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CONISTON LIMITED









ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

 
CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
COMPANY INFORMATION


Directors
J P Rathbone 
A G Wildgoose (resigned 19 February 2025) 
S L Clark 
G F Evans (resigned on 28 November 2025) 
D Georgiou 
C Rathbone 
J Vevers 
J D Martin (appointed on 26 February 2025) 
R S Sumpton (appointed on 28 November 2025) 




Company secretary
A G Wildgoose (resigned 19 February 2025)
J D Martin (appointed on 07 May 2025)



Registered number
01688008



Registered office
38 Dover Street

London

England

W1S 4NL




Auditors
Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor

Charles Lake House

Claire Causeway

Crossways Business Park

Dartford

Kent

DA2 6QA





 
CONISTON LIMITED
 

CONTENTS



Page
Strategic report
 
1 - 2
Directors' report
 
3 - 4
Independent auditors' report
 
5 - 9
Statement of comprehensive income
 
10
Balance sheet
 
11
Statement of changes in equity
 
12
Notes to the financial statements
 
13 - 29


 
CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

Introduction
 
The directors present their strategic report accompanying the financial statements for the year ended 30 November 2025.

Business review
 
The company has seen positive growth during our 44th financial year. Our annual turnover has increased from £35.3m to £42.9m accompanied by a correlating healthy profit margin. 

Over the past two years we have successfully made key appointments to the Coniston director team. Andrew Wildgoose has moved away from the business after relocating with his family & Gary Evans has retired. This has given us the opportunity to promote John Martin to the role of Finance Director & strategically recruit Rhys Sumpton, as well as promoting others within to key senior management roles. 

Despite industry and worldwide challenges this past year has been another great success, building on the strong financial position from previous years. Key factors are remaining cash positive, maintaining excellent client relationships transpiring to a strong pipeline of work. 

As well as maintaining our position on key frameworks we have successfully added new agreements to these providing a stable pipeline of both negotiated and tendered opportunities. By maintaining relationships with clients and industry professionals we continue to secure targeted tendered and negotiated contracts. 

We continue to review business process and procedures; this enables us to identify opportunities making us more efficient and agile in our sector. These small gains in efficiency can be reflected in our tenders giving us the ability to be more competitive. 

Having opened a central London office in 2024, this has become a key cornerstone of the Coniston business and created a great sense of togetherness and collaboration across our teams as well as recruitment from a wider pool of staff. This year we have formally nominated this central London location as our Head Office, whilst maintaining other office locations. 

We always will continue to value our staff our greatest asset and continue to invest heavily in staff training and development which ensures low levels of staff turnover. The company has maintained its relationships with recruiting placement students and graduates to futureproof the workforce, as well as key strategic recruitment of experienced staff as required. 

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CONISTON LIMITED
 

STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

Principal risks and uncertainties
 
The business has identified numerous risks which are being monitored closely by the board, primarily:

Securing of Future Contracts:

As per previous years, it is important to ensure the opportunities are correct for the business requirements and only entered into when risks have been fully evaluated, and on agreeable terms by all. 

Escalating Costs:

Over the past year we have seen a decline in availability of skilled labour, as well as a shortage of apprentices entering the industry. Significant numbers of skilled labour have relocated away from the UK correlating with uncertainty in the world environment. 

Whilst material costs have not escalated as frequently as previous years, the current global conflicts are likely to impact fuel, raw material, and manufacturing costs, this must be closely monitored, especially in respect of fixed cost contracts and the long durations of higher value contracts. 

Sub-Contractor / Supply Chain

We continue to monitor our supply chain, competitors, and wider construction organisations who have suffered financial losses and business failure, which has a wider impact on the industry.

Financial key performance indicators
 
Key Performance Indicators are monitored closely by the board including, Turnover, Gross Profit and Overhead costs with monthly management accounts analysed and discussed. 

The board remain confident that close monitoring of the management accounts will enable us to further enhance our profitability and grow the business. 

Other key performance indicators
 
No other key performance indicators are used.


This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.





D Georgiou
Director

Date: 20 April 2026

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 November 2025.

