Company No: 00815253 (England and Wales)

Contents

• Balance Sheet
• Notes to the Financial Statements

	Note	2025		2024
		£		£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4	4,397,579		4,466,822
		4,397,579		4,466,822
Current assets
Stocks	5	25,513		28,772
Debtors	6	120,900		170,319
Cash at bank and in hand		( 16,430)		2,236
		129,983		201,327
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	7	( 430,043)		( 513,258)
Net current liabilities		(300,060)		(311,931)
Total assets less current liabilities		4,097,519		4,154,891
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year	8	( 1,555,870)		( 1,631,015)
Provision for liabilities		( 85,064)		( 80,955)
Net assets		2,456,585		2,442,921
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital		1,800		1,800
Revaluation reserve		324,837		324,837
Profit and loss account		2,129,948		2,116,284
Total shareholder's funds		2,456,585		2,442,921

For the financial year ending 31 October 2025 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

• The member has not required the Company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the financial year 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; and
• These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and a copy of the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings has not been delivered.

The financial statements of F.C. Douch and Son (Funerals) Limited (registered number: 00815253) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 26 April 2026. They were signed on its behalf by:

N P Douch Director

1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial year and to the preceding financial year, unless otherwise stated.

General information and basis of accounting

F.C. Douch and Son (Funerals) Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the Company's registered office is 7 Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AB, United Kingdom.

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 items at fair value, and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the functional currency of the Company and rounded to the nearest £.

Turnover

Turnover is stated net of VAT and trade discounts and is recognised when the significant risks and rewards are considered to have been transferred to the buyer.

Revenue from services is recognised as they are delivered.

Taxation

Current tax
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recoverable) using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the Balance Sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax arises as a result of including items of income and expenditure in taxation computations in periods different from those in which they are included in the Company's financial statements. Deferred tax is provided in full on timing differences which result in an obligation to pay more or less tax at a future date, at the average tax rates that are expected to apply when the timing differences reverse, based on tax rates and laws substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of amortisation and any provision for impairment. Amortisation is provided on all intangible assets at rates to write off the cost or valuation of each asset over its expected useful life as follows:

Goodwill

10 years straight line

Goodwill

Goodwill arises on business combination and represents any excess of consideration given over the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired. Goodwill is initially recognised as an intangible asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is amortised on a straight line basis over its useful economic life, which is 10 years.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than investment property and freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a [straight-line, reducing balance] basis over its expected useful life, as follows:

Land and buildings	not depreciated
Leasehold improvements	not depreciated
Plant and machinery	15 % reducing balance
Vehicles	15 - 20 % reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings	15 % reducing balance

Residual value represents the estimated amount which would currently be obtained from disposal of an asset, after deducting estimated costs of disposal, if the asset were already of the age and in the condition expected at the end of its useful life.

Leases

The Company as lessee
Assets held under finance leases, hire purchase contracts and other similar arrangements, which confer rights and obligations similar to those attached to owned assets, are capitalised as tangible fixed assets at the fair value of the leased asset (or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments as determined at the inception of the lease) and are depreciated over the shorter of the lease terms and their useful lives. The capital elements of future lease obligations are recorded as liabilities, while the interest elements are charged to the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings over the period of the leases to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Rentals under operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the lease term, even if the payments are not made on such a basis. Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are similarly spread on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Impairment of assets

Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each Balance Sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings as described below.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to sell, which is equivalent to the net realisable value. Cost is calculated using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method. Provision is made for obsolete, slow-moving or defective items where appropriate.

Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

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.

Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets receivable within one year, such as trade debtors and bank balances, are measured at transaction price less any impairment.

Basic financial assets receivable within more than one year are measured at amortised cost less any impairment.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities that have no stated interest rate and are payable within one year, such as trade creditors, are measured at transaction price.

Other basic financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the Balance Sheet date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (when the effect of the time value of money is material).

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.

2. Employees

	2025		2024
	Number		Number
Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including directors	46		47

3. Intangible assets

	Goodwill		Total
	£		£
Cost
At 01 November 2024	367,523		367,523
At 31 October 2025	367,523		367,523
Accumulated amortisation
At 01 November 2024	367,523		367,523
At 31 October 2025	367,523		367,523
Net book value
At 31 October 2025	0		0
At 31 October 2024	0		0

4. Tangible assets

	Land and buildings		Leasehold improve- ments		Plant and machinery		Vehicles		Fixtures and fittings		Total
	£		£		£		£		£		£
Cost
At 01 November 2024	3,732,928		322,418		264,431		963,176		76,702		5,359,655
Additions	0		0		3,384		0		726		4,110
At 31 October 2025	3,732,928		322,418		267,815		963,176		77,428		5,363,765
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 November 2024	0		28,064		162,695		634,300		67,774		892,833
Charge for the financial year	0		0		15,514		56,426		1,413		73,353
At 31 October 2025	0		28,064		178,209		690,726		69,187		966,186
Net book value
At 31 October 2025	3,732,928		294,354		89,606		272,450		8,241		4,397,579
At 31 October 2024	3,732,928		294,354		101,736		328,876		8,928		4,466,822

5. Stocks

	2025		2024
	£		£
Stocks	25,513		28,772

6. Debtors

	2025		2024
	£		£
Trade debtors	119,262		167,538
Other debtors	1,638		2,781
	120,900		170,319

7. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2025		2024
	£		£
Bank loans and overdrafts	59,765		166,658
Trade creditors	87,600		91,739
Taxation and social security	107,429		45,770
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts	16,293		53,603
Other creditors	158,956		155,488
	430,043		513,258

8. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

	2025		2024
	£		£
Bank loans (secured)	1,546,303		1,605,155
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts	9,567		25,860
	1,555,870		1,631,015

The bank loans are secured on freehold properties of the Company with a carrying value of £3,732,928 (2024: £3,732,928).

9. Ultimate controlling party

Parent Company:

Douch Family Holdings Ltd

7 Leigh Road, Wimborne, Dorset, United Kingdom, BH21 1AB