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Company Registration No. 4521530 (England and Wales)
Blakes Coaches Limited Annual report and financial accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025
Blakes Coaches Limited Annual report and financial accounts Contents
Page
Company information
3
Statement of financial position
4
Notes to the accounts
5
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Blakes Coaches Limited Company Information for the year ended 31 December 2025
Directors
D Blake J Blake
Company Number
4521530 (England and Wales)
Registered Office
Orchard House East Anstey Tiverton Devon EX16 9JJ
Accountants
JD Accountants (South West) Ltd Suite 2, Riverside Court Castle Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1DR
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Blakes Coaches Limited Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2025
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
5
3,386,054
3,173,569
Current assets
Inventories
146,766
162,324
Debtors
6
342,551
215,666
Cash at bank and in hand
43,833
299,401
533,150
677,391
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(824,000)
(556,449)
Net current (liabilities)/assets
(290,850)
120,942
Total assets less current liabilities
3,095,204
3,294,511
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
8
(674,096)
(1,099,953)
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax
(499,764)
(452,119)
Net assets
1,921,344
1,742,439
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
9
2
2
Profit and loss account
1,921,342
1,742,437
Shareholders' funds
1,921,344
1,742,439
For the year ending 31 December 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - Small Entities. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 30 April 2026 and were signed on its behalf by
D Blake Director Company Registration No. 4521530
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Blakes Coaches Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025
1
Statutory information
Blakes Coaches Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 4521530. The registered office is Orchard House, East Anstey, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 9JJ.
2
Compliance with accounting standards
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities. There were no material departures from that standard.
3
Accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.
Presentation currency
The accounts are presented in £ sterling.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives:
Intangible fixed assets
Intangible fixed assets (including purchased goodwill and patents) are included at cost less accumulated amortisation.
Deferred taxation
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 accounts. 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 current tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
4
Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill
£
Cost
At 1 January 2025
30,000
At 31 December 2025
30,000
Amortisation
At 1 January 2025
30,000
At 31 December 2025
30,000
Net book value
At 31 December 2025
-
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Blakes Coaches Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025
5
Tangible fixed assets
Land & buildings
Plant & machinery
Total
£
£
£
Cost or valuation
At cost
At cost
At 1 January 2025
465,683
3,538,411
4,004,094
Additions
251,505
523,106
774,611
Disposals
-
(463,984)
(463,984)
At 31 December 2025
717,188
3,597,533
4,314,721
Depreciation
At 1 January 2025
-
830,525
830,525
Charge for the year
-
140,711
140,711
On disposals
-
(42,569)
(42,569)
At 31 December 2025
-
928,667
928,667
Net book value
At 31 December 2025
717,188
2,668,866
3,386,054
At 31 December 2024
465,683
2,707,886
3,173,569
6
Debtors
2025
2024
£
£
Amounts falling due within one year
Trade debtors
85,240
52,529
Accrued income and prepayments
59,726
47,881
Other debtors
197,585
115,256
342,551
215,666
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£
£
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts
365,339
342,025
Trade creditors
118,527
145,246
Taxes and social security
43,265
26,683
Loans from directors
10,960
34,112
Accruals
285,909
8,383
824,000
556,449
The directors have provided personal guarantees as security for the bank loans and HP agreements.
8
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2025
2024
£
£
Bank loans
22,391
68,312
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts
651,705
1,031,641
674,096
1,099,953
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Blakes Coaches Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025
9
Share capital
2025
2024
£
£
Allotted, called up and fully paid:
2 Ordinary shares of £1 each
2
2
10
Average number of employees
During the year the average number of employees was 22 (2024: 22).
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