Directors' responsibilities statement

The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic report, the Directors' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
 
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period.

 In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:


select suitable accounting policies for the company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;

make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Results and dividends

The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £1,592,973 (2024 - £1,739,798).

Dividends of £975,081 have been declared and paid during the year (2024 - £693,777).

Directors

The directors who served during the year were:

J P Rathbone 
A G Wildgoose (resigned 19 February 2025)
S L Clark 
G F Evans (resigned 28 November 2025)
D Georgiou 
C Rathbone 
J Vevers 
J D Martin (appointed 26 February 2025)
R S Sumpton (appointed 28 November 2025)

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

Future developments

The directors are always looking to improve the profitability of the company. They are looking to identifying niche markets that the company can add to the existing profile to enhance the services they provide to their customers. 

Disclosure of information to auditors

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this Directors' report is approved has confirmed that:
 
so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditors are unaware, and

the director has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

Post balance sheet events

There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.

Auditors

The auditorsBarnes Roffe Audit Limitedwill be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the board on 20 April 2026 and signed on its behalf.
 





D Georgiou
Director

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CONISTON LIMITED
 

Opinion


We have audited the financial statements of Coniston Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30 November 2025, which comprise the Statement of comprehensive income, the Balance sheet, the Statement of changes in equity and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policiesThe financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).


In our opinion the financial statements:


give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 30 November 2025 and of its profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.


Basis for opinion


We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.


Conclusions relating to going concern


In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.


Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.


Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.


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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CONISTON LIMITED (CONTINUED)


Other information


The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual ReportOur opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.


We have nothing to report in this regard.


Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:


the information given in the Strategic report and the Directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the Strategic report and the Directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
 

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic report or the Directors' report.


We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:


adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.


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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CONISTON LIMITED (CONTINUED)


Responsibilities of directors
 

As explained more fully in the Directors' responsibilities statement set out on page 3, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.


In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.


Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.


Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with law and regulations, was as follows:
The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
We identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussion with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the construction sector which  the company operates in;
The specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, are as follows;
°Companies Act 2006
°FRS102
°Health and Safety legislation
°Employment legislation
°Tax legislation
We assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management, reviewing board minutes and inspecting relevant correspondence; and
Laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team at the planning meeting, and during the audit as any further laws and regulations were identified. The audit team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.
 
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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CONISTON LIMITED (CONTINUED)


We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur by:
Making enquires of management as to where they consider there was susceptibility to fraud and their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud;
Considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations;and
Reviewing the financial statements and testing the disclosures against supporting documentation
Performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected trends or anomalies;
Inspecting and testing journal entries to identify unusual or unexpected transactions;
Assessing whether judgement and assumptions made in determining significant accounting estimates, including amounts recoverable on long term contracts, work in progress and the useful economic lives  of tangible fixed assets, were indicative of management bias; and
Investigating the rationale behind significant transactions, or transactions that are unusual or outside the company’s usual course of business.

The areas that we identified as being susceptible to misstatement through fraud were:
Management bias in the estimates and judgements made;
Management override of controls; and
Posting of unusual journals or transactions.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation.  This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' report.

Use of our report
 

This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CONISTON LIMITED (CONTINUED)




Ben Bradley (Senior statutory auditor)
for and on behalf of
Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
Charles Lake House
Claire Causeway
Crossways Business Park
Dartford
Kent
DA2 6QA

22 April 2026
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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£

  

Turnover
 4 
42,905,320
35,304,399

Cost of sales
  
(37,852,331)
(30,819,519)

Gross profit
  
5,052,989
4,484,880

Administrative expenses
  
(2,973,712)
(2,694,708)

Operating profit
 5 
2,079,277
1,790,172

Interest receivable and similar income
 9 
62,710
36,029

Interest payable and similar expenses
 10 
(1,038)
(3,390)

Profit before tax
  
2,140,949
1,822,811

Tax on profit
 11 
(547,976)
(83,013)

Profit for the financial year
  
1,592,973
1,739,798

There were no recognised gains and losses for 2025 or 2024 other than those included in the statement of comprehensive income.

