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Company registration number: 14785034
Merlin Food and Beverages Limited
Unaudited filleted financial statements
30 April 2025
Merlin Food and Beverages Limited
Contents
Directors and other information
Accountants report
Statement of financial position and notes to the financial statements
Merlin Food and Beverages Limited
Directors and other information
Directors Mr Anthony Ampleford
Mr Stephen Doughty
Company number 14785034
Registered office Exchange Building
66 Church Street
Hartlepool
TS24 7DN
Accountants Censis
Exchange Building
66 Church Street
Hartlepool
TS24 7DN
Merlin Food and Beverages Limited
Chartered accountants report to the board of directors on the preparation of the
unaudited statutory financial statements of Merlin Food and Beverages Limited
Year ended 30 April 2025
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Merlin Food and Beverages Limited for the year ended 30 April 2025 which comprise the statement of financial position and related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://www.icaew.com /en/members/regulations-standards-and-guidance/.
This report is made solely to the board of directors of Merlin Food and Beverages Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Merlin Food and Beverages Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the board of directors of Merlin Food and Beverages Limited as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Merlin Food and Beverages Limited and its board of directors as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that Merlin Food and Beverages Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and loss of Merlin Food and Beverages Limited. You consider that Merlin Food and Beverages Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Merlin Food and Beverages Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.
Censis
Chartered Accountants
Exchange Building
66 Church Street
Hartlepool
TS24 7DN
9 January 2026
Merlin Food and Beverages Limited
Statement of financial position
30 April 2025
2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Fixed assets 8,508 10,338
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Current assets 51,372 43,463
Prepayments and accrued income 1,650 1,650
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53,022 45,113
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year ( 88,289) ( 55,248)
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Net current liabilities ( 35,267) ( 10,135)
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Total assets less current liabilities ( 26,759) 203
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Net (liabilities)/assets ( 26,759) 203
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Capital and reserves ( 26,759) 203
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Notes to the financial statements
Merlin Food and Beverages Limited
Year ended 30 April 2025
1. Employee numbers
The average number of persons employed by the company during the year amounted to 17 (2024: 18 ).
2. Directors advances, credits and guarantees
During the year the directors entered into the following advances and credits with the company:
2025
Balance brought forward Advances /(credits) to the directors Balance o/standing
£ £ £
Mr Anthony Ampleford ( 9,107) 21,657 12,550
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For the year ending 30 April 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors responsiblities:
- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the micro-entity provisions and have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
These financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 09 January 2026 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Mr Anthony Ampleford
Director
Company registration number: 14785034
The company is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales.