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Company No: 04254585

The Mess Dress Limited
Unaudited Financial Statements
Year Ended
31 July 2025

The Mess Dress Limited

Contents

Company Information | 1
Balance Sheet | 2
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements | 3 to 8

The Mess Dress Limited

Company Information

Directors | E Beskardes A Beskardes E Beskardes

Registered office | 88 Stewart Road Charminster Bournemouth Dorset BH8 8NU

Accountants | Brett Pittwood Chartered Certified AccountantsSuite 8 Bourne Gate 25 Bourne Valley Road Poole Dorset BH12 1DY

The Mess Dress Limited

(Registration number: 04254585)
Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2025

| Note | 2025 £ | 2024 £
Fixed assets |  |  |
Tangible assets | 4 | 524,939 | 541,813
Investment property | 5 | 151,103 | 151,103
|  | 676,042 | 692,916
Current assets |  |  |
Stocks |  | 67,200 | 73,100
Debtors | 6 | 1,286 | 1,008
Cash at bank and in hand |  | 781,401 | 557,641
|  | 849,887 | 631,749
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year | 7 | (142,112) | (131,102)
Net current assets |  | 707,775 | 500,647
Total assets less current liabilities |  | 1,383,817 | 1,193,563
Provisions for liabilities |  | (6,557) | (7,506)
Net assets |  | 1,377,260 | 1,186,057
Capital and reserves |  |  |
Called up share capital |  | 2 | 2
Retained earnings |  | 1,377,258 | 1,186,055
Shareholders' funds |  | 1,377,260 | 1,186,057

For the financial year ending 31 July 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.

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 2 April 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

A Beskardes
Director

The Mess Dress Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 July 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:
88 Stewart Road
Charminster
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH8 8NU
England

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 financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts are rounded to the nearest pound.

Going concern

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/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 and deferred 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.

The Mess Dress Limited

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

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.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class | Depreciation method and rate
Plant and machinery | 25% reducing balance
Computer equipment | 33.3% straight line
Motor vehicles | 25% reducing balance
Freehold buildings | over 50 years

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.

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.

The Mess Dress Limited

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

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

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.

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.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

The Mess Dress Limited

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

Financial instruments

Classification
Financial assets
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include trade debtors, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Other financial assets
Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publically traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

3 | Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 7 (2024 - 8).

The Mess Dress Limited

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

4 | Tangible assets

| Land and buildings £ | Equipment £ | Motor vehicle £ | Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 August 2024 | 513,750 | 66,111 | 45,703 | 625,564
Additions | - | 2,619 | - | 2,619
Disposals | - | (2,519) | - | (2,519)
At 31 July 2025 | 513,750 | 66,211 | 45,703 | 625,664
Depreciation
At 1 August 2024 | 26,975 | 45,350 | 11,426 | 83,751
Charge for the year | 3,248 | 7,071 | 8,569 | 18,888
Eliminated on disposal | - | (1,914) | - | (1,914)
At 31 July 2025 | 30,223 | 50,507 | 19,995 | 100,725
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2025 | 483,527 | 15,704 | 25,708 | 524,939
At 31 July 2024 | 486,775 | 20,761 | 34,277 | 541,813

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £483,527 (2024 - £486,775) in respect of freehold land and buildings.

5 | Investment properties

| 2025 £
At 1 August 2024 | 151,103
At 31 July 2025 | 151,103

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

6 | Debtors

| 2025 £ | 2024 £
Prepayments | 1,286 | 1,008

The Mess Dress Limited

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

7 | Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

| 2025 £ | 2024 £
Due within one year |  |
Trade creditors | 10,702 | 12,155
Taxation and social security | 20,719 | 31,517
Accruals and deferred income | 2,150 | 3,002
Other creditors | 108,541 | 84,428
| 142,112 | 131,102