There was no other comprehensive income for 2025 (2024:£NIL).

The notes on pages 13 to 29 form part of these financial statements.

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CONISTON LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 01688008

BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 30 NOVEMBER 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£

Fixed assets
  

Tangible assets
 13 
130,861
146,226

Investments
 15 
102
102

  
130,963
146,328

Current assets
  

Stocks
 14 
289,045
71,047

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 16 
8,856,052
7,908,701

Cash at bank and in hand
 17 
5,195,513
2,286,236

  
14,340,610
10,265,984

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 18 
(11,937,846)
(8,536,312)

Net current assets
  
 
 
2,402,764
 
 
1,729,672

Total assets less current liabilities
  
2,533,727
1,876,000

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
 19 
(18,866)
(11,746)

Provisions for liabilities
  

Deferred tax
 21 
(32,715)
-

  
 
 
(32,715)
 
 
-

Net assets
  
2,482,146
1,864,254


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
 22 
100
100

Capital redemption reserve
 23 
600
600

Profit and loss account
 23 
2,481,446
1,863,554

  
2,482,146
1,864,254


The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on 20 April 2026.




D Georgiou
Director

The notes on pages 13 to 29 form part of these financial statements.

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CONISTON LIMITED
 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025


Called up share capital
Capital redemption reserve
Profit and loss account
Total equity

£
£
£
£

At 1 December 2024
100
600
1,863,554
1,864,254



Profit for the year
-
-
1,592,973
1,592,973

Dividends: Equity capital
-
-
(975,081)
(975,081)


At 30 November 2025
100
600
2,481,446
2,482,146



STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024


Called up share capital
Capital redemption reserve
Profit and loss account
Total equity

£
£
£
£

At 1 December 2023
100
600
817,533
818,233



Profit for the year
-
-
1,739,798
1,739,798

Dividends: Equity capital
-
-
(693,777)
(693,777)


At 30 November 2024
100
600
1,863,554
1,864,254


The notes on pages 13 to 29 form part of these financial statements.

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

1.


General information

Coniston Limited is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 38 Dover Street, London, England, W1S 4NL. The company's principal activity during the year under review continued to be that of construction projects.

2.Accounting policies

 
2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the company's accounting policies (see note 3).

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by the FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":
the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
the requirements of Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d);
the requirements of Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7.

This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Coniston Holdings Limited as at 30 November 2025 and these financial statements may be obtained from Collingwood House, Schooner Court, Crossways, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6QQ.

  
2.3

Exemption from preparing consolidated financial statements

The company is a parent company that is also a subsidiary included in the consolidated financial statements of a larger group by a parent undertaking established under UK law and is therefore exempt from the requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements under section 400 of the Companies Act 2006.

 
2.4

Going concern

The directors have concluded that there are no significant uncertainities that would impact the company's going concern status for the next 12 months. These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. 

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.5

Revenue

Revenue arises from property and civil engineering contracts and is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The amount of revenue included reflects the accruals of the right to consideration as the contract activity progress by reference to the value of the work performed. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Revenue from a contract to provide property and civil engineering services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:

•   the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
•   it is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the contract;
•   the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably;
•   the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably; and
•   where the contract outcome cannot be measured reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent of
    the expense recognised that are recoverable.

 
2.6

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

At each reporting date the company assesses whether there is any indication of impairment. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is determined which is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. An impairment loss is recognised where the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount.

The company adds to the carrying amount of an item of fixed assets the cost of replacing part of such an item when that cost is incurred, if the replacement part is expected to provide incremental future benefits to the company. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognised. Repairs and maintenance are charged to profit or loss during the period in which they are incurred.

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.6
Tangible fixed assets (continued)

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using both straight-line and reducing balance methods.

Depreciation is provided on the following base:

Motor vehicles
-
25%
reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings
-
25%
reducing balance/ 7 years straight line
Office equipment
-
10%
/25%/33.33% reducing balance

The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.

 
2.7

Valuation of investments

Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less accumulated impairment.

