Company registration number 15394458 (England and Wales)
STRATFORD ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
STRATFORD ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD
CONTENTS
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Balance sheet
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Notes to the financial statements
2 - 6
STRATFORD ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
Notes
£
£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
4
80,000
Investments
5
5,592,840
5,672,840
Current assets
Debtors
6
42,466
Cash at bank and in hand
604,640
647,106
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(1,751,527)
Net current liabilities
(1,104,421)
Total assets less current liabilities
4,568,419
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
8
(4,404,009)
Net assets
164,410
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
13
Share premium account
379,987
Profit and loss reserves
(215,590)
Total equity
164,410
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 24 December 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr David Thomson
Director
Company registration number 15394458 (England and Wales)
STRATFORD ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Stratford Energy Holdings Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Grosvenor House England, 11 St. Pauls Square, Birmingham, B3 1RB.
1.1
Reporting period
The period presented in these financial statements is from the date of incorporation of 7 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. This period end has been used to align with the other companies in the group.
1.2
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. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.3
Going concern
At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that thetrue
company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the
directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.4
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill
Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.
Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date where it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and the fair value of the asset can be measured reliably; the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights; and the intangible asset is separable from the entity.
Amortisation 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:
Software
5 years straight line
1.5
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.
STRATFORD ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities.
1.6
Cash and cash equivalents
These financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2024 are the first financial statements of Stratford Energy Holdings Ltd prepared in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The date of transition to FRS 102 was . The reported financial position and financial performance for the previous period are not affected by the transition to FRS 102.
1.7
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.
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.
1.8
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
STRATFORD ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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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.
The directors do not consider there to be any critical estimates or key judgements in these financial statements.
3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the period was:
2024
Number
Total
2
4
Intangible fixed assets
Other
£
Cost
At 7 January 2024
Additions
100,000
At 31 December 2024
100,000
Amortisation and impairment
At 7 January 2024
Amortisation charged for the period
20,000
At 31 December 2024
20,000
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
80,000
5
Fixed asset investments
2024
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
5,592,840
STRATFORD ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
5
Fixed asset investments
(Continued)
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Movements in fixed asset investments
Shares in subsidiaries
£
Cost or valuation
At 7 January 2024
-
Additions
5,592,840
At 31 December 2024
5,592,840
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
5,592,840
6
Debtors
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
Other debtors
42,466
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
£
Bank loans
996,660
Amounts owed to group undertakings
719,841
Taxation and social security
947
Other creditors
34,079
1,751,527
8
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
2,447,783
Other creditors
1,956,226
4,404,009
9
Audit report information
As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006.
The auditor's report is unqualified and includes the following:
STRATFORD ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
9
Audit report information
(Continued)
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Opinion
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its loss for the period 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.
Senior Statutory Auditor:
Charlotte Toemaes BSc FCA
Statutory Auditor:
Ellacotts Audit Services Limited
Date of audit report:
24 December 2025