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Company Registration No. 05143672 (England and Wales)
The Cook & The Butler Event Company Limited Unaudited accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
The Cook & The Butler Event Company Limited Unaudited accounts Contents
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The Cook & The Butler Event Company Limited Company Information for the year ended 31 August 2025
Directors
Mark Anthony Grove David Gilbert Grove Stephenie Ann Grove
Secretary
Mark Anthony Grove
Company Number
05143672 (England and Wales)
Registered Office
Blackfriars Foundry Annexe 65 Glasshill Street London SE1 0QR United Kingdom
Accountants
Charterwells Suite 8, 2nd Floor 43-45 High Road Bushey Heath WD23 1EE
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Chartered Accountants' report to the board of directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts of The Cook & The Butler Event Company Limited for the year ended 31 August 2025
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of The Cook & The Butler Event Company Limited for the year ended 31 August 2025 as set out on pages 5 - 7 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at icaew.com/membershandbook.
Our work has been undertaken in accordance with AAF 7/16 as detailed at icaew.com/compilation.
Charterwells Chartered Accountants Suite 8, 2nd Floor 43-45 High Road Bushey Heath WD23 1EE 18 May 2026
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The Cook & The Butler Event Company Limited Statement of financial position as at 31 August 2025
2025 
2024 
Notes
£ 
£ 
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11,178 
13,972 
Current assets
Inventories
9,500 
9,500 
Debtors
152,271 
192,224 
Cash at bank and in hand
178,188 
105,810 
339,959 
307,534 
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
(298,196)
(285,163)
Net current assets
41,763 
22,371 
Net assets
52,941 
36,343 
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
100 
100 
Profit and loss account
52,841 
36,243 
Shareholders' funds
52,941 
36,343 
For the 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. 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 18 May 2026 and were signed on its behalf by
Mark Anthony Grove Director Company Registration No. 05143672
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The Cook & The Butler Event Company Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
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Statutory information
The Cook & The Butler Event Company Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 05143672. The registered office is Blackfriars Foundry Annexe, 65 Glasshill Street, London, SE1 0QR, United Kingdom.
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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.
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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:
Plant & machinery
20 % Reducing Balance Method
Motor vehicles
20 % Reducing Balance Method
Fixtures & fittings
20 % Reducing Balance Method
Turnover
Turnover represents the value, net of VAT and discounts, of goods provided to customers and work carried out in respect of services provided to customers.
Pension costs
Contribution in respect to the company's defined contribution pension scheme is charged to the profit and loss account for the year in which they are payable to the scheme. Differences between contributions payable and contributions actually paid in the year are shown as either accruals or prepayments at the year-end.
Stock
Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
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.
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The Cook & The Butler Event Company Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
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Tangible fixed assets
Plant & machinery 
Motor vehicles 
Fixtures & fittings 
Total 
£ 
£ 
£ 
£ 
Cost or valuation
At cost 
At cost 
At cost 
At 1 September 2024
304,050 
90,241 
45,665 
439,956 
At 31 August 2025
304,050 
90,241 
45,665 
439,956 
Depreciation
At 1 September 2024
295,008 
86,937 
44,039 
425,984 
Charge for the year
1,808 
661 
325 
2,794 
At 31 August 2025
296,816 
87,598 
44,364 
428,778 
Net book value
At 31 August 2025
7,234 
2,643 
1,301 
11,178 
At 31 August 2024
9,042 
3,304 
1,626 
13,972 
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Debtors
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
Amounts falling due within one year
Trade debtors
152,271 
192,224 
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
Bank loans and overdrafts
4,631 
8,981 
VAT
58,410 
52,792 
Trade creditors
62,292 
66,201 
Taxes and social security
25,754 
14,686 
Other creditors
4,095 
4,253 
Loans from directors
141,064 
136,300 
Accruals
1,950 
1,950 
298,196 
285,163 
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Share capital
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
Allotted, called up and fully paid:
100 Ordinary shares of £1 each
100 
100 
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Average number of employees
During the year the average number of employees was 29 (2024: 29).
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