 
2.8

Stocks and work in progress

Stocks and work in progress are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, being the estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a first in, first out basis. Work in progress and finished goods include labour and attributable overheads.

At each balance sheet date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stock is 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.

 
2.9

Debtors

Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

  
2.10

Long-term contracts

Amounts recoverable on long-term contracts, which are included in debtors, are stated at net sales value of work done after provisions for contingencies and anticipated future losses on contacts, less amounts received as progress payments on account. Where such amounts have been received and exceed amounts recovered, the net amounts are included in creditors as payments on account.

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.11

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

 
2.12

Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 “Basic Financial Instruments” of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusted for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss) and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, 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.

Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other debtors due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.

Basic 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 the deduction of all its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other creditors, bank loans and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusting for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss). When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest, discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

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

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.13

Creditors

Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

 
2.14

Finance costs

Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.

 
2.15

Dividends

Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised when approved by the shareholders at an annual general meeting.

 
2.16

Operating leases: the company as lessee

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term, unless another systematic basis is representative of the time pattern of the lessee's benefit from the use of the leased asset.

 
2.17

Pensions

Defined contribution pension plan

The company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company has no further payment obligations.

The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the company in independently administered funds.

 
2.18

Interest income

Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.19

Provisions for liabilities

Provisions are recognised when an event has taken place that gives rise to a legal or constructive obligation, a transfer of economic benefits is probable and a reliable estimate can be made.

Provisions are measured as the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation, taking into account the related risks and uncertainties.
 
Increases in provisions are generally charged as an expense to profit or loss.

 
2.20

Current and deferred taxation

The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date in the countries where the company operates and generates income.

Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the balance sheet date, except that:
The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.

Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.


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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

3.


Judgments in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. Management are also required to exercise judgement in the processs of applying the company's accounting policies. Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under circumstances.

The estimates and assumptions that have significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities are addressed below.

Depreciation and residual values

The directors have reviewed the asset lives and associated residual values of all the fixed assets and have concluded the asset lives and residual values are appropriate.

The actual lives of the assets and residual values are assessed annually and may vary depending on a anumber of factors. In re-assessing assets lives, factors such as technological innovations, product life cycles and maintenance programmes are taken into account. Residual value assessments consider issues such as future market conditions, the remaining life of the asset and project disposal values.

Recoverability of Debtors 

Trade and other debtors are recognised to the extent that they are judged recoverable. Provisions are made specifically against invoices where recoverability is uncertain.

Management makes allowances for doubtful debts on an assessment of the recoverability of debtors.

Work in progress (and Amounts Recoverable on Long-term contracts)

The company uses qualified third party quantity surveyors to value projects and calculate the amount that the company bill the client. If management disagree with the valuation from the surveyors, the valuation will be challenged and the client is only billed when the valuation has been agreed.

All income and costs recorded on the surveyor's valuation which are not yet invoiced at the year end are provided for by means of an accrual.

The directors are required to make an assessment with regard to the future costs the company is likely to incur so as to fulfil its obligation under contracts, including remedial work necessary to guarantee the release of retention balances. Only specific provisions against contracts where such a provision is required or where specific remedial work is required are recognised. No general provisions are recognised.  

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

4.


Turnover

An analysis of turnover by class of business is as follows:


2025
2024
£
£

Property and civil engineering projects
42,574,898
34,686,397

Management fees
330,422
618,002

42,905,320
35,304,399


All turnover arose within the United Kingdom.


5.


Operating profit

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2025
2024
£
£

Exchange differences
-
42,159

Other operating lease rentals
196,572
136,231


6.


Auditors' remuneration

During the year, the company obtained the following services from the company's auditors:


2025
2024
£
£

Fees payable to the company's auditors for the audit of the company's financial statements
31,150
29,725

The company has taken advantage of the exemption not to disclose amounts paid for non-audit services as these are disclosed in the consolidated accounts of the parent company.

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

7.


Employees

Staff costs, including directors' remuneration, were as follows:


2025
2024
£
£

Wages and salaries
5,083,842
5,087,860

Social security costs
630,872
522,755

Cost of defined contribution scheme
263,651
289,922

5,978,365
5,900,537


The average monthly number of employees, including the directors, during the year was as follows:


        2025
        2024
            No.
            No.







