sales

6,949,515

6,135,741

GROSS PROFIT

14,121,868

12,374,384

Administrative expenses

14,005,594

11,809,906

OPERATING PROFIT

5

116,274

564,478

Interest payable and similar expenses

6

143,522

97,332

(LOSS)/PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION

(27,248

)

467,146

Tax on (loss)/profit

7

25,834

88,852

(LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR

(53,082

)

378,294

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets

9

1,681,308

1,777,604

Tangible assets

10

1,735,580

1,807,684

Investments

11

7,500

6,250

3,424,388

3,591,538

CURRENT ASSETS

Stocks

12

126,485

96,758

Debtors

13

268,253

431,307

Cash at bank

1,112,201

1,307,365

1,506,939

1,835,430

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

14

2,376,660

2,498,969

NET CURRENT LIABILITIES

(869,721

)

(663,539

)

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

2,554,667

2,927,999

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year

15

(1,692,500

)

(1,926,429

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

18

(264,201

)

(238,367

)

NET ASSETS

597,966

763,203

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

19

100

100

Retained earnings

20

597,866

763,103

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

597,966

763,203

The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 23 December 2025 and were signed by:

H Rashid - Director

Called up

share

Retained

Total

capital

earnings

equity

£

£

£

Balance at 1 April 2023

100

517,109

517,209

Changes in equity

Dividends

-

(132,300

)

(132,300

)

Total comprehensive income

-

378,294

378,294

Balance at 31 March 2024

100

763,103

763,203

Changes in equity

Dividends

-

(112,155

)

(112,155

)

Total comprehensive income

-

(53,082

)

(53,082

)

Balance at 31 March 2025

100

597,866

597,966

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash generated from operations

25

706,578

1,275,044

Interest paid

(143,522

)

(97,332

)

Net cash from operating activities

563,056

1,177,712

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of intangible fixed assets

-

(837,534

)

Purchase of tangible fixed assets

(445,172

)

(552,569

)

Purchase of fixed asset investments

(1,250

)

(1,250

)

Net cash from investing activities

(446,422

)

(1,391,353

)

Cash flows from financing activities

New loans in year

240,000

997,500

Loan repayments in year

(439,643

)

(697,015

)

Equity dividends paid

(112,155

)

(132,300

)

Net cash from financing activities

(311,798

)

168,185

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(195,164

)

(45,456

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

26

1,307,365

1,352,821

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

26

1,112,201

1,307,365

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Synergy Four Restaurants 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" and the Companies Act 2006.

3.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The Company continued to generate significant operating cash flows and continued to increase operations year-on-year. Despite this, the balance sheet as at 31 March 2025 shows a net current liability position of £869,721 (2024: £663,539).

The Company continues to meet its day to day working capital requirements through operating cash flows and finances all significant refurbishments via a combination of bank finance and working capital.

Having considered all the relevant facts the Director considers it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

Significant judgements and estimates

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors,including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

a) Critical judgements in applying the entity's accounting policies

There are no specific judgements, apart from those involving estimates as detailed below, that management has made in the process of applying the entity's accounting policies that have a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements.

b) Critical accounting estimates and assumptions

The company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates can differ from the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities within the next financial year are addressed below.

(i) Useful economic lives of tangible fixed assets

The annual depreciation charge for tangible fixed assets is sensitive to changes in the estimated useful lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are re-assessed annually.

They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets.

(ii) Useful economic lives of intangible fixed assets

Intangible fixed assets are amortised over their useful economic lives and are assessed annually for indications of impairment.

iii) Treatment of significant capital projects

The allocation of store refurbishment expenditure between capital and revenue is an area that requires judgement on the part of management. Costs are allocated in line with the asset recognition contained within FRS102 and on the basis of all available evidence as to their nature. The management uses professional advisors to assist them with this process.

Revenue recognition

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents the amount receivable for goods supplied, net of refunds, discounts and value added taxes.

Sales of goods are recognised on sale to the customer, which is considered to be the point of sale and when the significant risks and rewards of the goods have been passed to the customer.

Sales made through online delivery platforms is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the customer, which occurs upon delivery of the goods to the customer.

Franchise rights and franchise fees

Franchise rights purchased are recognised at amortised cost and are amortised over the period of the franchise agreement. Franchise fees are also amortised over the period of the franchise agreement..

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Plant and machinery - Straight line over 7-10 years

Fixtures and fittings - Straight line over 5 years

Computer Equipment - Straight line over 4 years

Stocks

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and selling price, after making due allowance for impairment of obsolete or slow moving items. Stocks are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised.

Cost is determined on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Cost includes the purchase price, including taxes and duties, transport and handling directly attributable to bringing the stock to its present location and condition.

Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, 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.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

(i) Holiday pay

Holiday pay entitlements (where material) are recognised as an expense in the period in which the service is received.

(ii) Pension Scheme

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for its employees. The contributions are recognised as an expense when they are due. Amounts not paid are shown as a creditor on the balance sheet.

The assets of the scheme are held separately from the company in independently administered funds.

Leasing commitments

The company's restaurant premises are leased under non-cancellable leases with an expiry term of more than five years. The rental payments are calculated on a monthly basis and are substantially based on annual sales income generated. The aggregate benefit of the lease incentives is recognised over the term of the lease.

Borrowing costs

All borrowing costs are recognised in the Profit and Loss Account in the period in which they are incurred.

Provisions for liabilities

Provisions are made where an event has taken place that gives the company a legal or constructive obligation that probably requires settlement by a transfer of economic benefit, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

Provisions are charged as an expense to the Profit and Loss Account in the year that the company becomes aware of the obligation, and are measured at the best estimate at the Balance Sheet date of the expenditure required to settle the obligation, taking into account relevant risks and uncertainties.

When payments are eventually made, they are charged to the provision carried in the Balance Sheet.

4.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

2025

2024

£

£

Wages and salaries

5,922,345

4,841,288

Social security costs

390,320

259,776

Other pension costs

103,148

76,094

6,415,813

5,177,158

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:

2025

2024

Restaurant Team

397

380

Management

21

17

418

397

2025

2024

£

£

Directors' remuneration

13,734

27,012

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes

1

2

The Directors are considered to be the key management for the purposes of disclosure under FRS.

5.	OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2025

2024

£

£

Depreciation - owned assets

517,276

461,516

Franchise rights amortisation

93,296

52,919

Franchise fees amortisation

3,000

1,500

Auditors' remuneration

9,000

5,775

6.

INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES

2025

2024

£

£

Bank interest

143,522

97,332

7.

TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge

The tax charge on the loss for the year was as follows:

2025

2024

£

£

Deferred tax

25,834

88,852

Tax on (loss)/profit

25,834

88,852

UK corporation tax has been charged at 25% (2024 - 25%).

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss

The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2025

2024

£

£

(Loss)/profit before tax

(27,248

)

467,146

(Loss)/profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 - 25%)

(6,812

)

116,787

Effects of:

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes

(3,444

)

(4,978

)

Capital allowances in excess of depreciation

-

(44,045

)

Depreciation in excess of capital allowances

30,884

-

Utilisation of tax losses

(20,628

)

(67,764

)

Deferred tax

25,834

88,852

Total tax charge

25,834

88,852

The company has tax losses of £127,174 (2024: £209,687) to carry forward and utilise against future trading profits. A deferred tax asset of £31,794 (2024:£52,422) has been recognised on these losses such that it offsets the deferred tax liability.

8.

DIVIDENDS

2025

2024

£

£

A Ordinary shares of 1 each

Interim

84,116

99,225

B Ordinary shares of 1 each

Interim

28,039

33,075

112,155

132,300

9.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Franchise

Franchise

rights

fees

Totals

£

£

£

COST

At 1 April 2024

and 31 March 2025

1,865,825

60,000

1,925,825

AMORTISATION

At 1 April 2024

144,221

4,000

148,221

Amortisation for year

93,296

3,000

96,296

At 31 March 2025

237,517

7,000

244,517

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2025

1,628,308

53,000

1,681,308

At 31 March 2024

1,721,604

56,000

1,777,604

10.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Plant and

machinery

and

Computer

fixtures

equipment

Totals

£

£

£

COST

At 1 April 2024

4,287,723

242,998

4,530,721

Additions

437,256

7,916

445,172

At 31 March 2025

4,724,979

250,914

4,975,893

DEPRECIATION

At 1 April 2024

2,562,511

160,526

2,723,037

Charge for year

476,451

40,825

517,276

At 31 March 2025

3,038,962

201,351

3,240,313

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2025

1,686,017

49,563

1,735,580

At 31 March 2024

1,725,212

82,472

1,807,684