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Director
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29 December 2025
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Director
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for and on behalf of
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| Notes | £ | £ | ||
| TURNOVER | 3 |
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| Cost of sales |
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| GROSS PROFIT |
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| Administrative expenses |
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| Other operating income |
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| Fair value gains on investments |
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| OPERATING PROFIT |
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| Profit/(loss) on disposal of fixed asset investments | 98,879 | (42,767) | ||
| Other interest receivable and similar income | 9 |
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| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
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| Tax on Profit | 10 |
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| PROFIT AFTER TAXATION BEING PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
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| PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
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| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR | - | - | ||
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
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| FIXED ASSETS | |||||
| Tangible Assets | 11 |
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| Investments | 12 |
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| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Debtors | 13 |
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| Cash at bank and in hand |
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| Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year | 14 |
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| NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES) |
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| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | |||||
| Deferred Taxation | 15 |
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| NET ASSETS |
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| CAPITAL AND RESERVES | |||||
| Called up share capital | 16 |
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| Fair value reserve |
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| Profit and Loss Account |
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| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 20,209,286 | 17,014,423 | |||
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| Share Capital | Fair value reserve | Profit and Loss Account | Total | |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| As at 1 January 2023 |
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15,902,988 |
| Profit for the year and total comprehensive income | - | - |
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2,311,435 |
| Dividends paid | - | - | (1,200,000) | (1,200,000) |
| Movements in fair value reserve | - | 66,115 | - | 66,115 |
| Transfer to/from Fair value reserve | - | - | (66,115) | (66,115) |
| As at 31 December 2023 and 1 January 2024 |
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17,014,423 |
| Profit for the year and total comprehensive income | - | - |
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3,194,863 |
| Dividends paid | - | - | - | - |
| Movements in fair value reserve | - | 350,957 | - | 350,957 |
| Transfer to/from Fair value reserve | - | - | (350,957) | (350,957) |
| As at 31 December 2024 |
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20,209,286 |
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| Notes | £ | £ | ||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||
| Net cash (used in)/generated from operations | 1 |
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| Tax paid |
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| Forex gain/loss | - | 236 | ||
| Net cash (used in)/generated from operating activities |
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| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||
| Purchase of other fixed asset investments |
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| Proceeds from disposal of other fixed asset investments |
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| Interest received |
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| Net cash used in investing activities |
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| Equity dividends paid |
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| Amount introduced by directors | - | 440 | ||
| Amount withdrawn by directors | (1,550,750) | - | ||
| Net cash used in financing activities |
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| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 2 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 2 |
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| Profit for the financial year |
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| Tax on profit |
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| Interest income |
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| (Profit)/loss on disposal of fixed asset investments | (98,879) | 42,767 | |
| Net fair value gains recognised in profit or loss | (467,707) | (88,625) | |
| Foreign exchange (gains)/losses | (36,452) | 142,374 | |
| Movements in working capital: | |||
| (Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors |
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| Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors |
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| Net cash (used in)/generated from operations |
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| Cash at bank and in hand |
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| As at 1 January 2024 | Cash flows | As at 31 December 2024 | |
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| £ | £ | £ | |
| Cash at bank and in hand |
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(2,683,942) |
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| Freehold |
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| £ | £ | ||
| Rental income |
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| 1,000 | 1,000 | ||
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| Audit Services | |||
| Audit of the company's financial statements |
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| Other Services | |||
| Other non-audit services |
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| Wages and salaries |
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| Social security costs |
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| Other pension costs |
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| Directors and management |
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| Staff |
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| Emoluments |
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| Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes |
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| Money purchase pension schemes |
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| Emoluments |
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| Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes |
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| 2024 | 2023 | ||
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| Bank interest receivable |
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| Other interest receivable | 329,130 | 274,129 | |
| 546,055 | 334,378 | ||
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The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
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| Tax Rate | 2024 | 2023 | |||
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| Current tax | |||||
| UK Corporation Tax | 25.0% | 25.0% |
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| Deferred taxation |
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| Total tax charge for the period |
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Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is higher (2023: lower) than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:
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| 2024 | 2023 | ||||
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| Profit before tax | 5,561,451 | 1,835,157 | |||
| Tax on profit at 25% (UK standard rate) |
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| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
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| Short term timing differences |
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| Difference in tax rates |
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| Current tax from unrecognised tax loss or credit |
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| Overseas tax suffered/expensed |
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| Total tax charge for the period | 2,366,588 | (476,278) | |||
| Land & Property | |
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| Freehold | |
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| Cost | |
| As at 1 January 2024 |
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| As at 31 December 2024 |
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| Net Book Value | |
| As at 31 December 2024 |
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| As at 1 January 2024 |
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| Unlisted | |
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| Cost or Valuation | |
| As at 1 January 2024 |
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| Additions |
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| Disposals |
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| Fair value adjustments |
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| Other |
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| As at 31 December 2024 |
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| Provision | |
| As at 1 January 2024 |
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| As at 31 December 2024 |
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| Net Book Value | |
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| As at 1 January 2024 |
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| Due within one year | |||
| Other debtors | 16,283,438 | 7,098,318 | |
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| Other creditors | 3,443 | 13,869 | |
| Taxation and social security | 32,391 | - | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 6,931,833 | 2,547,639 | |
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| 2024 | 2023 | ||
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| £ | £ | ||
| Other timing differences | 281,979 | 120,917 | |
| As at 1 January 2024 | Amounts advanced | Amounts repaid | Amounts written off | As at 31 December 2024 | |
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| Mrs Emma Thon |
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| Mr Peter Thon |
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| 2024 | 2023 | ||
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| On equity shares: | |||
| Interim dividend paid | - |
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