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Registration number: 12242759

Development People Consultancy Limited

Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

 

Development People Consultancy Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

4 to 12

 

Development People Consultancy Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr GA Gaffney

Mrs J Gaffney

Registered office

34 Boulevard
Weston-Super-Mare
North Somerset
BS23 1NF

Accountants

Four Fifty Partnership
Chartered Accountants
34 Boulevard
Weston-Super-Mare
North Somerset
BS23 1NF

 

Development People Consultancy Limited

(Registration number: 12242759)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note

31 March
2025
£

31 March
2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Investment property

4

353,908

744,619

Investments

5

1

-

 

353,909

744,619

Current assets

 

Debtors

6

561,478

-

Cash at bank and in hand

 

12,394

13,091

 

573,872

13,091

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(678,058)

(590,346)

Net current liabilities

 

(104,186)

(577,255)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

249,723

167,364

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

(83,661)

(160,273)

Net assets

 

166,062

7,091

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

8

2

2

Retained earnings

166,060

7,089

Shareholders' funds

 

166,062

7,091

For the financial 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.

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

 

Development People Consultancy Limited

(Registration number: 12242759)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 26 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr GA Gaffney
Director

 

Development People Consultancy Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and wales.

The address of its registered office is:
34 Boulevard
Weston-Super-Mare
North Somerset
BS23 1NF
United Kingdom

The principal place of business is:
Dragonfly
70a Stoddens Road
Burnham-on-Sea
Somerset
TA8 2DB
United Kingdom

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 26 December 2025.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is Pound Sterling (£).

 

Development People Consultancy Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

2

Accounting policies (continued)

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Investment property

Investment property is carried at fair value, derived from the current market prices for comparable real estate determined annually by external valuers. The valuers use observable market prices, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.

 

Development People Consultancy Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

2

Accounting policies (continued)

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.


Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

 

Development People Consultancy Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

2

Accounting policies (continued)

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases.
Amounts received under operating leases are credited to the profit and loss account on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease’

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

 

Development People Consultancy Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 2 (2024 - 2).

4

Investment properties

31 March
2025
£

At 1 April

744,619

Additions

91,304

Disposals

(482,015)

At 31 March

353,908

The fair value of the investment properties is assessed annually and the carrying value adjusted as required. The directors have assessed the fair value of the company’s investment properties on an open market value basis by using available market data. The directors have concluded that the original cost of properties fairly reflects their open market values at 31 March 2025 and therefore no adjustment has been made in these accounts.

There has been no valuation of investment property by an independent valuer.

5

Investments

31 March
2025
£

31 March
2024
£

Investments in subsidiaries

1

-

 

Development People Consultancy Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

5

Investments (continued)

Subsidiaries

£

Cost or valuation

Additions

1

Provision

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

1

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

Undertaking

Registered office

Holding

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

2025

2024

Subsidiary undertakings

Development People Consultancy (Lettings) Ltd

34 Boulevard
Weston-super-Mare
North Somerset
BS23 1NF

United Kingdom

Ordinary £1

100%

0%

Subsidiary undertakings

Development People Consultancy (Lettings) Ltd

The principal activity of Development People Consultancy (Lettings) Ltd is Letting and operating of property.

 

Development People Consultancy Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

6

Debtors

Current

Note

31 March
2025
£

31 March
2024
£

Amounts owed by related parties

9

561,424

-

Prepayments

 

54

-

   

561,478

-

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

31 March
2025
£

31 March
2024
£

Due within one year

Taxation and social security

329

1,663

Accruals and deferred income

1,860

3,704

Other creditors

675,869

584,979

678,058

590,346

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

31 March
2025
£

31 March
2024
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

10

83,661

160,273

31 March
2025
£

31 March
2024
£

Due after more than five years

After more than five years not by instalments

83,661

160,273

-

-

 

Development People Consultancy Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

7

Creditors (continued)

Fixed charges in favour of Fleet Mortgages Limited. Fixed charge over company owned investment property being 47 Lime Tree Close, Bridgwater, TA6 4EF. Fixed charge over the undertaking and all property legal mortgaged and the ancillary assets.

Fixed charges in favour of Paratus AMC Limited. Fixed charge over company owned investment property being Flat 3, 30 Barton Road Berrow, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 2LT. Fixed charge over the undertaking and all property legal mortgaged and the ancillary assets.

8

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

31 March
2025

31 March
2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary Shares of £1 each

2

2

2

2

       

9

Related party transactions

Summary of transactions with subsidiaries

Development People Consultancy (Lettings) Ltd
Wholly owned subsidiary
During the year under review the leasehold of the investment properties owned by the parent company were transferred to its subsidiary undertaking at market value.

Summary of transactions with other related parties

Mr G Gaffney & Mrs J Gaffney
Director shareholders
Fluctuating loans from the director subsisted during the period under review. These loans are interest-free and repayable on demand.

 

Development People Consultancy Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

10

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

31 March
2025
£

31 March
2024
£

Bank borrowings

83,661

160,273