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REGISTERED NUMBER: 08794159 (England and Wales)

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

FOR

COUNTRYWAYS OAK FURNITURE MAKERS LIMITED

COUNTRYWAYS OAK FURNITURE MAKERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08794159)

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Page |

Company Information | 1 |

Balance Sheet | 2 |

Notes to the Financial Statements | 4 |

Chartered Accountants' Report | 7 |

COUNTRYWAYS OAK FURNITURE MAKERS LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

| DIRECTOR: | S S Barden

| REGISTERED OFFICE: | 20 Havelock Road

| Hastings

| East Sussex

| TN34 1BP

| REGISTERED NUMBER: | 08794159 (England and Wales)

| ACCOUNTANTS: | Ashdown Hurrey

| Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers

| 20 Havelock Road

| Hastings

| East Sussex

| TN34 1BP

COUNTRYWAYS OAK FURNITURE MAKERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08794159)

BALANCE SHEET

31 MARCH 2025

| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |

| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets | 4 | - |  | - |  |

Tangible assets | 5 | 5,749 |  | 10,338 |  |

5,749 |  | 10,338 |  |

CURRENT ASSETS

Stocks | 30,107 |  | 30,172 |  |

Debtors | 6 | 13,135 |  | (100 | ) |

Cash at bank and in hand | 602 |  | 3,978 |  |

43,844 |  | 34,050 |  |

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year | 7 | 160,231 |  | 151,636 |  |

NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | (116,387 | ) | (117,586 | ) |

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | (110,638 | ) | (107,248 | ) |

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year | 8 | (21,088 | ) | (23,528 | ) |

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | (1,092 | ) | - |  |

NET LIABILITIES | (132,818 | ) | (130,776 | ) |

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital | 100 |  | 100 |  |

Retained earnings | (132,918 | ) | (130,876 | ) |

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | (132,818 | ) | (130,776 | ) |

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

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 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.

COUNTRYWAYS OAK FURNITURE MAKERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08794159)

BALANCE SHEET - continued

31 MARCH 2025

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 29 December 2025 and were signed by:

T B Kennard - Director

COUNTRYWAYS OAK FURNITURE MAKERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08794159)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION

| CountryWays Oak Furniture Makers Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

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.

| Although liabilities exceed assets, these accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis as the company continues to have the support of its director and bankers. In reaching this conclusion the director has considered the provision for the repayment of Government grants which is included within these financial statements.

| Turnover

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

| Goodwill

| Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2014, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of five years.

| Intangible assets

| Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

| Tangible fixed assets

| Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

| Improvements to property | - | 20% on cost

| Plant and machinery | - | 20% on reducing balance

| Fixtures and fittings | - | 20% on reducing balance

| Computer equipment | - | 33% on cost

| Stocks

| Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

| 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.

| 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.

3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

| The average number of employees during the year was 1 (2024 - 3 ) .

COUNTRYWAYS OAK FURNITURE MAKERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08794159)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

4. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

| Goodwill

£ |

| COST

| At 1 April 2024

| and 31 March 2025 | 1,500 |  |

| AMORTISATION

| At 1 April 2024

| and 31 March 2025 | 1,500 |  |

| NET BOOK VALUE

| At 31 March 2025 | - |  |

| At 31 March 2024 | - |  |

5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

| Improvements |  | Fixtures |

| to |  | Plant and |  | and |  | Computer |

| property |  | machinery |  | fittings |  | equipment |  | Totals

£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |

| COST

| At 1 April 2024 | 19,100 |  | 8,887 |  | 687 |  | 6,895 |  | 35,569 |  |

| Additions | - |  | - |  | - |  | 965 |  | 965 |  |

| At 31 March 2025 | 19,100 |  | 8,887 |  | 687 |  | 7,860 |  | 36,534 |  |

| DEPRECIATION

| At 1 April 2024 | 15,280 |  | 3,164 |  | 276 |  | 6,511 |  | 25,231 |  |

| Charge for year | 3,820 |  | 1,145 |  | 82 |  | 507 |  | 5,554 |  |

| At 31 March 2025 | 19,100 |  | 4,309 |  | 358 |  | 7,018 |  | 30,785 |  |

| NET BOOK VALUE

| At 31 March 2025 | - |  | 4,578 |  | 329 |  | 842 |  | 5,749 |  |

| At 31 March 2024 | 3,820 |  | 5,723 |  | 411 |  | 384 |  | 10,338 |  |

6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |

| 31.3.25 |  | 31.3.24

£ | £ |

| Trade debtors | 13,135 |  | (100 | ) |

7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |

| 31.3.25 |  | 31.3.24

£ | £ |

| Bank loans and overdrafts | 25,697 |  | 24,006 |  |

| Trade creditors | 14,277 |  | 13,198 |  |

| Taxation and social security | 45,005 |  | 47,153 |  |

| Other creditors | 75,252 |  | 67,279 |  |

160,231 |  | 151,636 |  |

8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |

| 31.3.25 |  | 31.3.24

£ | £ |

| Bank loans | 21,088 |  | 23,528 |  |

COUNTRYWAYS OAK FURNITURE MAKERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08794159)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

9. | LEASING AGREEMENTS

| Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:

| 31.3.25 |  | 31.3.24

£ | £ |

| Within one year | 28,000 |  | 28,000 |  |

10. | SECURED DEBTS

| Lloyds Bank PLC have a charge over the company which: contains a fixed charge, contains a floating charge, contains a floating charge covering all the property or undertaking of the company and contains a negative pledge.

11. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

| The property from which the business operates is owned by Ms T Kennard, the partner of the director and shareholder Mr S Barden. Rent of £28,000 has been paid to Ms T Kennard during the year.

| At the year end, the company owed the director £39,630 (2024: £31,804). This loan is interest free and repayable on demand.

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR

ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF

COUNTRYWAYS OAK FURNITURE MAKERS LIMITED

The following reproduces the text of the report prepared for the director in respect of the company's annual unaudited financial statements. In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the company is only required to file a Balance Sheet. Readers are cautioned that the Statement of Comprehensive Income and certain other primary statements and the Report of the Director are not required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies.

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of CountryWays Oak Furniture Makers Limited for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and the 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 within the ICAEW's regulations and guidance at icaew.com/membershandbook.

This report is made solely to the director of CountryWays Oak Furniture Makers Limited in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of CountryWays Oak Furniture Makers Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the director of CountryWays Oak Furniture Makers Limited in this report in accordance with icaew.com/compilation. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than CountryWays Oak Furniture Makers Limited and its director for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that CountryWays Oak Furniture Makers 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 CountryWays Oak Furniture Makers Limited. You consider that CountryWays Oak Furniture Makers 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 CountryWays Oak Furniture Makers 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.

Ashdown Hurrey

Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers

20 Havelock Road

Hastings

East Sussex

TN34 1BP

29 December 2025