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REGISTERED NUMBER: 08581558 (England and Wales)















Affinity Fostering Services Ltd

Unaudited Financial Statements

For The Year Ended

31st March 2025






Affinity Fostering Services Ltd (Registered number: 08581558)

Contents of the Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 31st March 2025










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Balance Sheet 1

Notes to the Financial Statements 2 to 4


Affinity Fostering Services Ltd (Registered number: 08581558)

Balance Sheet
31st March 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 4 22,238 22,826

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 5 3,968,187 3,699,221
Cash at bank and in hand 1,168,833 757,242
5,137,020 4,456,463
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 6 520,942 527,172
NET CURRENT ASSETS 4,616,078 3,929,291
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 4,638,316 3,952,117

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 4,902 5,098
NET ASSETS 4,633,414 3,947,019

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 60 60
Capital redemption reserve 40 40
Retained earnings 4,633,314 3,946,919
4,633,414 3,947,019

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st March 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for:
(a)ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b)preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 31st December 2025 and were signed by:





A R Robins - Director


Affinity Fostering Services Ltd (Registered number: 08581558)

Notes to the Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 31st March 2025


1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Affinity Fostering Services Ltd is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address are as below:

Registered number: 08581558

Registered office: Affinity Fostering Services Ltd
Ingatestone Hall
North Wing Offices
Ingatestone
Essex
CM4 9NR

The presentation currency of the financial statements is Pound Sterling (£) and the financial statements are
rounded to the nearest Pound.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
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" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The financial statements have been prepared on an historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through the profit and loss.

Significant judgements and estimates
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that might affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Turnover is represented by amounts received for services rendered. Revenue from contracts to provide foster care services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - 20% on cost
Office equipment - 20% on cost

Financial instruments
Basic financial instruments are measured at amortised cost.

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

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Affinity Fostering Services Ltd (Registered number: 08581558)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Year Ended 31st March 2025


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

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.

Subvention policy
Where tax losses are surrendered between group companies the company surrendering the loss receives
compensation from the recipient company in the form of subvention payments. The value of the subvention
payment is the amount of tax saved by the recipient.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 26 (2024 - 24 ) .

4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and Office
fittings equipment Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1st April 2024 17,031 29,133 46,164
Additions 189 6,006 6,195
At 31st March 2025 17,220 35,139 52,359
DEPRECIATION
At 1st April 2024 16,002 7,336 23,338
Charge for year 300 6,483 6,783
At 31st March 2025 16,302 13,819 30,121
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st March 2025 918 21,320 22,238
At 31st March 2024 1,029 21,797 22,826

5. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Trade debtors 400,377 436,945
Amounts owed by group undertakings 3,491,228 3,218,223
Other debtors 76,582 44,053
3,968,187 3,699,221

6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Trade creditors 18,296 7,778
Amounts owed to group undertakings 200,034 200,000
Taxation and social security 106,443 94,617
Other creditors 196,169 224,777
520,942 527,172

7. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
2025 2024
£    £   
Within one year 435 435

Affinity Fostering Services Ltd (Registered number: 08581558)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Year Ended 31st March 2025


8. OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS

The company has guaranteed loan notes of £5,734,811 (2024: £5,745,210) on behalf of its parent company Affinity EFS Group (2) Limited.