Company No: 04526679 (England and Wales)

Contents

• Company Information
• Balance Sheet
• Notes to the Financial Statements

DIRECTORS	W Hammond
	S Skipper

SECRETARIES	S J Skipper
	S Skipper

REGISTERED OFFICE	Eagle House
	28 Billing Road
	Northampton
	NN1 5AJ
	United Kingdom

COMPANY NUMBER

04526679 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANT	Shaw Gibbs Limited
	Eagle House
	28 Billing Road
	Northampton
	NN1 5AJ

	Note	2025		2024
		£		£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets	4	7,299		10,948
Tangible assets	5	167,529		149,948
		174,828		160,896
Current assets
Stocks		47,304		47,591
Debtors	6	851,488		915,991
Cash at bank and in hand		161,329		153,865
		1,060,121		1,117,447
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	7	( 228,027)		( 209,514)
Net current assets		832,094		907,933
Total assets less current liabilities		1,006,922		1,068,829
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year	8	( 789)		( 5,532)
Provision for liabilities		( 25,045)		( 34,405)
Net assets		981,088		1,028,892
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital		2		2
Capital redemption reserve		2		2
Profit and loss account		981,084		1,028,888
Total shareholder's funds		981,088		1,028,892

For the financial year ending 31 August 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 Profit and Loss Account has not been delivered.

The financial statements of Northants Fire Limited (registered number: 04526679) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 06 May 2026. They were signed on its behalf by:

W Hammond Director

S Skipper 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

Northants Fire 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 Eagle House, 28 Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5AJ, United Kingdom.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include 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 recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.

Turnover is recognised when the significant risks and rewards are considered to have been transferred to the customer.

Taxation

Current tax
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

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
Computer software	5 years straight line

Goodwill

Acquired goodwill is fully written off.

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 or reducing balance basis over its expected useful life, as follows:

Leasehold improvements	25 years straight line
Plant and machinery	25 % reducing balance
Vehicles	25 % reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings	20 % reducing balance

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each balance sheet date. The selection of these residual values and estimated lives requires the exercise of judgement. The directors are required to assess whether there is an indication of impairment to the carrying value of assets. In making that assessment, judgements are made in estimating value in use. The directors consider that the individual carrying values of assets are supportable by their value in use.

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 profit or loss.

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 Profit and Loss Account 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 Profit and Loss Account 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 includes materials, direct labour and an attributable proportion of manufacturing overheads based on normal levels of activity. Cost is calculated using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method. Provision is made for obsolete, slow-moving or defective items where appropriate.

At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.

Financial instruments

Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet comprise cash at banks and in hand and short term deposits with an original maturity date of three months or less.

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income under administrative expenses.

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 entity after deducting all of its financial liabilities.

Where the contractual obligations of financial instruments (including share capital) are equivalent to a similar debt instrument, those financial instruments are classed as financial liabilities. Financial liabilities are presented as such in the balance sheet. Finance costs and gains or losses relating to financial liabilities are included in the profit and loss account. Finance costs are calculated so as to produce a constant rate of return on the outstanding liability.

Where the contractual terms of share capital do not have any terms meeting the definition of a financial liability then this is classed as an equity instrument. Dividends and distributions relating to equity instruments are debited direct to equity.

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).

2. Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of financial statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the company accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed within the individual accounting policies above.

3. Employees

	2025		2024
	Number		Number
Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including directors	13		13

4. Intangible assets

	Goodwill		Computer software		Total
	£		£		£
Cost
At 01 September 2024	160,000		18,246		178,246
At 31 August 2025	160,000		18,246		178,246
Accumulated amortisation
At 01 September 2024	160,000		7,298		167,298
Charge for the financial year	0		3,649		3,649
At 31 August 2025	160,000		10,947		170,947
Net book value
At 31 August 2025	0		7,299		7,299
At 31 August 2024	0		10,948		10,948

5. Tangible assets

	Leasehold improve- ments		Plant and machinery		Vehicles		Fixtures and fittings		Total
	£		£		£		£		£
Cost
At 01 September 2024	19,265		42,831		290,706		65,279		418,081
Additions	0		0		79,807		2,835		82,642
Disposals	0		0		( 54,438)		0		( 54,438)
At 31 August 2025	19,265		42,831		316,075		68,114		446,285
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 September 2024	1,406		31,584		183,982		51,161		268,133
Charge for the financial year	771		2,812		33,719		3,185		40,487
Disposals	0		0		( 29,864)		0		( 29,864)
At 31 August 2025	2,177		34,396		187,837		54,346		278,756
Net book value
At 31 August 2025	17,088		8,435		128,238		13,768		167,529
At 31 August 2024	17,859		11,247		106,724		14,118		149,948
Leased assets included above:
Net book value
At 31 August 2025	0		0		9,671		0		9,671
At 31 August 2024	0		0		12,895		0		12,895

6. Debtors

	2025		2024
	£		£
Trade debtors	248,114		258,314
Amounts owed by Group undertakings	575,710		630,740
Prepayments	27,664		26,937
	851,488		915,991

7. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2025		2024
	£		£
Trade creditors	62,286		53,452
Accruals	4,700		4,675
Corporation tax	52,867		54,670
Other taxation and social security	100,309		85,898
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts	4,742		4,742
Other creditors	3,123		6,077
	228,027		209,514

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

	2025		2024
	£		£
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts	789		5,532

9. Financial commitments

Commitments

Capital commitments are as follows:

	2025		2024
	£		£
Contracted for but not provided for:
Finance leases entered into	5,531		10,274

Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

	2025		2024
	£		£
within one year	35,000		35,000
between one and five years	70,000		105,000
Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases	105,000		140,000

10. Ultimate controlling party

Parent Company:

Northants Fire (Holdings) Limited

17 Osyth CLose, Brackmills Industrial Estate, Northampton NN4 7DY