REGISTERED NUMBER: 04493100 (England and Wales)

Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

for

The Office Cleaning Company (Essex) Ltd

Page

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

4

DIRECTORS:

P I Payne

Mrs A Payne

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Newfield

Howlett End

Wimbish

Saffron Walden

Essex

CB10 2XW

REGISTERED NUMBER:

04493100 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

Baverstocks Group Limited

140 Rayne Road

Braintree

Essex

CM7 2QR

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

4

51,525

65,288

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

5

114,933

113,837

Cash at bank

3,007

30,709

117,940

144,546

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

6

166,759

191,282

NET CURRENT LIABILITIES

(48,819

)

(46,736

)

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

2,706

18,552

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

2,529

18,408

NET ASSETS

177

144

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

100

100

Retained earnings

77

44

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

177

144

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 August 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:

(a)	ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b)

preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

The 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, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 21 April 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mrs A Payne - Director

P I Payne - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

The Office Cleaning Company (Essex) Ltd is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Turnover

Turnover represents net invoiced sale of services, excluding value added tax.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Plant and machinery etc

-

50% on reducing balance and 25% on reducing balance

Taxation

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.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

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

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 46 (2024 - 63 ) .

4.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Plant and

machinery

etc

£

COST

At 1 September 2024

277,265

Additions

17,995

Disposals

(23,469

)

At 31 August 2025

271,791

DEPRECIATION

At 1 September 2024

211,977

Charge for year

17,129

Eliminated on disposal

(8,840

)

At 31 August 2025

220,266

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 August 2025

51,525

At 31 August 2024

65,288

5.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Trade debtors

82,644

101,137

Other debtors

32,289

12,700

114,933

113,837

6.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Bank loans and overdrafts

14,261

7,163

Hire purchase contracts

-

2,944

Trade creditors

5,643

412

Taxation and social security

61,799

68,267

Other creditors

85,056

112,496

166,759

191,282

7.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Bank loans

2,529

10,067

Hire purchase contracts

-

8,341

2,529

18,408

8.	SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2025

2024

£

£

Bank loans

9,692

17,230

Hitachi Capital (UK) plc

72,809

90,913

82,501

108,143

A debenture and legal charge was created on 2 September 2008 in favour of HSBC bank plc over the assets of the company.

A debenture and legal charge was created on 11 January 2021 in favour of Hitachi Capital (UK) Plc over the assets of the company.

9.	DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES

The following advances and credits to directors subsisted during the years ended 31 August 2025 and 31 August 2024:

2025

2024

£

£

P I Payne and Mrs A Payne

Balance outstanding at start of year

7,468

45,136

Amounts advanced

21,142

-

Amounts repaid

-

(37,668

)

Amounts written off

-

-

Amounts waived

-

-

Balance outstanding at end of year

28,610

7,468

No interest has been charged on the overdrawn balances. The loan is repayable on demand.