| MIDLAND ACQUISITIONS LIMITED |
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| Chartered Accountants' report to the board of directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts of MIDLAND ACQUISITIONS LIMITED for the year ended 30 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 MIDLAND ACQUISITIONS LIMITED for the year ended 30 August 2025 which comprise of the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes from the company’s accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us. |
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| Key Business Consultants LLP |
| Chartered Accountants |
| 13 Whitchurch Lane |
| Edgware |
| HA8 6JZ |
|
| 26 May 2026 |
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| MIDLAND ACQUISITIONS LIMITED |
| Registered number: |
13275292 |
| Balance Sheet |
| as at 30 August 2025 |
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| Notes |
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|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
| £ |
£ |
| Fixed assets |
| Tangible assets |
3 |
|
|
862,825 |
|
|
901,727 |
| Investments |
4 |
|
|
252,491 |
|
|
235,000 |
|
|
|
|
1,115,316 |
|
|
1,136,727 |
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| Current assets |
| Debtors |
5 |
|
1,217,850 |
|
|
510,544 |
| Cash at bank and in hand |
|
|
5,137 |
|
|
5,583 |
|
|
|
1,222,987 |
|
|
516,127 |
|
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
6 |
|
(524,907) |
|
|
(461,857) |
|
| Net current assets |
|
|
|
698,080 |
|
|
54,270 |
|
| Total assets less current liabilities |
|
|
|
1,813,396 |
|
|
1,190,997 |
|
|
| Provisions for liabilities |
|
|
|
(215,706) |
|
|
(171,328) |
|
|
| Net assets |
|
|
|
1,597,690 |
|
|
1,019,669 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Capital and reserves |
| Called up share capital |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
28 |
| Share premium |
|
|
|
324,992 |
|
|
325,192 |
| Profit and loss account |
|
|
|
1,272,670 |
|
|
694,449 |
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| Shareholders' funds |
|
|
|
1,597,690 |
|
|
1,019,669 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| The director is satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. |
| The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act. |
| The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. |
| The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. |
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| Mr B Lewis |
| Director |
| Approved by the board on 26 May 2026 |
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| MIDLAND ACQUISITIONS LIMITED |
| Notes to the Accounts |
| for the year ended 30 August 2025 |
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| 1 |
Accounting policies |
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|
Basis of preparation |
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The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard). |
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Turnover |
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Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer. Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs. |
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Tangible fixed assets |
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Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows: |
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|
Leasehold land and buildings |
over the lease term |
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Plant and machinery |
10 year straight line |
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Amusement machines |
10 year straight line |
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Investments |
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Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Listed investments are measured at fair value. Unlisted investments are measured at fair value unless the value cannot be measured reliably, in which case they are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Changes in fair value are included in the profit and loss account. |
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Debtors |
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Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. |
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Creditors |
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Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method. |
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| 1 |
Accounting policies (cont.) |
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Taxation |
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A current tax liability is recognised for the tax payable on the taxable profit of the current and past periods. A current tax asset is recognised in respect of a tax loss that can be carried back to recover tax paid in a previous period. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. 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. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
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Provisions |
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Provisions (ie liabilities of uncertain timing or amount) are recognised when there is an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that economic benefit will be transferred to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably. |
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Foreign currency translation |
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Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recognised at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. At the end of each reporting period foreign currency monetary items are translated at the closing rate of exchange. Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost are translated at the rate ruling at the date of the transaction. All differences are charged to profit or loss. |
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Leased assets |
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A lease is classified as a finance lease if it transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership. All other leases are classified as operating leases. The rights of use and obligations under finance leases are initially recognised as assets and liabilities at amounts equal to the fair value of the leased assets or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments. Minimum lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and the reduction in the outstanding liability using the effective interest rate method. The finance charge is allocated to each period during the lease so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Leased assets are depreciated in accordance with the company's policy for tangible fixed assets. If there is no reasonable certainty that ownership will be obtained at the end of the lease term, the asset is depreciated over the lower of the lease term and its useful life. Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight line basis over the lease term. |
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Pensions |
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Contributions to defined contribution plans are expensed in the period to which they relate. |
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| 2 |
Employees |
2025 |
|
2024 |
| Number |
Number |
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Average number of persons employed by the company |
6 |
|
6 |
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| 3 |
Tangible fixed assets |
|
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Amusement machines |
|
Plant and machinery etc |
|
Leasehold property |
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Total |
| £ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Cost |
|
At 31 August 2024 |
670,994 |
|
69,708 |
|
372,802 |
|
1,113,504 |
|
Additions |
147,038 |
|
14,694 |
|
- |
|
161,732 |
|
Disposals |
(97,624) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(97,624) |
|
At 30 August 2025 |
720,408 |
|
84,402 |
|
372,802 |
|
1,177,612 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
At 31 August 2024 |
111,758 |
|
11,759 |
|
88,260 |
|
211,777 |
|
Charge for the year |
69,745 |
|
7,604 |
|
46,358 |
|
123,707 |
|
On disposals |
(20,697) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(20,697) |
|
At 30 August 2025 |
160,806 |
|
19,363 |
|
134,618 |
|
314,787 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net book value |
|
At 30 August 2025 |
559,602 |
|
65,039 |
|
238,184 |
|
862,825 |
|
At 30 August 2024 |
559,236 |
|
57,949 |
|
284,542 |
|
901,727 |
|
|
| 4 |
Investments |
| Investments in |
| subsidiary |
| undertakings |
| £ |
|
Cost |
|
At 31 August 2024 |
235,000 |
|
Additions |
17,491 |
|
|
At 30 August 2025 |
252,491 |
|
|
| 5 |
Debtors |
2025 |
|
2024 |
| £ |
£ |
|
|
Amounts owed by group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest |
|
1,132,686 |
|
412,786 |
|
Other debtors |
85,164 |
|
97,758 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,217,850 |
|
510,544 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 6 |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
2025 |
|
2024 |
| £ |
£ |
|
|
Trade creditors |
229,818 |
|
393,489 |
|
Taxation and social security costs |
210,131 |
|
7,366 |
|
Other creditors |
84,958 |
|
61,002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
524,907 |
|
461,857 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 7 |
Related party transactions |
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At the year end, the company had an interest-bearing loan receivable of £1,132,686 (2024: £Nil) from its 29% owned associate, Recife Loans Ltd, which is repayable on demand. During the year, an interest-free loan of £412,786 advanced in the prior year to its wholly owned subsidiary, Reel Leisure Time Limited, was fully repaid.
During the year, the company received interest-free loans totalling £72,000 (2024: £4,000) from Mr J Godden, a close family member of the majority shareholder, in interest free, repayable on demand loans. |
|
|
| 8 |
Controlling party |
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The ultimate controlling party throughout the year was Mr B Lewis. |
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|
| 9 |
Other information |
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MIDLAND ACQUISITIONS LIMITED is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England. Its registered office is: |
|
13 Whitchurch Lane |
|
Edgware |
|
HA8 6JZ |