Company No: 08776109 (England and Wales)

Contents

• Balance Sheet
• Notes to the Financial Statements

	Note	2026		2025
		£		£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4	28,926		39,189
		28,926		39,189
Current assets
Stocks	5	81,502		80,158
Debtors	6	45,112		5,892
Cash at bank and in hand		88,138		81,050
		214,752		167,100
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	7	( 38,821)		( 23,321)
Net current assets		175,931		143,779
Total assets less current liabilities		204,857		182,968
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year	8	( 2,738)		( 11,951)
Provision for liabilities		( 51)		( 23)
Net assets		202,068		170,994
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital	9	168,100		168,100
Profit and loss account		33,968		2,894
Total shareholders' funds		202,068		170,994

For the financial year ending 31 March 2026 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

• The members have 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 Statement of Income and Retained Earnings has not been delivered.

The financial statements of Birtchnells of Highcliffe Limited (registered number: 08776109) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 26 May 2026. They were signed on its behalf by:

C L Birtchnell 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

Birtchnells of Highcliffe 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 303 Lymington Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5EG, United Kingdom.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and 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 stated net of VAT and trade discounts and is recognised when the significant risks and rewards are considered to have been transferred to the buyer.
Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the goods are physically delivered to the customer.
Revenue from services is recognised as they are delivered.

Taxation

Current tax
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the Balance Sheet date.

Deferred tax
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 financial statements. 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 tax rates and laws substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.

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:

Website costs

3 years straight line

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:

Land and buildings	15 years straight line
Vehicles	25 % reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings	4 years straight line
Office equipment	4 years straight line

Residual value represents the estimated amount which would currently be obtained from disposal of an asset, after deducting estimated costs of disposal, if the asset were already of the age and in the condition expected at the end of its useful life.

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 Statement of Income and Retained Earnings 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.

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 is calculated using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method. Provision is made for obsolete, slow-moving or defective items where appropriate.

Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

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 Company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets receivable within one year, such as trade debtors and bank balances, are measured at transaction price less any impairment.

Basic financial assets receivable within more than one year are measured at amortised cost less any impairment.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities that have no stated interest rate and are payable within one year, such as trade creditors, are measured at transaction price.

Other basic financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost.

2. Employees

	2026		2025
	Number		Number
Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including directors	2		2

3. Intangible assets

	Website costs		Total
	£		£
Cost
At 01 April 2025	6,730		6,730
At 31 March 2026	6,730		6,730
Accumulated amortisation
At 01 April 2025	6,730		6,730
At 31 March 2026	6,730		6,730
Net book value
At 31 March 2026	0		0
At 31 March 2025	0		0

4. Tangible assets

	Land and buildings		Vehicles		Fixtures and fittings		Office equipment		Total
	£		£		£		£		£
Cost
At 01 April 2025	124,533		35,630		5,060		1,340		166,563
Additions	0		0		302		0		302
At 31 March 2026	124,533		35,630		5,362		1,340		166,865
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 April 2025	93,916		27,175		5,060		1,223		127,374
Charge for the financial year	8,303		2,114		31		117		10,565
At 31 March 2026	102,219		29,289		5,091		1,340		137,939
Net book value
At 31 March 2026	22,314		6,341		271		0		28,926
At 31 March 2025	30,617		8,455		0		117		39,189

5. Stocks

	2026		2025
	£		£
Stocks	81,502		80,158

6. Debtors

	2026		2025
	£		£
Trade debtors	42,581		947
Other debtors	2,531		4,945
	45,112		5,892

7. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2026		2025
	£		£
Trade creditors	8,037		4,770
Taxation and social security	10,347		2,950
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts	4,094		4,094
Other creditors	16,343		11,507
	38,821		23,321

The hire purchase contracts are secured on the assets to which they relate.

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

	2026		2025
	£		£
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts	2,738		11,951

The hire purchase contracts are secured on the assets to which they relate.

9. Called-up share capital

	2026		2025
	£		£
Allotted, called-up and fully-paid
52 Ordinary A shares of £ 1.00 each	52		52
48 Ordinary B shares of £ 1.00 each	48		48
	100		100
168,000 Ordinary C Redeemable Preference shares of £ 1.00 each	168,000		168,000
	168,100		168,100