Company registration number 00173634 (England and Wales)
WEST CHESHIRE & NORTH WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
WEST CHESHIRE & NORTH WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1 - 2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 8
WEST CHESHIRE & NORTH WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2025
31 December 2025
- 1 -
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
4
22,275
-
0
Tangible assets
5
6,070
8,613
Investments
6
8
8
28,353
8,621
Current assets
Debtors
7
135,909
208,637
Cash at bank and in hand
461,241
386,076
597,150
594,713
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
8
(226,892)
(210,470)
Net current assets
370,258
384,243
Total assets less current liabilities
398,611
392,864
Provisions for liabilities
(1,197)
(1,680)
Net assets
397,414
391,184
Reserves
Income and expenditure account
397,414
391,184
Total members' funds
397,414
391,184
WEST CHESHIRE & NORTH WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2025
31 December 2025
- 2 -

For the financial year ended 31 December 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

T he members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

These 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, all of the members of the company have consented to the preparation of abridged financial statements pursuant to paragraph 1A of Schedule 1 to the Small Companies and Groups (Accounts and Directors’ Report) Regulations (SI 2008/409)(b).

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income and expenditure account within the financial statements.true

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 11 March 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
S E Bailey
Director
Company registration number 00173634 (England and Wales)
WEST CHESHIRE & NORTH WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
- 3 -
1
Accounting policies
Company information

West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Churchill House, Queens Park Campus, Queens Park Road, Chester, CH4 7AD.

1.1
Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary a mounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2
Income and expenditure

Income and expenses are included in the financial statements as they become receivable or due.

Expenses include VAT where applicable as the company cannot reclaim it.

1.3
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill

Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date where it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and the fair value of the asset can be measured reliably; the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights; and the intangible asset is separable from the entity.

Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Website Cost
10% Straight Line
1.4
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Fixtures and fittings
25% straight line
Computers
25% straight line

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to surplus or deficit.

WEST CHESHIRE & NORTH WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 4 -
1.5
Fixed asset investments

Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in surplus or deficit.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.

Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities.

1.6
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in surplus or deficit, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in surplus or deficit, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

1.7
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

WEST CHESHIRE & NORTH WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 5 -
1.8
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, 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.

Classification of 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 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 paymen ts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. A m ounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

1.9
Taxation

The company is not carrying on a business for the purposes of making a profit and is therefore exempt from corporation tax.

1.10
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

The cost of any material unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.11
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

WEST CHESHIRE & NORTH WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 6 -
1.12
Leases
As lessee

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the lease s asset are consumed.

1.13
Foreign exchange

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.

2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

3
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2025
2024
Number
Number
Total
11
11
WEST CHESHIRE & NORTH WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
- 7 -
4
Intangible fixed assets
Total
£
Cost
At 1 January 2025
-
0
Additions
24,750
At 31 December 2025
24,750
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 January 2025
-
0
Amortisation charged for the year
2,475
At 31 December 2025
2,475
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2025
22,275
At 31 December 2024
-
0
5
Tangible fixed assets
Total
£
Cost
At 1 January 2025
57,581
Additions
98
At 31 December 2025
57,679
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2025
48,968
Depreciation charged in the year
2,641
At 31 December 2025
51,609
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2025
6,070
At 31 December 2024
8,613
6
Fixed asset investments
2025
2024
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
8
8
WEST CHESHIRE & NORTH WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
- 8 -
7
Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Service charges due
123,436
200,026
Other debtors
12,473
8,611
135,909
208,637
8
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£
£
Trade creditors
22,731
17,005
Corporation tax
110
58
Other taxation and social security
31,555
42,061
Other creditors
172,496
151,346
226,892
210,470
9
Members' liability

The company is limited by guarantee, not having a share capital and consequently the liability of members is limited, subject to an undertaking by each member to contribute to the net assets or liabilities of the company on winding up such amounts as may be required not exceeding £1.

2025-12-31 2025-01-01 false false false 11 March 2026 CCH Software CCH Accounts Production 2025.300 No description of principal activity S E Bailey E C Davies D Lotay H Nellist A R Stark J M Farrell R Tudor Mrs L Carew 00173634 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 2025-12-31 00173634 2024-12-31 00173634 core:CurrentFinancialInstruments core:WithinOneYear 2025-12-31 00173634 core:CurrentFinancialInstruments core:WithinOneYear 2024-12-31 00173634 core:CurrentFinancialInstruments 2025-12-31 00173634 core:CurrentFinancialInstruments 2024-12-31 00173634 core:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedLosses 2025-12-31 00173634 core:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedLosses 2024-12-31 00173634 bus:Director1 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 core:IntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 core:Non-standardIntangibleAssetClass1ComponentIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 core:FurnitureFittings 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 core:ComputerEquipment 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 2024-01-01 2024-12-31 00173634 2024-12-31 00173634 bus:CompanyLimitedByGuarantee 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 bus:SmallCompaniesRegimeForAccounts 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 bus:FRS102 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 bus:AuditExemptWithAccountantsReport 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 bus:Director2 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 bus:Director3 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 bus:Director4 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 bus:Director5 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 bus:Director6 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 bus:Director7 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 bus:Director8 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 00173634 bus:FullAccounts 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 xbrli:pure xbrli:shares iso4217:GBP