Production
19
20



Administration
23
25



Management
44
54

86
99


8.


Directors' remuneration

2025
2024
£
£

Directors' emoluments
593,830
421,097

Company contributions to defined contribution pension schemes
87,729
92,543

681,559
513,640


During the year retirement benefits were accruing to  7 directors (2024 - 6) in respect of defined contribution pension schemes.

The highest paid director received remuneration of £138,715 (2024 - £136,808).

The value of the company's contributions paid to a defined contribution pension scheme in respect of the highest paid director amounted to £25,622 (2024 - £25,622).

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

9.


Interest receivable

2025
2024
£
£


Bank interest receivable
62,710
36,029

62,710
36,029


10.


Interest payable and similar expenses

2025
2024
£
£


Bank interest payable
16
3,320

Finance leases and hire purchase contracts
1,022
70

1,038
3,390


11.


Taxation


2025
2024
£
£

Corporation tax


Current tax on profits for the year
304,615
-


Deferred tax


Origination and reversal of timing differences
243,361
83,013


547,976
83,013
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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025
 
11.Taxation (continued)


Factors affecting tax charge for the year

The tax assessed for the year is higher than (2024 - lower than) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 - 25%). The differences are explained below:

2025
2024
£
£


Profit on ordinary activities before tax
2,140,949
1,822,811


Profit on ordinary activities multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 - 25%)
535,237
455,703

Effects of:


Expenses not deductible for tax purposes, other than goodwill amortisation and impairment
9,304
23,872

Depreciation for year in excess of capital allowances
4,207
(814)

Deferred tax
243,361
83,013

Profit on disposal of fixed assets
(365)
(120)

Adjustment in research and development tax credit leading to an increase (decrease) in the tax charge
-
(275,994)

Utilisation of tax losses brought forward
(243,768)
(202,647)

Total tax charge for the year
547,976
83,013


Factors that may affect future tax charges

There were no factors that may affect future tax charges.


12.


Dividends

2025
2024
£
£


Dividends paid on equity capital
975,081
693,777

975,081
693,777

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

13.


Tangible fixed assets


Motor vehicles
Fixtures and fittings
Office equipment
Total

£
£
£
£



Cost or valuation


At 1 December 2024
219,045
71,764
167,316
458,125


Additions
26,891
1,193
6,643
34,727


Disposals
(38,725)
-
-
(38,725)



At 30 November 2025

207,211
72,957
173,959
454,127



Depreciation


At 1 December 2024
144,862
54,724
112,313
311,899


Charge for the year on owned assets
20,324
5,123
19,406
44,853


Disposals
(33,486)
-
-
(33,486)



At 30 November 2025

131,700
59,847
131,719
323,266



Net book value



At 30 November 2025
75,511
13,110
42,240
130,861



At 30 November 2024
74,183
17,040
55,003
146,226

The net book value of assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts, included above, are as follows:


2025
2024
£
£



Motor vehicles
19,460
25,952


14.


Stocks

2025
2024
£
£

Work in progress
289,045
71,047

289,045
71,047


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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

15.


Fixed asset investments





Investments in subsidiary companies

£



Cost or valuation


At 1 December 2024
102



At 30 November 2025
102




The company has two subsidiary companies, both based in the UK, Coniston Specialist Projects Limited and Coniston FM Ltd. The company holds a 51% shareholding in both companies, and they trade in facilities management.



16.


Debtors

2025
2024
£
£


Trade debtors
5,167,467
3,546,902

Amounts owed by group undertakings
683,885
521,643

Other debtors
354,193
13,603

Prepayments and accrued income
139,379
460,582

Amounts recoverable on long-term contracts
2,511,128
3,155,325

Deferred taxation
-
210,646

8,856,052
7,908,701




17.


Cash and cash equivalents

2025
2024
£
£

Cash at bank and in hand
5,195,513
2,286,236

5,195,513
2,286,236


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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

18.


Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

2025
2024
£
£

Trade creditors
2,428,476
2,493,582

Corporation tax
392,365
-

Other taxation and social security
1,037,643
491,883

Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts
8,080
4,027

Other creditors
54,350
75,646

Accruals and deferred income
8,016,932
5,471,174

11,937,846
8,536,312



19.


Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

2025
2024
£
£

Net obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts
18,866
11,746

18,866
11,746


The following liabilities were secured:

2025
2024
£
£


Hire purchase contracts
26,946
15,773

26,946
15,773

Details of security provided:

Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts are secured against assets to which they relate.

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

20.


Hire purchase and finance leases


Minimum lease payments under hire purchase fall due as follows:

2025
2024
£
£


Within one year
8,080
4,027

Between 1-5 years
18,866
11,746

26,946
15,773


21.


Deferred taxation




2025
2024


£

£



At beginning of year
210,646
293,659


Charged/(credited) to profit or loss
(243,361)
(83,013)



At end of year
(32,715)
210,646

The deferred taxation balance is made up as follows:

2025
2024
£
£


Accelerated capital allowances
(32,715)
(36,557)

Tax losses carried forward
-
247,203

(32,715)
210,646


22.


Share capital

2025
2024
£
£
Allotted, called up and fully paid



100 (2024 - 100) Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
100
100


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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

23.


Reserves

Capital redemption reserve

The capital redemption reserve represents the nominal value of shares transferred following the purchase of the company's own shares in prior years.

Profit and loss account

The profit and loss account represents cumulative profits and losses net of dividends and other adjustments.


24.


Pension commitments

The company operates defined contribution pension schemes. The assets of the schemes are held separately from those of the company in independently administered funds. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company  to the fund and amounted to £263,651 (2024 - £289,922). Contributions totalling £54,350 (2024 - £75,646) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date and are included in other creditors.


25.


Commitments under operating leases

At 30 November 2025 the company had future minimum lease payments due under non-cancellable operating leases for each of the following periods:

2025
2024
£
£


Not later than 1 year
90,000
90,000

Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
205,644
295,644

295,644
385,644

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CONISTON LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

26.


Related party transactions

A director of the Company is a partner in a partnership. Trading with this business has resulted in transactions undertaken and balances outstanding at the year end as follows:

- Rent expense £82,500 (
2024 - £80,000).
- Sales £1,519 (
2024 - £354). 
- Purchases £Nil (
2024 - £30,662).   
- Amounts owed to the partnership as at the balance sheet date £8,000 (2024 - £12,095 owed by).

Trading with companies in which the company has a 51% interest in the issued share capital has resulted in transactions undertaken and balances outstanding at the year end as follows:

- Sales £968,232 (
2024 - £364,603).
- Purchases £1,552,842 (
2024 - £315,513)
- Management fee income £30,304 (
2024 - 54,098)
- Staff cost recharge £94,825 (
2024 - £254,657
- Amounts owed by these companies as at the balance sheet date £21,534 (
2024 - £23,335).

The following transactions undertaken and balances outstanding at the year end in respect of a company under common control are as follows:

- Sales £Nil (
2024 - £26,264)
- Management fee income £268,771 (
2024 - £516,404)
- Cost recharge £579,086 (
2024 - £Nil)
- Amounts owed to a company under common control as at the balance sheet date £Nil (
2024 - 20,577)

As at 30 November 2025, included within other debtors is a balance owed to the company of £260,000 which is repayable on demand.

The company is a wholly owned member of the group headed by Coniston Holdings Limited, the consolidated accounts of which are publicly available. Accordingly, the company has taken advantage of
The exemption in FRS 102 Section 33.1A from disclosing transactions with members of the Coniston Holdings Limited group.


27.


Controlling party

The ultimate parent company is Coniston Holdings Limited. Coniston Holdings Limited produces consolidated financial statements incorporating the results of Coniston Limited which can be obtained from the registered office address, Collingwood House, Schooner Court, Crossways, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6QQ.

The ultimate controlling party is Mr J P Rathbone and family through a majority shareholding.

 
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