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REGISTERED NUMBER: 03831307 (England and Wales)

| UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |

| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 |

| FOR |

| ASHDOWN GROUP LIMITED |

ASHDOWN GROUP LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03831307)

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

Page |

Company Information | 1 |

Balance Sheet | 2 |

Notes to the Financial Statements | 4 |

ASHDOWN GROUP LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

| DIRECTORS: | D Lynes

| J Lynes

| REGISTERED OFFICE: | Ground Floor

| Egerton House

| 68 Baker Street

| Weybridge

| Surrey

| KT13 8AL

| REGISTERED NUMBER: | 03831307 (England and Wales)

| ACCOUNTANTS: | RJP LLP

| Ground Floor

| Egerton House

| 68 Baker Street

| Weybridge

| Surrey

| KT13 8AL

ASHDOWN GROUP LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03831307)

BALANCE SHEET

31 AUGUST 2025

| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |

| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets | 4 | - |  | 548 |  |

Tangible assets | 5 | 5,181 |  | 2,966 |  |

Investments | 6 | 2 |  | 2 |  |

5,183 |  | 3,516 |  |

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors | 7 | 577,038 |  | 576,664 |  |

Cash at bank | 663,597 |  | 773,552 |  |

1,240,635 |  | 1,350,216 |  |

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year | 8 | 484,823 |  | 530,008 |  |

NET CURRENT ASSETS | 755,812 |  | 820,208 |  |

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 760,995 |  | 823,724 |  |

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year | 9 | (834 | ) | (10,834 | ) |

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 11 | (1,296 | ) | (742 | ) |

NET ASSETS | 758,865 |  | 812,148 |  |

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital | 12 | 2 |  | 2 |  |

Retained earnings | 758,863 |  | 812,146 |  |

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 758,865 |  | 812,148 |  |

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

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

The directors acknowledge their 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.

ASHDOWN GROUP LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03831307)

BALANCE SHEET - continued

31 AUGUST 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 Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 1 April 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:

J Lynes - Director

ASHDOWN GROUP LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03831307)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION

| Ashdown Group 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.

| Preparation of consolidated financial statements

| The financial statements contain information about Ashdown Group Limited as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The company is exempt under Section 399(2A) of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements.

| Turnover

| Turnover represents net invoiced sales of services, excluding Value Added Tax.

| Revenue is recognised in the period the services are provided.

| Intangible assets

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

| Computer software and patents and licences are amortised evenly over their estimated useful life of five years.

| Tangible fixed assets

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

| Plant and machinery etc | - | 25% on cost

| Investments in subsidiaries

| Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at 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 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.

| 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.

ASHDOWN GROUP LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03831307)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

| Invoice discounting

| The company uses an invoice discount facility and retains all significant benefits and risks relating to the debts. The gross amount of the debts are included within assets and a corresponding liability in respect of proceeds received from the facility are shown within liabilities. The interest and charges are recognised as they accrue and are included in the profit and loss account with other interest charges.

| Leasing commitments

| Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

| The average number of employees during the year was 24 (2024 - 27 ) .

4. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

| Other

| intangible

| assets

£ |

| COST

| At 1 September 2024

| and 31 August 2025 | 28,687 |  |

| AMORTISATION

| At 1 September 2024 | 28,139 |  |

| Charge for year | 548 |  |

| At 31 August 2025 | 28,687 |  |

| NET BOOK VALUE

| At 31 August 2025 | - |  |

| At 31 August 2024 | 548 |  |

5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

| Plant and

| machinery

| etc

£ |

| COST

| At 1 September 2024 | 48,383 |  |

| Additions | 4,474 |  |

| At 31 August 2025 | 52,857 |  |

| DEPRECIATION

| At 1 September 2024 | 45,417 |  |

| Charge for year | 2,259 |  |

| At 31 August 2025 | 47,676 |  |

| NET BOOK VALUE

| At 31 August 2025 | 5,181 |  |

| At 31 August 2024 | 2,966 |  |

ASHDOWN GROUP LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03831307)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

6. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

| Shares in

| group

| undertakings

£ |

| COST

| At 1 September 2024

| and 31 August 2025 | 2 |  |

| NET BOOK VALUE

| At 31 August 2025 | 2 |  |

| At 31 August 2024 | 2 |  |

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

| 31.8.25 |  | 31.8.24

£ | £ |

| Trade debtors | 379,499 |  | 441,579 |  |

| Other debtors | 197,539 |  | 135,085 |  |

577,038 |  | 576,664 |  |

| Invoice discounted debts included within trade debtors amount to £209,316 (2024 - £390,271).

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

| 31.8.25 |  | 31.8.24

£ | £ |

| Bank loans and overdrafts | 10,000 |  | 10,000 |  |

| Trade creditors | 57,176 |  | 68,743 |  |

| Taxation and social security | 144,199 |  | 158,257 |  |

| Other creditors | 273,448 |  | 293,008 |  |

484,823 |  | 530,008 |  |

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

| 31.8.25 |  | 31.8.24

£ | £ |

| Bank loans | 834 |  | 10,834 |  |

10. | LEASING AGREEMENTS

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

| 31.8.25 |  | 31.8.24

£ | £ |

| Within one year | 5,577 |  | 32,313 |  |

| Between one and five years | - |  | 5,577 |  |

5,577 |  | 37,890 |  |

11. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

| 31.8.25 |  | 31.8.24

£ | £ |

| Deferred tax | 1,296 |  | 742 |  |

ASHDOWN GROUP LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03831307)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

11. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued

| Deferred |

| tax |

£ |

| Balance at 1 September 2024 | 742 |  |

| Provided during year | 554 |  |

| Balance at 31 August 2025 | 1,296 |  |

12. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

| Allotted, issued and fully paid:

| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 31.8.25 |  | 31.8.24

| value: | £ | £ |

| 16 | Ordinary A | £0.10 | 2 |  | 2 |  |

| 4 | Ordinary B | £0.10 | - |  | - |  |

2 |  | 2 |  |

| All shares rank pari passu in all respects.

13. | DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES

| The following loans from directors subsisted during the years ended 31 August 2025 and 31 August 2024:

| 31.8.25 |  | 31.8.24

£ | £ |

| Director

| Balance outstanding at start of year | (15,271 | ) | (28,786 | ) |

| Amounts advanced | 96,939 |  | 80,443 |  |

| Amounts repaid | (51,000 | ) | (66,928 | ) |

| Amounts written off | - |  | - |  |

| Amounts waived | - |  | - |  |

| Balance outstanding at end of year | 30,668 |  | (15,271 | ) |

| Director

| Balance outstanding at start of year | (63,667 | ) | (52,387 | ) |

| Amounts advanced | 43,178 |  | 43,648 |  |

| Amounts repaid | (51,000 | ) | (54,928 | ) |

| Amounts written off | - |  | - |  |

| Amounts waived | - |  | - |  |

| Balance outstanding at end of year | (71,489 | ) | (63,667 | ) |

| Interest has been charged on the overdrawn loan account at a rate of 2.25% per annum to 5 April 2025 and then at a rate of 3.75% per annum thereafter.