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Company Registration No. 08610458 (England and Wales)
Melfort Ventures Ltd Unaudited accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
Melfort Ventures Ltd Unaudited accounts Contents
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Melfort Ventures Ltd Company Information for the year ended 31 March 2025
Directors
Peter Hugh Allen Sophie Henrietta Comninos Aldred Robert Alexander Drummond
Company Number
08610458 (England and Wales)
Registered Office
Manor Of Cadland Estate Office Stanswood Farm Stanswood Road Southampton Hampshire SO45 1AB England
Accountants
Cadland Estates The Estate office Stanswood Road Southampton SO45 1AB
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Melfort Ventures Ltd Statement of financial position as at 31 March 2025
2025 
2024 
Notes
£ 
£ 
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
300,529 
380,267 
Investments
6,303,760 
6,450,438 
6,604,289 
6,830,705 
Current assets
Debtors
471,695 
193,691 
Cash at bank and in hand
18,796 
40,974 
490,491 
234,665 
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
(5,651,028)
(5,677,517)
Net current liabilities
(5,160,537)
(5,442,852)
Net assets
1,443,752 
1,387,853 
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
100 
100 
Fair value reserve
(1,127,146)
(984,709)
Profit and loss account
2,570,798 
2,372,462 
Shareholders' funds
1,443,752 
1,387,853 
For the year ending 31 March 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 in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared and delivered 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 profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 December 2025 and were signed on its behalf by
Aldred Robert Alexander Drummond Director Company Registration No. 08610458
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Melfort Ventures Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
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Statutory information
Melfort Ventures Ltd is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 08610458. The registered office is Manor Of Cadland Estate Office, Stanswood Farm Stanswood Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1AB, England.
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Compliance with accounting standards
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities. There were no material departures from that standard.
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Accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.
Presentation currency
The accounts are presented in £ sterling.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives:
Land & buildings
Straight line over 12 years
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Tangible fixed assets
Land & buildings 
£ 
Cost or valuation
At cost 
At 1 April 2024
1,117,843 
At 31 March 2025
1,117,843 
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024
737,576 
Charge for the year
79,738 
At 31 March 2025
817,314 
Net book value
At 31 March 2025
300,529 
At 31 March 2024
380,267 
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Melfort Ventures Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
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Investments
Other investments 
£ 
Valuation at 1 April 2024
6,450,438 
Additions
58,478 
Fair value adjustments
(109,144)
Disposals
(96,012)
Valuation at 31 March 2025
6,303,760 
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Debtors
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
Amounts falling due within one year
Trade debtors
22,020 
54,840 
Accrued income and prepayments
343,686 
27,357 
Other debtors
105,989 
111,494 
471,695 
193,691 
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
VAT
11,215 
15,282 
Trade creditors
208,244 
27,580 
Amounts owed to group undertakings and other participating interests
4,605,313 
5,528,887 
Taxes and social security
106,946 
89,335 
Other creditors
1,833 
1,833 
Accruals
17,477 
14,600 
Deferred income
700,000 
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5,651,028 
5,677,517 
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Average number of employees
During the year the average number of employees was 0 (2024: 0).
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